I remember looking at winged-keel version that Montgomery was building in the 70's I think. Anyone out there got one? Ken from California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Straubel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 5:23 AM Subject: M_Boats: M17 wing keel -- sacrilege?
Hesitate to even mention this to the Montgomery faithful -- don't want to trigger a wave of purist outrage -- but has anyone considered a wing keel on a Montgomery 17? Have mine in salt water which can cause problems with the CB trunk. Maybe a stainless plate about the same weight as the CB could be bolted up against the bottom of the keel. Could extend out to the sides as does a wing keel. Would achieve same weight, same shallow draft, and solve some CB problems. Probably not the same windward performance, but might be a reasonable trade off. Dick Straubel _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
