Waiting for boat parts to arrive so I’ve taken advantage of the recent warm days here in Denver (65+ degrees in March!?) to make Sweet Pea look pretty. After about six hours her hull is again shiny! I really like 3M’s Marine Restorer & Wax product (#09005). I’ve used this for 10+ years and find it great for … More wax on – wax off
Some items need figuring prior to my 2018 Salish Sea cruise. 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 currently on the boat is broken and I’ve not been able to … More Creating a shopping list
With my new freedom and in preparation for my Spring/Summer/Fall 2018 extended cruise I’ve begun to read more closely some www-sites that were helpful when I last was actively cruising and living near the Salish Sea. One that has good local knowledge is Three Sheets Northwest. A bit about the site – As boaters and … More Three Sheets Northwest
As I get ready for my trip it has been really helpful to reference SWEET PEA’s logbook. I’ve neglected her for some time, last sail was late Summer 2012, so a lot of thoughts and ‘need to do’ tasks were noted and forgotten. Reading the trip reports also brings back memories and gets me excited to … More SWEET PEA’s old logbook
Over the past six years I’ve done very little to keep SWEET PEA shipshape and bristol fashion. I am now putting some effort into putting her right! The weather has been very warm so I went to task on the exterior teak. I’ve not put any teak oil on in at least five if not … More Boat Negligence
Update on my sailing plans that are different than I posted a few days ago – I will NOT be at Lake Pleasant for the Winkleboat Ran-Tan and I will not be sailing a SageCat nor a Sage 17. Sorry to those that wished to see the boats and/or me at the lake. In better … More In just a few days things change
Pulled old BLOG posts from SWEET PEA’s old site over into this site … so you can now read on the things I have done on the Montgomery 17 back to late 2010. I have actually done some work on the boat recently – after many years of neglect SWEET PEAS companionway board, also called … More Updated the blog … historically
the following was just shared – “just bought new montgomery 15. classic example of legal caveat “let the buyer beware.” “Nightmare on elm street” pales in comparison. “… no rigging instructions came with boat. (also boat came with no sails, motor, title, invoice, and had to provide own transit after greater than one year wait. … More another painful boat buying story
In between building boats, talking about boats, and delivering boats I do think about sailing and the ‘consequences’ of living in a land locked state (Colorado). I have been sailing this year, in Colorado, once on one of the small reservoir lakes on the Southwest corner of Denver. This small lake is nothing like sailing … More Spring is ‘springing’
another sad story in the ‘history’ of ‘Montgomery Boats’ … (important: Jerry Montgomery is not affiliated with Montgomery Boats. Jerry’s company, Montgomery Marine Products, was closed in 1995. there is no company named ‘Montgomery Boats’ … really, look it up, there are no articles of incorporation, no USCG ID, no history of licensing nor record … More sad boat buying story
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