The method Jerry mentions is the approach I use to secure both port and starboard hatches. I spliced in a bit of shock cord using constrictor knots that shorten up the lines to introduce a little tension and thus make the line/cleat attachment more positive. Probably overkill, but it works well. I secure these lines when the boat is unattended, but if some creep wants to break into my boat, he or she is going to do a lot less damage than if they have to hammer off locks and hasps and that kind of stuff. The upside of small boat sailing is thieving jerks go for the big boats first anyway... t t _/\_ On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 5:33 PM, jerry montgomery <jerry@jerrymontgomery.org>wrote:
David- on the last few years of production I set up a lashing system for the cockpit hatches- copied it from an owner- that used a strap eye on the forward inboard corner with a line running from it fwd to a clam cleat by the companaionway hatch. Worked great and they're using it on the Sages.
jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Grah" <d_b_grah@yahoo.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 3:41 PM Subject: M_Boats: How to keep water out
This discussion reminds me I have been wanting to put a latch on my port locker that opens into the cabin on my Montgomery 15. My concern is the clearance for the nuts to hold whatever it is I use between the locker hatch and the cockpit seat. It seems there isn't much room there, possibly not enough for nuts to secure the hasps and latches I have found online and in catalogs. My boat is a 1986 model.
Could anyone share photos or details how they have added latches or hasps to these lockers on a Montgomery 15? Information on if the nuts interfere when the locker is closed would be interesting.
Thanks very much in advance.
David Grah Bishop California Montgomery 15 - Sky
From: Ronald McNeil <ronaldwmcneil@yahoo.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: M_Boats: How to keep water out Message-ID: <1394383484.71669.YahooMailNeo@web163603.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
I was participating in the races with the AZ Lake Pleasant Yacht Club on Saturday. With winds of 14-16 and gusts to 20, were doing everything pretty well with PFD's on, the companion way closed up, the main reefed and the gene at about 90%. We made it to the windward mark comfortably, then on the down wind run we opened the gene to 150% and that was fine as well. But we were then over confident and wanting to compete, so we kept the gene out for the windward run to the finish line.? Then we go hit by a gust and before we could release the sheets our mast nearly touched down and we took on a good amount of water. I don't know how much of our sail hit the water, I was too busy scrambling to?stay in the boat, but I know we were nearly vertical for a moment.?After coming back up the water was below the top of the bench seats and companion way, but after bailing out we realized we had a lot of water in every locker and the bilge was full.? I?don't think the lockers swung open especially not all 3 and I do have some cheep weather stripping on them which creates a little suction when opening them, so I don't know how we got so much water inside them. Please let me know if anyone can advise on best ways to seal the lockers. I'm also considering adding a bilge and a cockpit pump if anyone can advise on that.
Thanks,? Ron McNeil M17/Jackpot/#675
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