Hi Andrei, When I was looking for an M15, the one I tried to buy was in Sacramento, CA (I live in Glastonbury, CT) The owner was willing to drive East and deliver it for a very reasonable price. However, as I jumped at it and said, I'll take it, he came back with, ....I can't sell my M15. I love it too much....!
He then put me in touch with a West Coast publication, LATITUDE 39, which had two ads for M15s. One in Sauselito, CA and the second one in Panama City, FL (owned by a man in Sauselito, CA) After a long telephone call with him I bought it sight-unseen (I have no qualms about doing any kind of fiberglass or other mechanical work, having done that on previous boats). I drove to Panama City, picked up the boat and when I was back in Connecticut examined what I had bought. It matched all the specs and condition we had discussed. It came with an almost new HONDA 2 HP engine. The major worry were cracks in the tire sidewalls, and we tried to buy new tires in Panama City, but the trailer store didn't have any of the right size. They looked at the tires and said, they were fine, ..... and they were. I had no problem at all driving back North. So, if you want an M15, be prepared to travel to get it: and don't dither too much or it will have been bought by someone else.... Connie ex M15 #400 LEPPO Andrei Caldararu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello all, from what I hear from everyone, it seems like the M-17 is a bit too hard to single handedly rig and launch in a short time: I understand I should expect 45 minutes to rig/derig, and need two people. I would have liked to be on the water in 20-30 minutes, alone. Is the M-15 better in this respect? And, perhaps more importantly, how can one find a good condition M-15 in the midwest? (I am in Wisconsin, but I am willing to travel within 250 miles of here.) Thanks, Andrei. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
