Bob, That was a very nice gesture on your part to offer to make a new line for Steve! I'm glad that I decided to buy a boat from you. Ron Casino --- Bob Eeg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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 > ____________________________________________________________________________________Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
