As the coronavirus delayed 2020 sailing season begins I’ve received many requests on how to use the reefing systems that Jerry Montgomery installed on the Montgomery 17 & 15 and I installed on the Sage 17 and 15. I covered reefing before and here I’ll provide some more details and some pictures taken of SWEET … More Reefing the Jerry Montgomery designs
As Spring has come I am touching up AIR BORN’s rudder & tiller varnish. Sage 17 and Montomery 15 owners, as the rudder design is the same, will find this post helpful in doing rudder and tiller maintenance on their boats. … More Spring commissioning – rudder and tiller
If you plan on leaving your boat in the water for an extended period of time applying antifouling bottom paint to you boat required (usually). Most locations will result in bottom growth after a few weeks, though there are exceptions. … More Antifouling bottom paint: selecting bottom paint
I just love going for a cruise and finding a quiet cove away from all the other boats. Gunkholing requires an anchor. Here I’ll discuss how I store, launch and retrieve an anchor … … More Anchoring
The [Sage 15 and Sage 17] sails way better with a small jib and a reefed main. All boats of this type should have a storm jib – if the winds looks like it’s going to come up to 25 or so, put up the storm jib; you’ll be amazed at how little it slows the boat down to even in a 15 knot wind … More More on sailing in strong & heavy winds
The Sages are very capable sailboats being excellent in light AND heavy winds. I have sailed all of the Sage boats in winds above 20 knots with gusts above 25. The highest winds I’ve sailed a Sage were in the mid-30 knot range in a SageCat & Sage 17. … More Heavy weather sailing – wind
The Wrinkleboat Ran-Tan is a gathering of Jerry Montgomery and Lyle Hess designs held yearly on Lake Pleasant, Arizona. Here are the 2017 racing results – Sail Boat Skipper Type Total R1 R2 R3 1 002 Bote Oberbeck SC 4 1 2 1 2 001 Asolare Scobie S15 6 3 1 2 3 3101 Monita … More 2017 Wrinkleboat Ran-Tan Results
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
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
Jerry Montgomery has shared some ‘M-boat’ history – M-17- # of boats made: 1973 7 boats 1974 44 boats 75 32 boats incl 2 flushdecks 76 44 boats incl 2 flushdecks 77 43 boats incl 4 flushdecks 78 19 boats incl 1 flushdeck … More number of M17 and M15 built
M17 #375 - SWEET PEA 