fellow montgomery owners:
i just purchased a 1984 M15 (HIN: MMP2880684 ... yes, the number is odd). i
have contacted j.montgomery about the strangely formatted hull number and he
says, "secretarial error." she is of cream hull and topside with a blue line
running along the hull/cabin line.
i am a long time tristen jones fan and as a result i love to know the history
of boats ... the travels of his SEA DART, and her eventual arrival in idaho
made me one for knowing where a boat 'has traveled.'
i am interested to know my 'new' M15's travels before she came to live in my
driveway.
i have deduced the following:
*her name for many years has been PATO. she was owned for the last 4 years
by dennis who lives north of seattle. dennis didn't change her name when he
purchased her from a gentleman living in reno, NV.
*i have found records on PATO showing her prior outboard motor was purchased
at the santa cruz, CA, west marine in march of 1990. (her current motor is a
2005 2-horse honda.)
*while i was removing removing PATO from her transom (i graduated from WA St.
U. and a boat named 'duck' will not do) i noticed that another name could be
seen from just the correct angle - DANCER. so ... was DANCER in santa cruz
prior to going to reno?
*at one time this M15 was rigged for a spinnaker ... i have all the lines,
pole, and in a box the hardware for the mast. even a second set of tracks are
in this box that were attached to her toe-rails (i found the patched screw
holes when cleaning and teak oiling the bright-work).
so i put out this request to all long time members of this listproc, or those
that have known many an M1: do you know any history and/or for M15 #288 (let it
be known there is another M15 numbered 288).
lots of information above that may not be clear, so thanks much for reading.
dave s.
M15 #288 and not yet named
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