Tramontana Chronicles - Montgomery 17 Pocket Cruiser Interior Modifications

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@tylergood9168 3 ай бұрын

the photo of the warm cabin, forever etched in my mind when I ducked in to pick up the "Intra Coastal Waterway ". Kim had a flight out of Lauderdale in a day or two. plans change. I was at the wheel when a sail cover, blue sunbrella, lost the red patch that had been recently resewn to starboard. she's down below in the warm glow .."I'd keep going if it were up to me" it was breezy. water spouts. tornados. lightning. that patch was 30$. blew right past me. I wanted to turn around just to get it. lol. good sailing ....and fair winds. drop the hook when you should. or she can drive.

@davidyoung5321 3 ай бұрын

Hi Tyler, Sounds like you had a fun day on the water. It’s always nice to have a warm and cozy cabin. I bought a Flicka and I’m excited to have a cozy cabin I can stand up in! Thanks for watching my channel. David

@CaptainZG Жыл бұрын

David thank you for the boat tour ! The cabin is very nicely organized, good use of space as well.

@davidyoung5321 Жыл бұрын

Thanks z g.

@davidwimberley5026 Жыл бұрын

What a lovely design of the M17 interior for extended pocket cruising. Thanks for sharing.

@davidyoung5321 Жыл бұрын

Hi David, thanks for watching my video. I’ve done trips for 20+ days. I’ve slowly modified Tramontana making here comfortable for a solo cruiser.

@sailing_tassies_adventures Жыл бұрын

Very nice interior, you have some great timber working skills too.

@davidyoung5321 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sailing Tassies Adventures, David

@jampasritalon4180 Жыл бұрын

Very inspiring! Just bought a WW Potter 15 and will be using some of your ideas.

@davidyoung5321 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jamba, thanks for watching my video. Enjoy your Potter 15! I’ve been around several they’re great pocket cruiser’s.

@1966dc Жыл бұрын

Great set-up, David!

@davidyoung5321 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Larry, it’s a comfortable setup for my extended trips.

@Vandivervida 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful pocket cruiser!

@davidyoung5321 11 ай бұрын

Good morning Sidney, thanks I have a true love for Tramontana. She’s a sturdy, safe pocket cruiser that takes me all over.

@PercyBaldwin 3 ай бұрын

I had the laundry as a meal and went Edible but had to get a bigger crapper.

@davidyoung5321 3 ай бұрын

@DerekJenkins316 2 ай бұрын

I would love to know the demnsions of your doorway. Having a hinged door vs. a panel door seems like a much better option. Also, I need to replace the door anyway.

@davidyoung5321 Ай бұрын

Good morning Derek, I love my doors instead of hatch boards. I laid my hatch boards on the plywood and traced the outline for my doors. Then I measured the width of the opening to figure out the frame, then cutout the doors. The left and right side of the frame is 1 3/4”, the bottom of the door frame is 25 1/4”. The bottom of the frame is 8 3/4”. After I cut the frame I took the cut out and divided it in half and cut to make the doors. Then I doubled the inside of the farm to make it water tight. It took a lot of figuring out as I went along. If you would like some closeup pictures I can take some for you. I need a way to send them to you, David

@SCCFORUM Жыл бұрын

Great looking interior. Very cozy. What is the make of the heater at the end? Looks like the perfect item to take away the chill. All the best, Paul.⛵👍🏻

@davidyoung5321 Жыл бұрын

Hey Paul, it’s a Mr Heater Little Buddy Propane Heater. It warms my chilly cabin very nicely.

@SCCFORUM Жыл бұрын

@@davidyoung5321 Thanks David, I will look them up.👍🏻

@SCOTT-vm5nj Жыл бұрын

Great mods! I have an M-17, and wonder if you’ve cut either of your small cockpit lockers open at the bottom for access to the bilge for fender storage? Thanks, really enjoy your videos.

@davidyoung5321 Жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, thanks for watching my channel. Tramontana’s port locker is already open and I store my fenders there, I cut the bottom out of the starboard locker and use it to store my extra anchor and 200’ anchor rode. This spring when I set my M17 up for the 2023 cruising season I’m going to make a video on all of the modifications I’ve made to Tramontana, stay tuned…❤️⛵️

@SCOTT-vm5nj Жыл бұрын

@@davidyoung5321 Hi David, thanks for the info. I’ll be borrowing some of your great ideas! Can’t wait to go sailing. Starting to think and plan for a trip to Sucia early I’m thinking I’ll launch at Brandt’s. Scott

@davidyoung5321 Жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, I’m launching Tramontana May 1st. If you launch in May let me know the dates for you trip and I’ll try to meet you at Sucia.

@creekchickenoutdoors 7 ай бұрын

I just stumbled upon your channel and I really enjoy it. I have a Gloucester 23’ and will be rethinking my use of storage space. I just bought a Big Buddy heater and wondered if you vent the cabin while running it or if you have any concerns about Co2?

@davidyoung5321 7 ай бұрын

Good Morning Creekchicken, When I bought my heater I closed the cabin and tested the Co2 shutoff. Without the cabin vented it shut off. I need to vent the cabin for it to work. Great safety feature! I look forward to making my videos when I return to my home port. It’s been fun sharing my adventures on KZfaq and learning that people enjoy watching them. Thanks!

@creekchickenoutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the reply! I will definitely put mine to the test. Fortunately here in SC we can sail year round if you don’t mind the chill. I wish I were closer to the ocean so for now it’s the lake.

@davidyoung5321 7 ай бұрын

I’m in the process of buying a Flicka 20. It will be nice having a larger sailboat with a cabin I can stand in. Having a larger sailboat will open my cruising season during nice weather in the winter. I’m excited about cruising throughout the year!

@creekchickenoutdoors 7 ай бұрын

@@davidyoung5321 that will be amazing! I will be watching for that. I might put up some sailing videos at some point.

@davidyoung5321 6 ай бұрын

I’ll look forward to watching your sailboat in action. Thanks for following me. David

@snorungar70 Жыл бұрын

My boat is a havsfidra.20f of awesome. You make nice videos.thank you.J

@davidyoung5321 Жыл бұрын

Hi J, thanks for watching my video. I looked your sailboat brand up on line. It looks like a very sturdy vessel you could take anywhere! Where do you sail your Havsfidra?

@snorungar70 Жыл бұрын

Im currently in lake Mälaren Sweden waiting for the ice.my heading next year is Lofoten norway.sail fish dive live. Im 52 yo self employed in house building.my back hurts but my customers dont want me to quit... Ps i live on a tugboat from 1927 ..Ive been at sea for 8 years😉 Thanks for your reply i truelly enjoy your videos.and yes.a havsfidra 20 can take you anywhere.fair wind and future conversations my friend.Jonas

@SCOTT-vm5nj Жыл бұрын

@@snorungar70 hi Jonas, nice to hear of your life there in Sweden. Thanks for sharing

@setkacagarro-blogspot-com 11 ай бұрын

The grp liner underer where you keep your spices on the port side, that the wasted space

@davidyoung5321 11 ай бұрын

Hey I forgot to thank you for watching my video. Hopefully you’ll watch more.

@setkacagarro-blogspot-com 11 ай бұрын

It looks like there is wasted space under the shelf unit you built, its on that glass fibre built in liner, isnt there a lot of space between the unit and the hull? Maybe you could cut some openings in the GRP and put in a floor and create more stowage???

@davidyoung5321 11 ай бұрын

Hi, at one time I considered cutting out the area you are talking about. I decided not to because there is so much storage on this 17’ sailboat that I didn’t need the extra space. If I did cut it out I’d bring more stuff that I don’t need. It’s crazy how much stuff I bring!