On 5/29/06, Ruri Ursua <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Hello, I'm going to decide if I buy a montgomery 15, but in all pictures that I saw I only saw 1 person inside the boat, What do you think about that, because I'm married and I would go with my wife also, how many days do you think that the boat is good for trips with two people. Thanks for your comments.
Hi Ruri, You are correct... There aren't many photos of an M15 with lots of people in them. However, I can think of quite a few sailors who do what you mantion and more. A good example would be: http://www.msogphotosite.com/M15Umbr.html They sail five onboard all the time (it's a family craft). And there is: http://www.msogphotosite.com/M15Bela.html <http://www.msogphotosite.com/M15Bela.html> These folks sail with four quite often (read the story). Also look at "Sirius" M15 on my Photo Site. That would be the Lester's who sail as a couple, most of the time (photo on the site). In fact, they sold a 20 footer to buy the M15. Part of the attraction is: The 15 is very manageable by yourself. Easy to trailer, launch and retrieve. It's perfectly capable with two and if you add many more, keep them small because one may be standing in the companionway for comfort. If you want to sail two couples (adults) better to go with the M17, because the M15 would be crowded (however...it's done all the time for a few hour day sail... the craft is capable). Here's what you need to do: Join our on line E-mail forum and request a test sail. You may have to drive some to get to one, but that's the best way to figure it out. I've sailed aboard two M15's. One in the SF Bay area and the other in Ashland, OR (look at "Margarita" I took all those photos). Excellent craft. Very seaworthy fast and fun. Go to www.MSOG.org <http://www.msog.org/> There you will find out how to get our messages online. In the mean time, I posted this message with your E-mail on the list, and you may get some responces from other M15 owners. Most important is the test sail. Make sure you do that before you buy any small sailboat. There are some big dissapointments in little boats out there. Bill www.MSOGPhotoSite.com <http://www.msogphotosite.com/> _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
