Mine is mounted on the opposite side of the hydraulic ram. Fits perfect and works great. Randy Sommerfeld M17 No Worries. -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Tom Jenkins Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 4:35 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: boom crutch Hello out there, I am finally installing my IdaSailor adjustable boom crutch on my IdaSailor rudder, and the spacers do not seem big enough to clear the tubing from the hydraulic kickup ram on the port side (where the picture Bob sent me shows the unit mounted). If anyone out there has one of these units, could you tell me if your crutch is mounted on the opposite side from the ram? Maybe the rudders have changed since I got mine. Thanks, Tom Jenkins 2004 M17 Scintilla _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!