bought a Montgomery 17
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2020 3:31 pm
Told you to watch this space. I am the new owner of a 1986 Montgomery 17. She was located (and still is) in Babylon NY opposite side of Great Bay from Fire Island. I got a very nice boat for the princely sum of $6000 with a nice honda outboard and a fully serviced trailer.
After doing some research, I decided on the M17 due to her reported speed, stiffness, and rough water capability. I had even read the book on the one that crossed the pacific to Hawaii, so I was familiar with the boat long before I started zeroing in on one. She just ticks all the boxes, well built, stable, speedy, and capable of handling people who are not as young and spry as myself. Her size and capability also does not limit her to the back bays of NJ, but allows me to make longer coastal hops if I feel like a long sail to Cape May and back (40+ miles away).
Now to get her home.
After doing some research, I decided on the M17 due to her reported speed, stiffness, and rough water capability. I had even read the book on the one that crossed the pacific to Hawaii, so I was familiar with the boat long before I started zeroing in on one. She just ticks all the boxes, well built, stable, speedy, and capable of handling people who are not as young and spry as myself. Her size and capability also does not limit her to the back bays of NJ, but allows me to make longer coastal hops if I feel like a long sail to Cape May and back (40+ miles away).
Now to get her home.
