dittoes on Jerry Montgomery. When I replaced my backstay, Jerry kindly shortened the upper and lengthened the splits a few inches so that I can now flip my tiller up/down through even when the rudder is in the raised position. A nice, simple improvement in my eyes. Tod M17 #408 BuscaBrisas -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Wudnboatlovr@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:47 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Short Back Stay Needed Hi All: I need to replace the two short sections of the backstay on my M-17. I would appreciate receiving suggestions as to the best place to get them. Thanks, Leif Eriksson hsgleif@aol.com _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats