My Montgomery boats t-shirt arrived just in time for our 25th annual sailing regatta this weekend. Thanks Sean! They came out great. My boat is on its mooring and survived an extreme wind storm last night that all but took out the local marina at Kettle Falls. Last weekend, Chris and I spent our first weekend aboard and had a GREAT time. Good winds, quiet anchorages, and Chris loves the headroom and storage space that the boat provides.
I've thoroughly enjoyed sailing the boat. It seems to have good upwind performance which will be tested against many other boats this weekend in our triangle course races. However, I have a rudder problem that I didn't get the chance to fix yet. The solid wood (I believe mahogany) rudder has warped a bit over the years. As a result, its shape is a bit like an airplane wing... very concave on one side and fairly flat on the other. This creates more pull to one side than I expected and will need to eventually be planed, epoxied, faired, and fiberglassed. Hopefully it won't slow the boat down to much this weekend. I've taken many pictures and will soon be sending them in to Bill for the boats and owners photo site. Thanks for all the input and help provided through this forum. Jeff Packer M-23 Clarity Hull #111 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
