No, mine stays dry. I'm wondering why your drains are below the waterline. How about putting some weight forward? --Gary On Nov 6, 2008, at 1:37 PM, E. Tony Reed wrote:
> Thanks Gary...Any thought on keeping the cockpit drained will > sitting in the > slip..Tony > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Gary M > Hyde > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 3:11 PM > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Question M 17 > > I'd suggest not putting bottom paint all the way up to the water > line, since > waves at anchor tend to wear it away. Keep it lower so that you can > scrub > the waterline and slightly below without scrubbing the bottom paint. > > --Gary Hyde > 2005 M17 sailboat #637 'Hydeaway 2' > We can't change the wind, but we can trim our sails. > Sailing is like "African Queening" thru life. > > > On Nov 6, 2008, at 12:21 PM, E. Tony Reed wrote: > >> I have a new M 17 which I keep in a wet slip. It seems to keep >> around >> 2" of water in the cockpit when sitting in the slip. I don't store >> the motor on the boat nor do I have any stores on the boat. Of >> course >> sailing it drains. >> Is this typical. Also, I put the boat in the water for a short >> period >> of time to get a water mark for bottom paint again with no stores on >> the boat. >> Once the boat is loaded will that water mark change. I just want to >> make sure I get the bottom paint on correctly. >> >> Regards, >> >> Tony Reed >> >> _______________________________________________ >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
