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(Doug Kelch) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 23:08:46 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Flathead lake, Montana sailing > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > > I sailed my M17 on Flathead lake in 1988 for 5 days. It is a very scenic > lake about 20 miles long (if failing memory serves) set in a basin > surrounded > by > tall and beautiful mountains. There are some fairly shallows area but there > is just enough water to sail. The main part of the lake is very deep. There > is > a Marina at the northern edge where we put in and sailed the length of the > lake south to the group of islands including No Horse island. Back then only > one of the islands had any development on them, and when we anchored in a > small > cove a couple of BIG buck mule deer walked along the edge of the shore within > 30 yards of us. The water is COLD so don't expect to swim in it, and be > careful, because the lake is set in a valley, storms can comin elevation that > the > sailing season is short. I think we were there in August and were very glad > to > have sleeping bags at night. Hope this helps, let me know if you have any > particular questions and I'll try to answer them > > John Edwards > MissT > M17 #372 > > > > > > > > > ************** > Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. > > (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300000002 > 5 > 48) > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 01:01:05 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Flathead lake, Montana sailing > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Rick and I are both Flathead Lake natives, grew up there, and took our > first sailing lessons there out of Dayton, near Wild Horse Island. Flathead > Lake > is big, beautiful and can have some very nice wind. Usually good breeze in > the morning and late afternoon. There are just a few destinations though, > few > parks and few marinas as most is privately owned, but they are available. > Dayton has a nice sailing club and is usually available to stay at. Polson > at > the south end of the lake has now at least 2 marinas with available slips. > The swimming is fine Mid July through early September, a little chilly in > June. > The storms do happen, but usually with fair warning. The first time we > took a boat out alone, the instructor said "It looks a little marginal > today" > and we managed to broach the thing, yet lived to laugh about it. I'm always > amazed at how little boat traffic is on this lake. Absolutely gorgeous when > the weather is nice. If you need names of businesses, just let us know. We > have to haul the boat there from Spokane at least once a year to go sailing > or > the summer just wouldn't be the same... > > Melanie > > > > **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. > (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300000002 > 5 > 48) > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 21:59:06 +0000 > From: Ben Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: M_Boats: new member > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Hello, > My name is Ben and I am new to this mailing list. I do not currently > own > a Montgomery but am looking to buy a 17. I live in Boston which I have > decided > is one of the worst places to live if you are looking to buy one. Anyway, > thanks > for welcoming me to this mailing list and fair winds. > > > Thanks, > > Ben > _________________________________________________________________ > Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. > http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 18:28:15 -0800 > From: "Tom Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: M_Boats: new member > To: "'For and about Montgomery Sailboats'" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Welcome aboard Ben. t > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben > Smith > Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 1:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: M_Boats: new member > > > Hello, > My name is Ben and I am new to this mailing list. I do not currently > own a Montgomery but am looking to buy a 17. I live in Boston which I have > decided is one of the worst places to live if you are looking to buy one. > Anyway, thanks for welcoming me to this mailing list and fair winds. > > > Thanks, > > Ben > _________________________________________________________________ > Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we > give. > http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:59:54 -0800 (PST) > From: Doug Kelch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: M_Boats: new member > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Ben, > > Welcome aboard! > > Several of the East Coast Montgomery boats have had some outstanding cruising > in > Buzzard's Bay and the Islands. > > A great area for a Montgomery 17. > > Good luck in your search. > > Doug Kelch > M15 "Seas the Day" > > Ben Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > My name is Ben and I am new to this mailing list. I do not currently > own > a Montgomery but am looking to buy a 17. I live in Boston which I have > decided > is one of the worst places to live if you are looking to buy one. Anyway, > thanks > for welcoming me to this mailing list and fair winds. > > > Thanks, > > Ben > _________________________________________________________________ > Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. > http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > --------------------------------- > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:34:21 -0800 > From: "Tom Jenkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: M_Boats: Furler jib > To: "'For and about Montgomery Sailboats'" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Gary, > > Got a question on CDI furlers. > I think a furler is a great idea for boats kept in a slip or stored mast-up > on a trailer, but I would like the option of removing the setup for long > trips with lots of stops at different lakes. Seems like this would save wear > and tear on my body and the equipment. > I bought my boat with the furler installed, so I am wondering if the > headstay can be removed by taking off the anti-rotation strap, removing the > drum cover and turnbuckle, and slipping the stay out the top of the luff > extrusion. According to my reasoning (= wishful thinking), the sail would > be left furled on the luff during this procedure, and the stay could be > easily re-inserted from the top to activate the rig again. Am I missing > anything? > Thanks for any advice you can offer. > > Tom Jenkins > M17 Scintilla > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary M > Hyde > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 1:38 PM > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Furler jib > > Rick: > I went with the 150 because I sail in a lot of light summer air too. > Elliot-Pattinson made me a good sail. I had the foam added because we > forgot it in the initial order. I also had the sun shield (I guess you > call it that) to protect the sail when it's rolled up. > --Gary > On Feb 7, 2008, at 5:12 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Gary, > > > > Thanks for the input, and that brings up another decision - should I > > go for a > > 135% or a 150%? The price difference is pretty small, and the 150% > > would > > give better sailing in the Mid-Atlantic doldrums of July and > > August. I had > > thought that the limit of effective reefing was around a 25% > > reduction, which, > > starting with a 150% still leaves a lot of sail up. I'm hoping to > > use the sail > > over a wide range of conditions single-handing, so it seemed that > > the 135% > > might be the best compromise, but maybe I need to rethink it. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Rick > > > > > > ************** > > Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. > > > > > > > (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp0030000 > 0002548 > > ) > > _______________________________________________ > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:36:25 -0800 (PST) > From: Doug Kelch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: M_Boats: Furler jib - sail size? > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > I came accross a comment on roller reefing sail size at > http://www.yachtworks.net/Store/headsail_furling.htm > > and thought I would share it for the discussion. > > " Sail Selection One area of caution: we think you can > effectively reduce your headsail area by about 30%-from a 130% to a 100%-but > not > much further. We've all seen ads in sailing magazines which imply that your > 150% > genoa can be rolled into a storm jib, but that is nonsense. If you sail in an > area where the prevailing winds are light in one season and heavy in another, > you'll probably want two furling headsails: a 135% and a 110%, for example. " > > Thanks > > Doug Kelch > > > Tom Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gary, > > Got a question on CDI furlers. > I think a furler is a great idea for boats kept in a slip or stored mast-up > on a trailer, but I would like the option of removing the setup for long > trips with lots of stops at different lakes. Seems like this would save wear > and tear on my body and the equipment. > I bought my boat with the furler installed, so I am wondering if the > headstay can be removed by taking off the anti-rotation strap, removing the > drum cover and turnbuckle, and slipping the stay out the top of the luff > extrusion. According to my reasoning (= wishful thinking), the sail would > be left furled on the luff during this procedure, and the stay could be > easily re-inserted from the top to activate the rig again. Am I missing > anything? > Thanks for any advice you can offer. > > Tom Jenkins > M17 Scintilla > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary M > Hyde > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 1:38 PM > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Furler jib > > Rick: > I went with the 150 because I sail in a lot of light summer air too. > Elliot-Pattinson made me a good sail. I had the foam added because we > forgot it in the initial order. I also had the sun shield (I guess you > call it that) to protect the sail when it's rolled up. > --Gary > On Feb 7, 2008, at 5:12 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Gary, > > > > Thanks for the input, and that brings up another decision - should I > > go for a > > 135% or a 150%? The price difference is pretty small, and the 150% > > would > > give better sailing in the Mid-Atlantic doldrums of July and > > August. I had > > thought that the limit of effective reefing was around a 25% > > reduction, which, > > starting with a 150% still leaves a lot of sail up. I'm hoping to > > use the sail > > over a wide range of conditions single-handing, so it seemed that > > the 135% > > might be the best compromise, but maybe I need to rethink it. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Rick > > > > > > ************** > > Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. > > > > > > > (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp0030000 > 0002548 > > ) > > _______________________________________________ > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. 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