Jim- I watched the guys pretty carefully on things like that- are you sure that you caught all the removed ballast? Another thing; The 270 lbs included the trim ballast under the forward berth; it's the big lump just forward of the bulkhead but I think it was only about 50 lbs.
Jerry jerrymontgomery.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "jim sadler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 7:31 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: M-15 Ballast > Skip > > I bought the Pelican ( M-15 #205) in 1982 new in Newport Beach. It > has been a great little boat. Istill love the Pelican even after the > keel surgery. I might even work it out to be buried in her, > > I ordered a new centerboard from Bob and asked him about the ballast. > He said that they put about 300 lbs in the new boats. > > I cant figure out why there was only 150 lbs of ballast in the > Pelican. Maybe at some point Jerry decided to up the weight. Jeyy are > you out there? > > Well I am planning to install about 300 lbs of lead. > > The Pelican might meet Davy Jones on launch day. > > Skip > > Do yourself a favor and inspect your CB. I would even suggest that > you purchase a new one (lead) from Bob. It would be cheap insurance > > Captain Jim Sadler > sailing vessel Pelican (M-15 #205) > > On 6/4/07, jim sadler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A ny thoughts on how much ballast should be in M-15. I removed 150 lbs > > of steel punchings during keel surgery. I am thinking of replacing > > with 300 lbs of lead. This seem to be the amount used in the latest > > versions of M-15 > > > > Captain Jim > > Sailing vessel Pelican > > M-15 #205 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.7/830 - Release Date: 6/3/2007 12:47 PM > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
