Congratulations Skip! You definitely made the right choice.
There are 3 M15s launching from Kent Is this coming Saturday for an overnight on the Wye river. If you want to kibitz for a while we will be there around 10 AM. Drop me a note off line and I will tell you which ramp. There are are a number of us who trailer sail all over the bay altho we mostly go south of the Annapolis Bay bridge. I hope to see you on the water in the spring. Doug Kelch "Seas the Day" M15 #310 --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > To All, > > It's official, I am a Montgomery boat owner, but > first some background information, for those who > care or are so board they'll read anything!! > > I live in Maryland and grew up on the Eastern Shore. > I sailed several small (single sail) boats on the > bays near O.C. MD. I never had any formal training, > but when you are in 3 foot of water and only have > one line and a tiller to deal with.......... I > eventually moved back to Baltimore and continued to > sail on local reservoirs and the harbor. I > eventually moved up to a 16' Mistrel (Canadian > daysailor) but had to sell her during the divorce. > Due to the lack of a boat, I have not sailed for the > past 10+ years, but I'm back!! > > I bought the M-15 (Hull #201 1982 vintage) from a > gentleman in KY, sight unseen. I made my decision > based on his description. I am more critical then > most so I can't be too upset that the boat has a bit > more gel coat damage then I imagined. Overall the > boat is in good shape, keeping in mind that the boat > is 24 yrs old. The doors will need a bit of sanding > and a good coat of varnish. The tiller is in great > shape, but the motor mount wood backing will need to > be replaced. The sails are in pretty good shape, > but I still plan to send them off for reconditioning > during the winter months. The small locker in the > cockpit is missing part of the hasp, which I will > need to replace and the main hatch is also having > some trouble. The mast has some deep > scratches/burrs due to the home made mast crutch > that was used. I am hoping to smooth out some of > these before raising the sails. The cabin is in > pretty good shape, but I am considering buying new > cushions. I may just clean them for now and put > that on the old "wish list". As someone recently > wrote on the MSOG board, every boat is a project > that is never quite done. > > I worked on the trailer this weekend. It appears > that an M-15 sitting on a Dilly trailer (model ?) > will not fit in a 18.5 foot garage. I will need to > modify the tongue and add the brake away feature to > get it to fit. I replaced the bunk boards today > and will work on the lights this week. Then I need > to check the bearings and replace the tires. Then > comes the inspection. The trailer didn't come with > a title, so I will have to deal the MVA on that > issue. What a hassle. I hate having to stand in > line at the MVA. Anyone who has ever had to go to > Glen Burnie and stand in line knows my pain!! It's > a good thing I bought this boat at the end of > season.......it's going to take me most of the > winter to get her back in shape. > > Since I live in MD, I hope to be sailing all around > the Chesapeake area. In the past I have sailed in > the lower parts of the Baltimore harbor close to > where the harbor dumps into the bay, plenty of wind! > My parents still live on the eastern shore of MD, > (where I grew up) so I plan to do some sailing in > the bays near the coast. > > I'm pretty excited. I haven't actually sailed an > M-15 yet, but after talking with Bob Eeg, I can't > help but wish for spring. It's getting a bit cold > hear in the NE and I will not sail again till > spring, after I've had a quick weekend refresher > course in sailing. I found Walt Woods, who teaches > sailing in MD and uses the M-17 as his training > vessel. I asked if he'd consider using my M-15 for > a few private lessons, and he agreed. I plan to > spend the winter sprucing up my new boat and getting > her ready! > > Special Thanks to: > Walt Woods, who I met at the Annapolis Boat Show and > suggested that I look into the M-15 prior to > purchasing my dream boat. > > Bob Eeg, who took the time to talk to me about the > M-15 and the advantages it has over the WWP, which I > was about to purchase!! > > My brother who lives in TN and drove the boat to VA, > where I picked her up this weekend. > > Thanks to you too, Jerry!! We'll be in touch. > > I'll be posting again with thoughts on naming the > boat. > > Thanks for listening! > > Skip Campion > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 7:22 AM > Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 For Sale in Connecticut > > > The boat in KY is SOLD. I bought it last week and I > will be picking it up this week. > > Skip > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 5:56 PM > Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 For Sale in Connecticut > > > The BoatTrader also has one listed for $4300 in > Kentucky. > > Bill > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of > free safety and security tools, free access to > millions of high-quality videos from across the web, > free AOL Mail and more. > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out the new AOL. 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