Fu-Shing, That's about the size of the Rubbermaid storage container that lives on spare bunk. Not too bad.
Thanks, Bill Riker M15 - #184 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fuh-Shing Pan Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 11:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: M_Boats: Photos of M-15 #120 at Catalina Bill, The package measures 12"W x 24"L x 18"H and weights about 45lb. Fuh-Shing, M15 >From: "William B. Riker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: For and about Montgomery >Sailboats<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "'For and about Montgomery >Sailboats'"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: M_Boats: Photos of M-15 #120 at Catalina >Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:49:06 -0400 > >Fu-Shing, > >Thanks for the info. Three minutes with a hand pump is certainly >reasonable. >How large/heavy is the deflated package? > >Thanks, >Bill R. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] >On Behalf Of Fuh-Shing Pan >Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 11:04 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: M_Boats: Photos of M-15 #120 at Catalina > >Hi, Bill, >I choose Stearns inflatable for her portability, speed, and stability (wife >can't swim). >To inflate, I use double action hand pump that cut down pumping time by >half. It takes about three to five minutes to pump. It is considered done >when the kayak become firm to the touch. Stearns kayak needs some forcible >air pressure to achieve the required firmness so that she can track almost >like a hard-shell. Battery operated pump (too weak) or air compressor (to >strong) are both not recommended. The finished size is: >One-person kayak measures: 37" x 116". >Two-person kayak measures: 43-1/2" x 140". >Like you said, this kayak is also good for marsh, creek, or cave >exploration, wild life/bird watching, and things of that sort. I think my >wife enjoys the kayak as much as, if not more, our M-15 boat. > >Fair wind, > >Fuh-Shing Pan, M-15 #120, at Glendora/ Los Angeles > > > >From: "William B. Riker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: For and about Montgomery > >Sailboats<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "'For and about Montgomery > >Sailboats'"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: M_Boats: Photos of M-15 #120 at Catalina > >Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 18:04:34 -0400 > > > >Hi Fu-Shing, > > > >The Stearns inflatable in an intriguing alternative. A couple of > >questions. > >How do you inflate it? Battery powered pump? How large and heavy is the > >deflated package? > > > >I can't say I've ever really needed a dingy to get ashore, but know it >will > >happen some day. It would be great for exploring marshy areas, creeks, > >etc. > >I have been interested in having a hard kayak, but don't want to tow one > >and > >sure can't store one on deck. > > > >Most of my cruising is done with other M-boaters on the Chesapeake. We > >usually raft together and pile onto someone's M15 for the ride to dinner. > > > >Thanks, > >Bill Riker > >M15 - #184 > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >] > >On Behalf Of Fuh-Shing Pan > >Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 12:53 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: M_Boats: Photos of M-15 #120 at Catalina > > > >Hi, Randy, > >Glad that you enjoyed my humble writing on the three-day trip to >Catalina. > >We had a total of four(4) inflatables put in but only two remained in > >service. The other two were pulled out by their owner due to their > >deficiency. Captain Howie's Sea Hawk III and my Stearns Inflatable Kayak > >remained in service for the entire stay in Catalina. The Stearns kayak > >tracks pretty good with decent speed, enev under windy condition, and is > >very hard to tip over. It stores in a carry bag which, while under way, >was > >kept in the cabin near the bow to counter balance the outboard. I was >able > >to inflate it in the cockpit by placing it abeam with two paddles > >underneath > > > >for initial support. The one I have is a two-seater kayak so that my wife > >can also enjoy it. When paddle solo, the front seat service as additional > >storage. It might be a little pricy, but it is worth every penny. I found > >the best price on internet: > >http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/horizontal-item.jhtml?i >d > >=0013156013584a&navAction=jump&navCount=0&indexId=&podId=0013156&catalogCod >e > >=OE&parentId=&parentType=&rid=&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fcatalog%2F >i > >tem-link.jhtml.1_A&_DAV=search& > > > > > > >From: RandyG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: For and about Montgomery > > >Sailboats<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: RE: M_Boats: Photos of M-15 #120 at Catalina > > >Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 16:39:31 -0700 > > > > > >Fuh-Shing Pan, > > > > > >Enjoyed reading about your Catalina sail. What inflatable did you and > >your > > >group find worked best? It sounds like you all carried your inflatable > > >deflated and then inflated them when you arrived. I am curious to know > >what > > > > >inflatable worked well. I have a great inflatable dinghy but it is too > >big > > >to reasonably stow inside my M-15. And creates too much of a drag to >tow > >it > > > > >behind. > > > > > >Randy > > >M-15 # 407 > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Fuh-Shing Pan > > >Sent: Fri 7/9/2004 2:04 PM > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: RE: M_Boats: Photos of M-15 #120 at Catalina > > > > > > > > >Sorry, Steve, > > >I did not get your message until this morning. I was out of town for > > >several days. > > >Yes, I am on the list and lurking around for a year or so trying to >soak > >up > > > > >as much information as I can from all good salty sailors of Montgomery > > >boat. > > >I searched but failed to find any active Montgomery group in so. Ca. I > > >joined S. California Potter's Group in May so that I can learn from its > > >old-salt sailors and beef up my confidence. This Potter group has an > >active > > > > >yearly schedule that includes day-sailing and couple of coastal > >adventures > > >to outlying islands. I tagged along Potter's June adventure to Catalina > > >Island to self-test my sailing skill outside the protective Long Beach > > >Harbor for the 1st time and to check if I would get sea sick on a long > > >trip. Both tests, to my surprise, went along quick smoothly. Following >is > > >some recap of the Catalina trip. > > > > > >Trip day one: Launched and departed at the Alamitos Bay/ Long Beach at > > >6:00am. Except the father/son team from Utah, we were all > >single-handling. > > >We motored half way to Catalina and motor-sailed the rest of the trip. > >Due > > >to balky motor that plagued some of the skippers (total nine boats > > >participated) for the whole trip and steady head wind during the second > > >half of the trip, this trip not only took 2 hours longer than the > >expected > > >6 hours passage but also forced a change of destination. Instead of the > > >targeted Catalina Harbor on the south side of the island, all but two >of > >us > > > > >headed for the Two Harbor/ Isthmus Cove on the north side. Other than >the > > >mishap of the motors, the outward trip was uneventful until we came > >across > > >a huge tanker in the shipping lane unmercifully claiming her right of > >way. > > >The wake waves generated by the long-gone tanker were quite a shocker >to > >a > > >novice sailor like me. The approaching wake wave looked more like a >small > > >tsunami with sporadic breaking white cap on top. Every Potter skippers > > >changed their course and headed into the wave at a slight angle. I > >followed > > > > >suit and, while crossing the wave crest, felt my M-15 airborne for more > > >than a split second and landed with a big solid splash behind the wave. > > >What a thrill! After mooring at Two Harbor, everyone brought out their > > >inflatable dingy/kayak and went on shore for a hearty sunset barbecue. > > >Speaking about inflatable, do not waste your money on those cheap toys. > > >Some of us learned a good lesson from using them. > > > > > >Trip day two: we had a lunch gathering and exchanged ideas/experiences > >and > > >other heated issues on our living planet. After the lunch, I walked > >across > > >the narrow flat land connecting Catalina Harbor/Two Harbor to see the > >other > > > > >side that I had never seen. The scenery are quite nice especially when >I > > >reached the higher land overlooking the entire harbor and the Pacific > > >ocean. I finished the rest of the day enjoying kayaking, swimming, > >on-shore > > > > >shower, and on-boat cooked noodle. I slept the second night with > >continuous > > > > >dreaming of a gentle rock-n-roll. > > > > > >Trip day three: After breakfast, I paddle ashore to deflate my kayak >and > > >summoned a water taxi to take me back to M-15. We departed around >9:30am. > > >One of our potter-15 failed to get motor running and was towed by a > >fellow > > >potter-19. Again, we motored-sailed halfway and then quit motor and > > >wind-wind all the way back to Alamitos by 4:00pm. On the way, I try to > >rig > > >main/jib sheet for autopilot without success. During some point, I even > > >experienced an accidental jibe that surely shook me up. > > > > > >To summarize: the trip was successful and very much enjoyable. Distance > > >traveled was 36 miles to and 31 miles from, according to GPS. Peak wind > > >speed was estimated between 10-15 knots. No worry necessary for the >ebb > > >and flow of tide. For anyone interested in our Catalina trip, a slide > >show > > > > >was made available by our beloved Captain Howie at > > >http://www.howies.net/socalpotter/ and click on the "past event/ > >Catalina > > >June 2004" > > > > > >Fair wind > > >Fuh-Shing Pan M-15 #120 > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: Steve R. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], For and about Montgomery > > >>Sailboats<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>Subject: M_Boats: Photos of M-15 #120 at Catalina > > >>Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 09:31:58 -0700 (PDT) > > >> > > >>There are some nice photos of Fuh-Shing on the Catalina Island cruise > >with > > > > >>the SoCal P-boats: > > >> > > >>http://howies.net/socalpotter/catlina22004/03.htm > > >>http://howies.net/socalpotter/catlina22004/10.htm > > >>http://howies.net/socalpotter/catlina22004/17.htm > > >>http://howies.net/socalpotter/catlina22004/19.htm > > >>http://howies.net/socalpotter/catlina22004/32.htm > > >> > > >>Is Fuh-Shing on the list? If so, could you give us a trip recap? > > >> > > >>Thanks, > > >> > > >>steve > > >> > > >>Steve R. > > >>M-15 #119 > > >>Lexington, KY > > >> > > >>_______________________________________________ > > >>http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > >FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar get it now! > > >http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > >_______________________________________________ > > >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Is your PC infected? 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