A good $10 solution for the time being. If one buys a new Ruddercraft M 15 rudder Joel also produces a telescoping mast carrier that bolts to the frame of the folding rudder. This allows trailering with the rudder installed. Dan Phy has this set up on his M 15 Six. Bob Sent from my iPad On Aug 17, 2013, at 8:58 PM, "stevetrapp" <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Daniel, I took my broken mast crutch and pintle into a welding shop and had it repaired for just a few $, which I think it continues to work better than whatever I might have built at home. Steve M-15 # 335
----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Rich" <danielgrich@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 4:19 PM Subject: M_Boats: Broken Mast Crutch on my M15!
Montypals:
I got home after sailing today and noticed that my mast crutch had broken! One of the welds broke at the gudgeon. So, I need to replace it somehow. It is a metal one that came with the boat. I'm thinking that building a wood one would make some sense here. Anybody got plans for one? How would I attach some kind of pintles at the bottom? Should I just use bolts down there somehow? Any thoughts greatly appreciated!
Daniel Rich M15 #208 "Kestrel" danielgrich@gmail.com