John & Candace: Take a look at how the shroud chain plates are anchored to the boat thru the toe rail at the deck-to-hull joint. That is a strong place to lift. If you go thru the deck inside that, the deck itself is less strong and stiff. Jerry Montgomery I think suggests using the chain plates and bow fore-stay fitting for lifting, but check with him or with Bob Eeg. --Gary Hyde 2005 M17 #637 sailboat 'Hydeaway 2' & formerly M15 Vanilla On Oct 24, 2009, at 6:40 PM, jcmanfredi@peoplepc.com wrote:
A couple questions from a new, used m15, owner in Yakima, Wa. 1. Has anyone successfully installed and used deck or toerail lifting eyes to lift your m15 with a hoist? I have read a few articles about lifting with shroud toe rail plates; I don't want to do that. I have used web hull slings with previous boats and don't want to do that. I'm thinking about one pad eye bolted through each side of the deck, with 1.5"x1.5"x12" stainless steel backing angle. Would locate 1.5" inside the teak toerail and about 4" rear of the shrouds. Would also use a balancing hoist line back to each cockpit cleat. 2. Does anyone know of a manufactured boat cover with cutouts for montgomery's standard bow and stern rails? thanks, john and candace manfredi _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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