Thanks, that is encouraging to know that no bad stories have surfaced re: the M-15. ----L
-----Original Message----- From: G Burmeyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 9:09 AM To: Montgomery Boats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Fun sail today Larry, My boat is a 1986, one of the last built by Jerry (I think). I don't know anything about other hulls, although plastic hulls can last a long, long time. It might be telling to note that I haven't read anything on this list about hull problems on any of the Mboats, old or new, like blisters or delaminations or hull-deck joint problems, which are major topics on some other boat lists. George M15 #385 On 6/7/04 7:39 AM, "Hughston, Larry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mr. G, what year is your M-15? What can I expect from an M-15 built > in 1981....have you heard any negative comments on those hulls from > that year? ----Larry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -----Original Message----- > From: G Burmeyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 10:48 PM > To: Montgomery Boats > Subject: M_Boats: Fun sail today > > > Hi all, > > Just wanted to crow a bit after getting back from a single-handed, > heavy wind day sail on Clear Lake (CA). It was a blast: this is why I > got the M15! The only casualty was my Windex which, piece by piece, > fell to the deck. The poor little plastic thingy just got blown away. > > No idea how much wind there was, but there were whitecaps and wind > waves and I sailed with both the main and jib reefed, and me hiking > out like I was on a dinghy. When I got tired I'd just heave-to and > sit there, safe and comfortable while the wind howled. > > One of the nicest things about sailing by yourself is that there is no > one around to bear witness to your bonehead blunders...like letting > the hauling end of the main halyard blow to leeward like a long > pennant when you're trying get the sail up. Oops. Or letting the jib > get wrapped around the forestay because you weren't fast enough with > the sheets on a downwind jibe. Oops again. > > Bottom line, though, is that in spite of my lubberly foolishness, the > boat forgave me and showed me time after time that she is sturdy and > remarkably seaworthy. > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
