Hi: And here is a message from #276. Check the cockpit drain hose (you mention cockpit scuppers - if you have those they were installed after the boat was manufactured - in the original configuration there is a single drain hole at the aft end of the cockpit which goes to a rubber hose that connects to an outlet located between the rudder and the aft end of the skeg) and the bow-eye. My guess is that she is taking water through the bow eye which is wending its way under the v berth.
cheers- Shawn Boles Grey Mist (M17 #276 1978) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Howard Audsley Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 3:01 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Hello from new-old M17 owner Hello Max: So you have #277? I'm sailing #278.....and #279 is also on the list Looks like we have that era covered! Water is collecting under the V-berth? Not many places it could come from there except perhaps a knotmeter. Most of those have a thru hull hole, and only an O-ring to seal it. That's the only thru hull I have under the v-berth. There is also a hole for the galley drain under the galley......and if that was leaking, water could move forward to under the v-berth. And of course the eye. There is a false front at the front of the v-berth...between the liner and the hull. But nothing up there should be below the water line to leak. Do you have an access port in the forward part above the v-berth....so you can get at the bow eye nuts? Install a new one with backing plate perhaps? Hull deck joints leak on top of the v-berth. You would see that water and your cushions would be wet. If water is behind the bulkhead on your cabin floor, there is also the cockpit drain to consider, and perhaps the centerboard trunk. Not many other holes where it could come from. As for the transom, that doesn't sound good. If the cabin top has separated from the hull at the transom, and the plywood core has rotted out, I'd fear you are in for a major repair. The transom should not be hollow, except well below the level of the cockpit seats. The top half of the transom....around the motor cutout and where the chainplates bolt on, should be solid core plywood....I'd guess 3/4 inch. I can imagine how to do that repair, but it wouldn't be fun. Howard M17, #278 Audasea On 11/23/04 4:33 PM, "Max Dawson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello one and all! My name is Max, and I bought an M17 (hull#277) last year > site unseen from someone in Texas (I live in Knoxville, TN). I was very > happy to discover that the claims written on the MSOG site regarding this > boat's sailing ability are true. I sailed on lakes Sabine and Conroe during > my visit a few weeks ago, and was pleasantly surprised on both light and > heavy wind capability. I purused the archives for some issues that I am > experiencing, and so far have not come across answers, so if I am not being > too much a bother I will ask them here. > 1 - The boat is taking on a little water (around 3-5 gal. on an > overnighter), which is collecting under the vee berth area. The bow eye is > quite loose, but it appears to be around 12 inches up from the water line. > I thought it might have something to do with the scupper lines (they drain > very slowly), but if this is the case I would think the cabin sole proper > would be wet. Any ideas? > 2 - The transom is pushed in at the top some, and appears to be hollow - is > this correct? I am wondering about the best way to repair it. It is quite > sailable now, but I am concerned, since the top (at the separated area) also > has one of the gudgeons. I want to make sure the rudder is sufficiently > supported. > > I had sent a similar message on 11/19, but used another email address - and > the message was rejected on the list. Hope this one goes through OK. > Any personal emails may be sent to mdawson at utk.edu > Thanks max > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
