Take a look in the aft cockpit locker. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "E. Tony Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'For and about Montgomery Sailboats'" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 6:23 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Question M 17
> Joe...I think the Gortex booties may be the best fix. I didn't notice > seacocks but I may have very well over looked them. I bought the boat > without ever seeing anything but pictures and I have to say, I really do > like the boat! It is certainly well made. Regards, Tony > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe > Murphy > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 4:32 PM > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Question M 17 > > Tony, > Did Bob install the seacocks for your cockpit drains? I have them and > when > they are opened I too get a little water but not 2 inches. The only time > I > had that much water was when I took a friend out and between the two of us > we loaded the cockpit with 550 lbs. (He plays Santa in Beaufort every > year > so that's where the most weight comes from..) But by myself I get a > little > when sailiing. I can close the seacocks and stay perfectly dry, but I > open > them up when I leave it in the slip. I guess it's a trade off. If the > cockpit floor was higher it would mean raising the center of gravity when > the crew gets up and moves about. Keeping it lower means the crew gets > wet > feet. I'm getting Gortex booties for Christmas to wear with my topsiders. > Let's hear what the experts say. > Joe > Seafrog > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "E. Tony Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'For and about Montgomery Sailboats'" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 3:56 PM > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Question M 17 > > >> Arnold, >> >> I will check the loop in the drain hose. It seems the cockpit floor >> does not have enough slope to drain. The drain exit is about 2" above >> the water line with a motor on the back leaving about l" of water in >> the cockpit. >> When I take the motor off the cockpit it holds about 2" of water. It's >> actually collecting rain water and not shipping water which may be >> common on the M 17. Regards, Tony >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> Arnold Sharpe >> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 2:42 PM >> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats >> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Question M 17 >> >> Tony, I am a bit perplexed by your "problem". I have a 1977 M-17, it >> will ship water into the cockpit well back thru the drain only if I am >> overloaded in the stern (ie 2-3 heavy persons) I solved the problem by >> putting a seacock on the cockpit drain line which I keep closed except >> when sailing in heavy weather or when it is raining. >> Is your drain exit below the waterline? Have you checked to see if >> the drain hose has a loop that is above the waterline? The fact >> that the well drains when you're sailing leads me to think you may >> have a loop. >> Regards, Arnold Sharpe, M-17 #265, "LITTLE BREEZE" in Brownsville, >> Oregon 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
