Montgomery 17 Number 375

My FAVORITE Sailboat Related Links

Montgomery Sailboat Owners Group Photo Site - http://www.msogphotosite.com/

* The site is filled with pictures of owner's and the personal projects done to repair, renew and improve the Mboats.

Montgomery Sailboat Owners Group (MSOG) - http://msog.org/

* MSOG is the sister site to the MSOG photo site.  MSOG also contains pictures and projects.   Host of a current list of Mboats for sale (or is is sail?).  Also host of the email discussion group about Mboats (registration link)

Trailer Sailer 'Montomery Sailboats' Forum - http://bbs.trailersailor.com/forums/montgomery/index.cgi 

* forum is new (created on 10 October 2008).  The forum's stated purpose is, "... an open forum for discussing anything pertaining to Montgomery sailboats."

Havasu Montgomerys - http://havasumontgomerys.piczo.com

 * The homepage of Montgomery 23 (M23) Dauntless.  Sean and Jo Mulligan have rebuilt her into a great example of the largest version of the Mboat series. Be sure to read and view the pictures about replacing Dauntless's ballast and centerboard.

Montgomery Boats (aka, Nor'Sea Yachts) - http://www.montgomeryboats.com/home.php

* The current builder of the MBoat (6'8", 15, 17 and 23) is Bob Eeg/Nor'Sea.

Jerry Montgomery - http://www.jerrymontgomery.org/ 

 * The originator of the Mboat line.  Jerry no longer builds the boats.  He remains active on the discussion groups about his craft.  You can order rigging 'bits' from him through the site (advice is free).

Tod Mill's Pages - http://www.htmills.com/ 

 * Tod is the owner of M17 named Busca Brisas.  His site is filled with stories of his travels in his Mboat.  He has figured a way to balance Busca Brisas that she sails herself.  Here is a video

Sailing Ceto - http://web.mac.com/anniesark9/Site/Sailing_Ceto.html 

 * Hailing from Ketchikan, Alaska, Danelle is the owner of M17 named Ceto

The M15 Umiaq owned by Giles Morris - http://www.zzzdocs.com/Boats/M15.aspx 

* Hailing from the Northeast USA, Giles shares some information about his M15, Umiaq, and describes his first M15 overnight trip.  (I'm unsure if #264 is still owned by Giles.)

 Magic Harbor - http://www.donberry.com/harbor2/harbor2.html

* This site comes from the 'early days' of the Internet.  A collection of short stories by Don Berry about living as a 'water rat' on Puget Sound.  I found this 'book' back in 1995 or 1996 when I was 'exploring the Internet.'  This writing has since been a favorite.  Here is more about Don's life works: http://www.donberry.com/

 Northwest Potters - http://www.nwpotters.org/

* Another group of small trailerable sailboat owners ... this one made up of folks owning the West Wright Potter (aka, 'The Potter'). 

Small Craft Advisor - http://www.smallcraftadvisor.com/

* This is the www-site of the magazine of the same name.  The mag is a great resource for those that like trailerable boats (focus on sailboats). 

Trailer Sailor - http://www.trailersailor.com/

* A great site for general information on trailerable sailboats of all types. 

Boat Owners Association of the United States - http://boatus.com/default.asp

 * Overall a good site for 'boat things'.  Focus is powerboats.  The Association's boat insurance provides great coverage at very reasonable rates.  When I shopped for Scred's insurance I found BoatUS costs to be 1/4 other insurance companies'.

Bearing Buddy - http://www.bearingbuddy.com/

* These are a must have for your boat's trailer.