That happened on my M-15 several years ago and I was able to drop the mast and jerry rig a fitting from a small bolt and washer I picked up at the local True Value hardware. Now that I have the information from Dave Scobie's e-mail I will probably order a regular fitting and replace the bolt and washer that have worked for many years. I think Odell Lake is a motor free lake, did you have a paddle? Steve M-15 # 335 -----Original Message----- From: doug Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 7:48 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: broken forestay mast fitting My forestay mast fitting broke and I found out when the mast was down or it could have been more serious. I jury rigged a fitting in order to enjoy some sailing this last weekend on Odell Lake, Oregon. But now I need to know how to permanently replace this fitting where the forestay attaches to the mast. I would appreciate any ideas on that one. All there is left is the oblong hole in the mast where the fitting used to be. =