Just finished a sail and used the topping lift I installed per Dave Scobie (with the Clamcleat 203 junior). Works like a charm. Thanks all. Jeff Johnston *Wrinkles* - M15 #176 On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 6:53 PM, Joe Murphy <seagray@embarqmail.com> wrote:
I would probably use #10 s/s Scews. Tap the hole and coat the screw with tef gel. That will stave off the galvanic corrosion. JOe SeaFrog M17 ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeffrey Johnston To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 4:26 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Topping Lift
Thanks all; I just ordered the parts and line from West Marine. Will do the job when they arrive.
Question: I have stainless strap eyes ordered (for mast and boom) which come with #8 screw fasteners. Is the screw method OK or ought I use pop rivets?
Jeff
On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 11:26 AM, W David Scobie <wdscobie@yahoo.com> wrote:
you can use a 'clamcleat' 203 junior to construct a topping lift for the boom. just requires a strap eye installed just below the masthead (your choice port or starboard side of mast), another strap eye at the end of the boom, the CL203 and a 3/16" line. this is outlined on the Clamcleat www-site -
http://www.clamcleat.com/cleats/cleat_details.asp?theid2=5
see the picture on the above www-sited titled 'Inovative [sic] use for low-cost dinghy vang ...'
tie the line to the strap eye at the masthead. run the line through the fastener holes on the CL203 (make sure the fairlead is facing the boom), run the line through the strap eye at the boom end, run the line through the CL203's fairlead.
the above system is nice as you don't have a long line running from the boom, up to the masthead and then back down to the mast and run to the cockpit. having that long line going up and then down is added windage and weight aloft. you also don't need a block at the masthead, bock at the foot of the mast, turning block to lead the line aft, and a cleat at the cockpit (weight and windwage). the system is also cheaper as you buy a shorter length of line and less hardware. the system is also K.I.S.S.
:: Dave Scobie
--- On Sat, 6/16/12, Jeffrey Johnston <frjeff@gmail.com> wrote:
My Monty 15 is the first sailboat I've had with no topping lift. Our first sail was yesterday (great fun) and I have a question.
We rig in the launch parking lot, launch the boat, motor out the channel to open water, hoist sail and the fun begins. With no topping lift, the boom simply lays down in the cockpit on one of the seats. Although workable, it takes up a fair amount of space and is a bit awkward.
Am I missing something insofar as doing it this way. What do you all do and use to alleviate this? Might the main halyard be used to hold up the boom during this motoring time?
Or, am I just being to bothered by a small detail? * * *Jeff+* Molōn labe!
-- *Jeff+* Molōn labe!
-- *Jeff+* Molōn labe!