We lost the cup in '83. If draft isn't an issue, I'd just go with a plain keel extension like the one on the MSOG photo site.
It will be easier to get it to work well. Tod Mills M17 #408, 1987 galley model BuscaBrisas > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken > Wheeler > Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 10:12 PM > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > Subject: Re: M_Boats: M17 wing keel -- sacrilege? > > Ronnie, That sounds like what I saw, it came out right after the US > lost > the Americas cup to Australia whatever year that was. Everything was > wing > keels for awhile. Glad to hear yours performs so well, wish I had > bought > one back then instead of the Catalina 25 I bought. Anyway I am happy > with > my swing keel (centerboard) M17 but if I had a choice I would go for > the > fixed or wing keel. I think I'll take our earthquakes over your > hurricanes > any day. > Ken from California > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ronnie Keeler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 8:41 AM > Subject: Re: M_Boats: M17 wing keel -- sacrilege? > > > > Ken, > > I have 1974 M17 #14 which has a fin keel with a rather long, wide, > square > sectioned bulb that might be thought of as a wing. It draws 39" and > when > Griselda belonged to my brother, we could outrun any of the keel/cb > M17s on > Lake travis. Griselda is now mine after sitting neglected in my > brothers > yard for 15 years. She is on her trailer in my yard getting a complete > refit and I hope to have her back in the water soon. > > I had a bit of a delay in the work on her due to Hurricane Ike passing > directly over us with 75 mph winds. I tied her down to house trailer > anchor > augers and she rode it out fine with only a shredded sunbrella cover to > show > for the storm. I am glad she was not in the water because I had 5 foot > breaking waves over the dock and boathouse. When we get electric power > back > to run the sander and spray gun and I have repaired some damage to the > house > and dock, work will continue. > > Ron > M17 #14 (fin keel) > Griselda > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > > [email protected]> Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 > > 08:13:53 -0700> Subject: Re: M_Boats: M17 wing keel -- sacrilege?> > > 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 > _________________________________________________________________ > See how Windows Mobile brings your life together-at home, work, or on > the > go. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.0/1681 - Release Date: > 9/19/2008 3:54 PM _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
