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Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 19-01-2015, 06:26
Replies: 1
Views: 1,379
Posted By Perithead
pirate VIDEO- A River, A Kayak, 3 Days down the AL Choctawhatchee

Sailor hear who is venturing into a little kayaking.

Between the cold, the rain and the sun, I just finished my first river kayaking camping trip and it was a blast.

Took my time to try to...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 01-01-2013, 08:25
Replies: 10
Views: 1,583
Posted By Perithead
Re: VI vs Bahamas

Sounds like a shallow draft, to me at least. I draft 1'9" with the board up (Montgomery 17)

I can only speak or the Florida Keys, I was there on m little boat for a week about 8 months ago.
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Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-08-2012, 14:23
Replies: 1
Views: 1,276
Posted By Perithead
Video - Me and my 17'er Solo in the Florida Keys!

A while back I took my Montgomery 17 down to the Key's for a week of solo cruising! I took some decent video while I was down there to, have a look, it was a great trip!

You can click on the...
Forum: Marine Electronics 07-05-2012, 14:43
Replies: 14
Views: 6,626
Posted By Perithead
Which GPS Antenna for my Garmin?

I have a Garmin GPSMAP 440s and I am looking for an antenna for it.
I found two on WM and I am trying to decide which one to get, if either.

The first is a small mushroom like antenna ($63)...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 07-05-2012, 13:01
Replies: 31
Views: 4,794
Posted By Perithead
Re: Florida Keys: Going #2 in a hole in the sand, legal?

Ok, that's what I was thinking but I wasn't sure if I was totally out of place.

Thanks!
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 07-05-2012, 11:27
Replies: 31
Views: 4,794
Posted By Perithead
Florida Keys: Going #2 in a hole in the sand, legal?

I know this is a bizarre question but I had to ask!

I am headed down to the Florida Keys on my Montgomery 17 on Thursday and I plan to spend about 3 weeks down there cruising around and exploring...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-05-2012, 20:48
Replies: 8
Views: 1,991
Posted By Perithead
Re: Video of last weekend's overnight trip!

Chatt, that would indeed! But I am trailering down to Marathon and going from there..... Gives me about 5 or more days to spend in the Keys instead of in transit.

Piglet, no editing here,...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-05-2012, 13:47
Replies: 8
Views: 1,991
Posted By Perithead
Video of Last Weekend's Overnight Trip !

So last weekend I took my Montgomery 17 out for a shakedown cruise before I head to the Florida Keys in about 2 weeks. I set sail out of Panama City, Florida and headed east in the Gulf over to...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 24-04-2012, 05:31
Replies: 3
Views: 2,372
Posted By Perithead
Re: Question about my new GC2 batteries from Sams

Ok cool, so I dont have to run the black negative wire to my switch? Just to my bus bar?

I could also run it to the bus bar to though correct?
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 23-04-2012, 19:42
Replies: 3
Views: 2,372
Posted By Perithead
Re: Question about my new GC2 batteries from Sams

Is this the correct method?

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xpLT_Zw911E/T1DiUq7j8WI/AAAAAAAAClE/5YFeOjJ6Gew/s1600/Slide1.jpg
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 23-04-2012, 19:39
Replies: 3
Views: 2,372
Posted By Perithead
Question about my new GC2 batteries from Sams

Today I just purchased two Duracell GC2's from Sams Club they are the 6volt batteries and need to be connected together to get 12volts.

I know I need to wire them in series. So this is simply...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 23-04-2012, 12:30
Replies: 11
Views: 2,518
Posted By Perithead
Re: Wet core

First thing I would want to know is just how much of my core was wet. Maybe you could drill a few holes up from the cabin into the wet area and see if you can figure out just how much of the balsa...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 12-04-2012, 12:30
Replies: 5
Views: 3,134
Posted By Perithead
VIDEO- Rocna Anchor Storage Box on my Montgomery 17

I had trouble finding a good place to store my anchor while cruising on little sailboat so I ended up building this box to go under the cockpit in the cabin.

I think this is a good solution for a...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 12-04-2012, 06:43
Replies: 3
Views: 1,438
Posted By Perithead
pirate Mounting my tripod to my underwater camera housing?

I have recently bought a new video camera to use underwater and when the weather is "wet". Its a pretty small handheld camera that I purchased an underwater housing for also. Only thing is, there...
Forum: Meets & Greets 09-01-2012, 05:36
Replies: 5
Views: 1,119
Posted By Perithead
Re: Got our boat!

Wow! That is one heck of a boat. Congrats and I hope you get everything figured out.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 11-12-2011, 19:58
Replies: 0
Views: 1,452
Posted By Perithead
Refinished My Tiller Handle! w/ Video

My tiller handle on my Montgomery 17 definately needed some attention. The previous owner of the boat had let it go several seasons without touching the varnish up on it. Since I figured it would be...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 06-01-2009, 12:47
Replies: 34
Views: 4,298
Posted By Perithead
Hello Want, I went to the St. Pete boat...

Hello Want,

I went to the St. Pete boat show this past Decemeber and had a great time, it was my first boat show.

On days to miss, you should try to miss Saturday and Sunday if at all...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 06-11-2008, 07:22
Replies: 33
Views: 4,606
Posted By Perithead
Maxing Out - I have been to your website before,...

Maxing Out - I have been to your website before, I found it when I was surfing the search engines. Its pretty nice and has alot of good info. I wonder if you would consider making a seperate...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 05-11-2008, 19:53
Replies: 33
Views: 4,606
Posted By Perithead
Westsail42 - It looks like I have already found...

Westsail42 - It looks like I have already found your website and linked to it on the page. I'm pretty sure I added it on the first day that I was creating the page. I think I found it when I was...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-11-2008, 20:15
Replies: 33
Views: 4,606
Posted By Perithead
Dan - Yes that would be alot of work. I think I...

Dan - Yes that would be alot of work. I think I may stick to what I have going at the moment but I will keep that in the back of mind for future improvements. It really is a good idea.

Roy - I...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-11-2008, 10:07
Replies: 33
Views: 4,606
Posted By Perithead
dacust- I have been working on grouping the...

dacust- I have been working on grouping the projects like you mentioned this morning. Go check it out and see if that is what you were talking about. If not, let me know or there is a more...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 02-11-2008, 14:23
Replies: 33
Views: 4,606
Posted By Perithead
dacust- Thats a great idea. I think I can do...

dacust- Thats a great idea. I think I can do that. You are right, ALOT of time on my part but it could be worth it.

Do you guys think that would make the site that much better and user friendly?
Forum: General Sailing Forum 02-11-2008, 05:48
Replies: 33
Views: 4,606
Posted By Perithead
Gordmay, thank you for pointing that out. I will...

Gordmay, thank you for pointing that out. I will add Cruisers Forum right away, it is after all the very first forum I ever joined. I feel a little embarrassed for not having dont so already. The...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-11-2008, 19:29
Replies: 33
Views: 4,606
Posted By Perithead
Anyone have a website about their boat?

I was wondering how many people out there have websites or blogs about their boat?

I recently created a website where I am searching for individual's websites for their boats. Particularly where...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 01-11-2008, 19:20
Replies: 7
Views: 1,723
Posted By Perithead
Acoustic- Just checked out your website. Very...

Acoustic- Just checked out your website. Very nice!

I have a website that I am creating, the one in my signature, that has a page dedicated to sailboat restorations and modifications. I am...
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