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An overseas loft just builds a sail to the design provided - meaning if you order from your local 'loft' that uses overseas to make the sail it is to the local's design. If you like how your local designs sails use the local as if you use an overseas you have no idea how they design a sail and even ...

To brittle? Depending on the load it may want to split?

Sweet Pea is on the water. I and Momma Kitty, my cat, are now 16 days living aboard.

I posted some details on the first days on my BLOG -

https://m17-375.com/2018/05/11/first-days/


"Its all good," says Momma Kitty -

Well I've finished enough on the boat - https://m17-375.com/2018/04/02/a-place-to-sit/ https://m17-375.com/2018/04/10/upgraded-electrical-system/ https://m17-375.com/2018/04/14/bottom-paint-and-other-tasks/ https://m17-375.com/2018/04/19/done-enough/ And she is now near Puget Sound - https://m17-375...

I've been busy between late Winter storms doing some things on my M17. I still need to complete buffing out the cockpit and then I’d like to put a coat of wax on the entire boat before heading to Puget Sound. I’ve scraped off the worse of the trailer’s rust and treated it with Rustoleum to keep the ...

hoping that some folks will begin posting ... it is 'crickets' here! I've been taking advantage of the strangely warm weather in Denver I buffed out the boat's hull - hull being waxed.jpg details: https://m17-375.com/2018/03/07/wax-on-wax-off/ the teak is also looking REALLY good - pretty teak.jpg

Sadly, I do agree that boating appears to be a dying pastime. boating is doing fine - bass boats, wake boats, power boats ... it is sailing that is shrinking :cry: ... I believe that every marina has some number of abandoned boats in the 30' or smaller range. yep ... the usual new sailboat sold the...

I think in time we'll get busy again, with some of the former great contributors returning, and new ones joining in as they find the place. I plan to do some tweaking to get the content here more 'noticed' by Google et al, that should help new folks find us. :) Forums are a 'hard sell' these days. ...

Electrical - here's a 3-function adapter for ~$16 you might want to try (Voltmeter, 12v power, 2x USB power)... I've seen those in my panel searching and my concern is the wiring and connectors not being 'true marine' and in this case 'marine' seems to be in reference to the 'waterproof' cap and no...

my shopping list for my semi-restoration and prep for spring/summer/fall 2018 Salish Sea trip - List of optional items: Electrical – greater storage battery capacity? upgraded panel? USB charging port(s)? 12V status monitor? solar panel? Potti – larger? different type: wag bag or tank? (The potti cu...

Glad to see some folks 'out there' and looking at the forum. Hoping to assist as I can to get 'it back in the water' (so to speak)

anyone home?

VERY quiet here :-(

Lost Petrel wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2018 7:28 pmHi Dave, are you still with Sage? Your bio on your page left me a little confused.

not w/Sage. bio says it all :-) ;-)

getting the Montgomery 17 back into shape. my first project was a quick one as it is winter in Colorado (18-deg and snowing as I type this) and earlier this week it was in the mid-50s. So I got the teak sanded, cleaned and oiled - couple of photos - much weathered.jpg looking much better 2.jpg more ...