Hi Gerry, When you rig your boat, there are sure a lot of options. And some of these will be hard to know before you actually start sailing. Are you going to want to race? Or just leisurely cruise? Things like backstay tensioners, and other go fast goodies are available. Regardless, we have loved Harken Hexaratchets-- they sure make less pull force needed on the main sheet during lively sailing when you can't clear the sheet. We've had them on boats from 15' to 22'. Great question on the slot cutout to insert the sale slugs. You must determine where your boom is going to sit. It is not uncommon to see people trying to fix the problem in that area by adding aluminum or stainless plates to fill the area where they didn't want the slot. We had a boat where unless you had major tension on the main halyard, the gooseneck would pop out of the slot. This didn't help light air sailing when you would want to reduce the tension on the main halyard! Burt Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 19, 2019, at 10:51 AM, <swwheatley@comcast.net> <swwheatley@comcast.net> wrote:
Running rigging specs are largely a matter of personal preference and the layout of your particular boat, so I wouldn't worry about finding a one-size-fits-all list of materials.
The masthead sheaves on older M17s were sized for wire/rope halyards. These days, I think most people do what I do, which is use an all-rope halyard made of low-stretch line, typically 1/4". Ideally, you would change the sheaves, but I didn't and they work reasonably well with the 1/4" line. I have been using Stay-Set X, but there are newer alternatives, some of which might let you go down to 3/16", which, among other advantages, would fit the sheaves even better. I'm sure others will weigh in with suggestions along those lines.
For the mainsheet, I think most people use their preferred brand of 3/8" line. I use 3/8" for the jib/genoa sheets too, but the more race oriented types prefer a lighter line for that application. If your boat still uses the o.e. clam cleats for the reefing lines, the lines need to be sized to match; can't remember right now if that is 1/8" or 3/16". I do not have a boom vang or a line control traveler, but if I did I probably would use 1/4" line there.
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com> On Behalf Of Gerry Lempicki via montgomery_boats Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 8:57 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: M-17 Rigging Instructions?
Hi everyone, I bought a 1974 M17 over the winter. It needs some work to be ready to go. I’m figuring some things out, but I am confused about how the running rigging was originally run and set up. And actually what size/material was used too. The sheaves in the masthead have fairly small grooves. It doesn’t appear that I got any halyards or lines with the boat. I see the rigging instructions for the M-15; is there anything similar out there for the M-17? I’ve had no luck searching. Or a list of materials needed to replace all running rigging? Thanks for any input on this. Gerry