Thanks for all the spreader tips (no pun). I'll try them out when it warms up a little. By the way I noticed a thread from last year asking about Montgomery owners in Minnesota. I sail on the St Croix River out of Bayport. I've thought about a flotilla to Lake Pepin some day. The Apostle Islands are also on my list. Steve On January 20, 2015, at 5:01 PM, Tom Smith <openboatt@gmail.com> wrote: Brion Toss, who might know as much about spreaders as jerry, agrees. If the spreader is angled properly (bisecting the angle formed by the shrouds), it functions as a pure compression member. On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 9:39 AM, <jerry@jerrymontgomery.org> wrote:
Steve- are your spreaders the factory-supplied ones with the plastic tips? If so, I'd move them up to bisect the angle and tighten the screws; if not, move them up and wrap them tightly with light stainless wire, then wrap with tape to save your genoa. I'm sure a bit of droop wouldn't hurt a thing, but the book says to bisect the angle so it's important to be cool.
-----Original Message----- From: GARY M HYDE Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 9:20 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Spreaders
My M17 spreaders are horizontal as those of most sloops seem to be. They work just fine.
~~~_/)~~~ Gary Sent from my iPhone :-)
On Jan 19, 2015, at 9:21 PM, Steven C. Gordon <stevencgordon@gmail.com> wrote:
I bought an M17 (#494) last spring. It has been a great little boat, regularly sailing past much larger ones. One thing has been nagging me though -- the mast spreaders are perpendicular to the mast or maybe even droop a bit. Normally they should tilt slightly upward so they bisect the angle of the upper shroud with equal angles above and below the spreader. Is this (perpendicular spreaders) normal for the M17 or do I need to somehow adjust the mast fittings? They don't appear to be bent or adjustable. Any thoughts?
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