Tom did you ever get dropbox going? I'd love to see pictures of your boat details. We should have a boat tour from everyone! I've never even seen another Monty. Not only that, this is the first "real" sailboat I've ever had a chance to look at so closely so I'm sort of like the blind man inspecting an elephant. It has been raining everyday and very still here so I'm just waiting for a good day to go when all the stars align. I know El Nino is totally ready to go, just details now. Jazzy On Feb 29, 2016 5:40 AM, "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
A word of advice, don't wait until the list is done to go sailing. It never will be done, you will never go sailingš©. I looked at your image again and it also reminded me of some sort of tabernacle for a very large mast. The wooden mast wound have to have a cross tang to catch the uprights on your deck post though or it would just swing through and land on your car roof. Also the position would be for a cat rig. An interesting contraption. Maybe there is a maker stamp on the bottom of it that would point to its original intended use. Perhaps it has nothing to do with sailing and some shade tree tinkerer thought it would repurpose just right where it is. "Curiouser and curiouser", said Alice.
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On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 11:57 PM, Jazzy <jazzydaze@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks, added to the to do list..damn that list is long!
Jazz On Feb 28, 2016 8:25 PM, "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
Jazz, Pull off the existing samson post and check the bolt holes against those of a 6 inch hershoff deck cleat aimed fore and aft. If the holes are widely separated use the standard drill out and fill with epoxy trick. If the cleat holes are close to the existing holes you may be able to reuse the holes and not have to drill new ones. I have some 1/8 inch ss plate so would make two identical plates one for inside, one for outside and drill holes to match the existing. I would then bolt the cleat to the top plate. No new holes, nice big pads top and bottom to spread the load on a balsa cored deck. Have fun. Tom B
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On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 9:25 PM, Jazzy <jazzydaze@gmail.com> wrote:
Ok got it. Is it oriented bow to stern, or side to side? I still have the original cleats aft, they seem to be aluminum and are silver. I'm wondering about plugging the holes from the current setup. Is that a 3m job or will I be fiberglassing painting etc...? On Feb 28, 2016 6:47 PM, "Stanley Wheatley" <swwheatley@comcast.net> wrote:
The original bow cleat was a 4-5" black anodized aluminum horn cleat, same as what might still be on your boat's stern quarters. I replaced mine with the 6" version of the following (I'm partial to Suncor because they are local to me):
http://www.suncorstainless.com/herreshoff-cleat
Note that they also sell ready made backing plates. You might be able to justify an 8" bow cleat on an M17. Anything larger than that would be way too big.
-----Original Message----- From: Jazzy Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2016 8:48 PM To: GILASAILR@aol.com ; For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Anchor deck hardware..
What's it supposed to look like?
Pardon my ignorance and 10000 questions Jazz On Feb 28, 2016 5:16 PM, "GILASAILR--- via montgomery_boats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Jazz, Best for the boat and your shins would be to remove it and replace
with correct cleat (fasteners are undersized at current install) potential for SERIOUS deck damage if heavily loaded. Have Fun Go sailing. GO
In a message dated 2/28/2016 6:12:03 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, jazzydaze@gmail.com writes:
Hmmmm...Smit Bracket. Similar. ..
Jazz