Sean,
I think I know the boat you were thinking about. Other than lost rudders,
broken keel lifts and fractured keel trunks, and other quality and design
problems, I guess that is a good boat. I think you are better off with
Dauntless.
Ron
M17 #14
Griselda
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 15:08:01 -0400> To:
> [email protected]> Subject: M_Boats: "Dauntless" is off
> the market..> > Let's say "I came to my senses!"..hahaha. > > She's staying
> put right here in Lake Havasu for her foreseeable future. > Believe it or not
> there was "some" interest in her, even at the screamin' high > price I was
> asking. However, as I had described, she was only going to be for > sale as
> long as a window of opportunity existed to make a move on another > specific
> vessel we were considering. Well, although that vessel is still > available,
> some further research on my part lead to the decision that at least for >
> now, we are not going in that direction. An email has been sent to the MSOG >
> site requesting that the ad be removed.> > Big thanks to all those that sent
> emails when I posted we might be leaving > the Monty Owners ranks. Cancel the
> party.....we're staying!!!> > Some of the inquiries re: "Dauntless" were
> rather interesting, though. Just > the other night, after emailing back and
> forth with a gentleman from the east > coast about sails, headroom, v-berth
> size, etc, he came back with the > following question. "Would you have any
> reservations at all about crossing the > Atlantic in this
> boat?"............................GULP....Heck yeah I would! > hahaha. I'd
> have reservations about crossing the Atlantic in any 23 foot boat! I > know
> it's been done...but by better sailors than me! I told him about the 17 > Bob
> just built that is crossing the Pacific and the 15 that is now in Hawaii >
> that Jerry built.....but .....well, like I said I'd have reservations! >
> (probably more about me than about the boat) Another thing was that both of
> those > boats had some custom work on them, and both were brand new....A lot
> of > Dauntless' parts and pieces are now 30 years old.....I think I'm
> sticking to > Coastal stuff! Who knows, though, maybe the Bahamas some
> year...yeah, I'd try > that! What do ya say Larry, Gary, Gary O., road trip
> to Florida in 2010???? :-)> > What changed my mind?...well, lets say that
> electric retracting vertical > bulb keels sound very enticing...best of both
> worlds, if you will......until you > find out that one of them has had the
> torpedo bulb "fall-off" three times! > Yeah, that's a headache I don't need,
> especially when that bulb has ALL of the > boat's ballast in it! "Further
> research required" before I move in that > direction!!!! As you all
> know...I'm very fond of my ballast!! hahaha.> > Be good...keep sailing...join
> us in Channel Islands/Oxnard/Ventura over > Labor Day Weekend. Three Montys
> have confirmed that they are going...in fact it > should be a Monty photo
> shoot! (23, 17, 15). We'll join those crazy Socal > Potter guys, a Catalina
> 25, and an Ensign 23, and whatever else shows up and > have a great time. If
> we can get to where we out-number the Potters maybe we can > change the name
> of the group to the Socal Montys! Hope to see you there.> > Don't forget to
> register your boat in the Monty Owners Registry. Over 80 > boats listed now!>
> _http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Montyowners/_ >
> (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Montyowners/) > > SEND COOL AIR PLEASE!!!!!!!!
> > > Sean > M23 "Dauntless"> _www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com_
> (http://www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com) > > > > > > > > > > >
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