Gary - Yep ... I don't know why I was thinking M15. ??? Ed - Jerry did many different setups over the years. Usually the difference being the traveler,.in the cockpit floor, is further aft from the companionway as boat production progressed (a 70s boat traveler at the companionway and by the 90s the middle of the cockpit). The usual is a t-track with a car to which the mainsheet hardware connects. The make/model changes in addition to how the car is adjusted on the track. This ignores the fact that owner(s) prior to you may have changed the setup. :: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: M6'8" #650 :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com On Wed, Nov 7, 2018, 2:18 PM edwin jenkins <ejenkins1953@gmail.com wrote:
Well I will have to next spring ,for I have it covered for the winter
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From: Gary Oberbeck via montgomery_boats Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 1:52 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: Traveler rigging for Montgomery 17
Ed, I think Dave is referring to a M-15 traveler? If you have a M-17 - there are many types of travelers - can you post a photo of the hardware you have ? We can get it figured from the photo. Thanks, Gary O.M-17 Sail# 354 - 'Tiny Purple Fishes' (one of a few that has had the traveler removed!)
-----Original Message----- From: Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wed, Nov 7, 2018 10:52 am Subject: Re: M_Boats: Traveler rigging for Montgomery 17
Ed.
The traveler is a 1/4" line with a block similar to a Harken #2649 (rope traveler block). I don't have the length of the line, but it needs to be set so when you pull the mainsheet tight the aft end of the boom is just at the aft quarter (tighter makes the boat sail worse - I've found many M15s where the main is oversheeted because of a too short mainsheet traveler). A M15 owner can share the length.
The tie an 8-knot in one end. Run line through one of the transom holes (by the aft end of the combing); run line through the block, run line through the second (opposite) transom hole and tie an 8-knot.
:: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: M6'8" #650 :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com
On Wed, Nov 7, 2018, 6:46 AM Edward Cazier <edward.cazier@gmail.com wrote:
Greetings all - I have a 1981 Montgomery 17 (Scooby Doo - sail #888) that has been recently repainted (need to create a page and upload photos - she looks great!). Unfortunately, the boat yard that did the work returned several elements of the rigging in a chaotic state. I have been able to fix all of the chaos, except for the traveler. Would someone send a photo / direct me to a page on the Montgomery website with a photo of the correct rigging for the traveler?
Thanks,
Ed