Hey Steve....! Nice to hear from you.. Give me a call and I'll make you a new centerboard line no charge.
Fair winds Bob (949) 489-8227 Busy as a bug. -----Original Message----- >From: Steven MacDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: May 16, 2007 7:39 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: M_Boats: (no subject) > >Hello Montgomery Friends, > >I bought a brand new Montgomery 17 with four bronze opening portholes >from Bob Egg in Ontario California seven years ago in 2000. I >trailered her back to Clearlake, in northern California, where I have >sailed her ever since. She rides on a buoy in Lakeport at the north >end of Library Park and waits patiently there for my return. When I >arrive I make sail, slip the buoy, and we're in the wind again. > >I launch in April and haul her out in November (because of insurance >requirements). I work on her during the winter months because >"Messing around with boats" is the next best thing to sailing. > >I spent so much time on my boat during the summer my wife finally >gave up and joined me. After a few turns on the helm, especially in a >bad blow when the steep chop was running, she became quite the salty >dog. I seldom sail alone anymore. My wife tells our speedboat >friends, "The joy is in the journey when you're sailing. Couldn't of >said it better myself! > >This year we had a problem the day we launched. We made sail we went >to lower the keel - but the rope that raises and lowers the keel >broke off somewhere down in the hole! Only then did we realize why >we had so much trouble slipping her off the trailer at the launch >ramp. The keel must have gotten stuck on the carpet in center of the >trailer! > >Any suggestions as to how to replace the keel rope so we can raise >the keel? We'll use all the brains we've got and all the brains we >can borrow! > >Thanks a bunch, >Steve & Peggy MacDonald > > >_______________________________________________ >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Boat Builder _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
