Tom A topping lift may not be necessary but they sure make life easier. I wouldn't own a boat without one Eldor M17 Motu iti -----Original Message----- From: Tom Frei <tom.frei@gmail.com> To: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tue, Jul 26, 2011 1:07 pm Subject: M_Boats: topping lift question Hi all. I'm a new owner of an 1981 M17. Works great. But I have a uestion about a topping lift. Should I have one? It is currently rigged ithout, but that is because I just rigged it the way the previous owner igged the mast. Seems to me there is no reason not to have one. It would certainly keep the oom up when lowering and reefing the main. Am I right? -tom ______________________________________________ ttp://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats When posting, remember that there is no privacy on the Internet!