Bill: When in doubt always consult the MSOG:
http://www.msog.org/specs/hin17.cfm I think you have #279, made in 2-78. Audasea appears to be #278, also made in Feb 1978...maybe even the same day? Jerry was having fun and cranking them out back then. BTW....how did you fix your cockpit drain? Is it now a seacock? Howard On 11/23/04 5:37 PM, "William Sylvester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Howard, > > If you are sailing M17 #278 we should be close friends as the Vin# on > Endelig is MMP172790278!! I hope I am correct and not putting my foot > in my mouth again. > > Max, > > When I got my used M-17 # 278 (I think) she had been moored, unused in > a saltwater slip for a number of years. Luckily for me, while doing a > clean up, with the boat was on the trailer, I found a lot of water on > the sole of the cabin. It turns out that the aluminum cockpit > drain-pipe fiber-glassed into the hull was rotten and had literally > disintegrated. I put a inspection port in the center of the front of > the back seat so I could correct the problem. Check that out, if it is > the problem, I would be happy to send you some pictures of my fix. > > Bill Sylvester > M-17 #??? > Endelig > > On Nov 23, 2004, at 3:00 PM, Howard Audsley wrote: > >> 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 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
