I like having the topping lift. I tighten it up when I drop the main or when reefing to keep the boom from dropping on my noggin. Joe SeaFrog M17 ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Frei To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 2:07 PM Subject: M_Boats: topping lift question Hi all. I'm a new owner of an 1981 M17. Works great. But I have a question about a topping lift. Should I have one? It is currently rigged without, but that is because I just rigged it the way the previous owner rigged the mast. Seems to me there is no reason not to have one. It would certainly keep the boom up when lowering and reefing the main. Am I right? -tom _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats When posting, remember that there is no privacy on the Internet!