Hi: Back when I was somewhat younger, and much more foolish, I considered single-handing a 17 around Vancouver Island. I contacted a surveyor to see what needed to be done to prepare the boat. He did the survey, but strongly advised against the plan. He used a surveyor's term that stuck with me - "The boat is manifestly unfit for the journey". Lyle Hess designed boats to come back, but there appear to be conditions that even tough little Monty's should avoid.
cheers, Shawn Boles Grey Mist (M17 #276 1978) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Durant Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 4:54 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 :Wild Conditions I thoght I would pose the question to John Welsford, a respected small craft designer....."how would a 15ft boat like an M15 handle these conditions...45-50 knot winds,open ocean,32ft+ waves"...he responded..."I've only seen pictures in magazines of a Monty 15, but expect that its fairly typical in construction for a small moulded glass boat and perhaps a little better than most of its size in seaworthiness. But the conditions you describe are going to roll that boat, over and over! The only way to control that is a parachute sea anchor holding her dead bow on, and that needs to be streamed off the bow and be big enough to haul the boat bodily through each wave. Now the question will be, whats happening to the boats stability when that happens, and is the hull strong enough to take the loads of the sea anchor line and the crushing action of the wave as it goes through the crests. I dont think a skipper of one of those is going to be a good prospect from the point of view of a life insurance company" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Durant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 9:43 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 :Wild Conditions > > Found the post in 'deleted"...here it is...."Hey, since we're comparing > weather notes, it is currently blowing 45 kts > with gusts over 50 with wave heights of 32' at 9 second intervals 16 miles > off the Oregon coast. It's raining too. Coastal headlands are seeing > sustained winds of 80+ mph with gusts up to 109!! The Oregon coast can be > somewhat inhospitable to small boat sailors this time of year! These > conditions have been consistent all day and will continue until tomorrow > evening." ...............45 knots, gusting over 50,wave heights of > 32ft/9 second intervals...sustained over a period of time offshore/open > water=violent !! How would any 750lb boat handle...."any way the water > wanted it to" > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: > 269.16.13/1170 - Release Date: 12/4/2007 10:52 AM > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
