Look at Defender, West Marine, or Boaters World. They all carry battery powered, portable running lights.
Michael M-17 Pepperjack #808 -------------- Original message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: -------------- > Send montgomery_boats mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of montgomery_boats digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: M15 running lights (Randy Watkins) > 2. Re: Arizona's season is finally starting!!! (Matthew Marx) > 3. Re: Arizona's season is finally starting!!! (Matthew Marx) > 4. Re: Repair needed for M-17 (Andrei Caldararu) > 5. Re: Repair needed for M-17 (Chad Parrish) > 6. Re: Repair needed for M-17 (Andrei Caldararu) > 7. Re: Repair needed for M-17 (Chad Parrish) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:37:05 -0600 > From: Randy Watkins > Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 running lights > To: > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Hello fellow sailors, > > I have a M15 and want to use running lights for night sails. > > Any suggestions, I think I'll stick to battery powered lights at this time. > > Thanks, > > Randy W. > M15 "Becca Anne" > Texas > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. > http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F68 > > 1DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:28:22 -0700 > From: Matthew Marx > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Arizona's season is finally starting!!! > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > Hi Sean, > > Would love to make a trip to Havasu this winter, but I don't think > I'll be able to > do the cool one in February. I have a work-related conference the 1st > week of the month in > New Orleans, then my mother-in-law wants us to join her at Mammoth > over the > kids' holiday week (I think that's the third week). I talked to Noah, > and he'd rather sail > than ski, and I can't agree with him more. I'm not a skier, and spent > long enough > in the snow for one lifetime growing up in Ohio. We don't generally > plan so far ahead, but Noah and I will > look for some other time to come over. > > If you ever want a speedy response from me, use my work email: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's the one I'm sitting in front of > every day; the home email > only gets checked once a week or so. > > Still need to send you pix of Jim - will do. > > Matt > > > > > On Sep 24, 2008, at 6:40 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > As of October 1 we'll be putting Dauntless in her winter slip here > > in Lake > > Havasu. We've had a great summer of sailing with over on the CA > > coast, but > > that's only a couple days each month for us. Now we can finally > > make sailing an > > almost daily affair. Last year we had quite a few folks come join > > us for some > > Winter sailing in Feb when they really needed a fix. I hope that > > I'll be > > able to entice some of you guys to come again this year. San Diego > > guys are you > > reading this??!! > > > > I'll post more on the dates if the event as we get closer and it's not > > restricted to only Montys. Last year we had around 20 boats and > > crews participate, > > almost all from out of town. Here's a link to a photo-journal of > > the event. > > Check it out and think about coming over and dong some winter > > sailing in the > > dessert this year! We had a great time. Hope to see you here. More > > to come.... > > > > _http://havasumontgomerys.piczo.com/?g=35678009&cr=1_ > > (http://havasumontgomerys.piczo.com/?g=35678009&cr=1) > > > > > > Sean > > M23 "Dauntless" > > _www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com_ (http://www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com > > ) > > > > > > > > > > **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial > > challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and > > information, tips and > > calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/? > > NCID=emlcntuswall00000001) > > _______________________________________________ > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:29:41 -0700 > From: Matthew Marx > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Arizona's season is finally starting!!! > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > Sorry folks, didn't meant to trouble you all with that response! > > Happy sailing, Matt > > > On Sep 24, 2008, at 6:40 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > As of October 1 we'll be putting Dauntless in her winter slip here > > in Lake > > Havasu. We've had a great summer of sailing with over on the CA > > coast, but > > that's only a couple days each month for us. Now we can finally > > make sailing an > > almost daily affair. Last year we had quite a few folks come join > > us for some > > Winter sailing in Feb when they really needed a fix. I hope that > > I'll be > > able to entice some of you guys to come again this year. San Diego > > guys are you > > reading this??!! > > > > I'll post more on the dates if the event as we get closer and it's not > > restricted to only Montys. Last year we had around 20 boats and > > crews participate, > > almost all from out of town. Here's a link to a photo-journal of > > the event. > > Check it out and think about coming over and dong some winter > > sailing in the > > dessert this year! We had a great time. Hope to see you here. More > > to come.... > > > > _http://havasumontgomerys.piczo.com/?g=35678009&cr=1_ > > (http://havasumontgomerys.piczo.com/?g=35678009&cr=1) > > > > > > Sean > > M23 "Dauntless" > > _www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com_ (http://www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com > > ) > > > > > > > > > > **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial > > challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and > > information, tips and > > calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/? > > NCID=emlcntuswall00000001) > > _______________________________________________ > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:45:33 -0500 > From: Andrei Caldararu > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Repair needed for M-17 > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > > Dear Howard, > > I'll try to go and take a photo of the damaged area tomorrow, and > post it on the web. > > Thanks, > > Andrei. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:48:27 -0500 > From: Chad Parrish > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Repair needed for M-17 > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; delsp=yes; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII > > Hello Andrei, > > I would make sure this gets fixed right, I have a 1977 M17. Shortly > after I bought it and took her sailing last year I noticed we were > getting water between the hull and hull liner. I spent quite a bit of > time trying to figure out where I had a leak, it turns out the center > board had been dropped one too many times and had deformed the stop > pin which compromised the seal and was causing water to enter the keel > and ultimately between the hull and hull liner. I had a local yard > cut the side of the keel off to let everything dry out and when they > did this they found a 6 inch long crack in the fiberglass under the > stop pin that was also leaking. This crack we figured was caused by > dropping the keel too hard against the stop pin and wouldn't have been > something I saw just looking from the outside since the crack was up > in the keel trunk. They took care of fixing the problem and also re- > finished my centerboard for around $900 which I didn't think was too > bad. I hope this information helps. > > Regards, > > Chad > > > > > On Sep 27, 2008, at 11:52 PM, Andrei Caldararu wrote: > > > Hello Monty sailors, > > > > after sailing my M-17 today, when I tried to raise the centerboard a > > couple of times I lost hold of it and it dropped with a big "plunk". I > > didn't have the knot in the centerboard line which some people > > mentioned here, since I guess the previous owner never had it (stupid > > of me, obviously). > > > > Anyway, when I pulled the boat out of the water afterwards I noticed > > that a piece of fiberglass about 1in x 1/2in which is the very rear > > bottom corner of the keel was almost completely broken off. I was able > > to take it off the boat, by just pulling lightly on it. It is the area > > behind and below the metal pin that I think is the stop for the > > centerboard. I assume that when the cb banged down on it a couple of > > times, the fiberglass around it cracked and broke. The actual metal > > pin stop is still in place, but the bottom half of it is now naked > > metal, and it feels rather wobbly. > > > > How do I fix this? I have little to no experience with fiberglass and > > gelcoat, although I might be able to find either a shop who knows (but > > would charge me an arm and a leg), or learn somehow how to do it > > myself. Is this a delicate job that needs someone with experience, or > > can the job be described in an e-mail? > > > > My first thought was to take some 5 minute epoxy and glue the piece I > > have back on, but I guess there's more professional ways of doing > > this. > > > > Any help will be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Andrei. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:57:45 -0500 > From: Andrei Caldararu > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Repair needed for M-17 > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > > Hi Chad, > > how did you figure out that you had water coming in between the hull > and the hull liner? > > Thanks, > > Andrei. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:03:52 -0500 > From: Chad Parrish > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Repair needed for M-17 > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; delsp=yes; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII > > The previous owner had drilled 2 holes near the base of the keel trunk > in the cabin, he had stated to me that when sailing he tends to get a > little water between the hull and hull liner. The holes were there so > he could pump it out so it didn't freeze over the winter. I have > always felt that rule #1 in boating was to keep the water out so we > went about trying to get that problem taken care of right away. > > > --Chad > > > On Sep 29, 2008, at 9:57 AM, Andrei Caldararu wrote: > > > Hi Chad, > > > > how did you figure out that you had water coming in between the hull > > and the hull liner? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Andrei. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > montgomery_boats mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > End of montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 67, Issue 35 > ************************************************ _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
