Stainless steel bolts are readily available at Ace Hardware. A wing nut would be satisfactory, but I just feel more secure with a lock nut and washer, probably because most of my mechanical experience is in aviation. Clarence Andrews M-17 Carpe Ventum ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roberta Dvorscak" <edarts93@earthlink.net> To: "'For and about Montgomery Sailboats'" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 3:51 PM Subject: RE: M_Boats: mast foot
Congratulations on bringing the new baby home! The "pin" for attaching the mast on my M17 is a 3/8" (I believe) ss bolt with a wing nut. The bolt goes through the slot and the hole near the base of the mast. Mark Dvorscak M17 Grace M23 Faith
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+edarts93=earthlink.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+edarts93=earthlink.net@mailman.xmission .com] On Behalf Of Gilbert Landin Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 12:16 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: RE: M_Boats: mast foot
I just got my new(to me) Monty 17 home, my wife had to drag me out of the boat last night, since it was pretty cold. I am still wondering about a lot of things. Most importantly I realized this morning on my first attempt to unraveal and step the mast, that I cant find the mast pin. My mast has one hole approx. 6" from the bottom and the "plate" has both a slide and a bolt hole. does the mast attach thru the slide or the single hole?
| 0| single hole | || | side view | || | slide |_____|
I am looking at close-ups of mast foot photos but can not find any
gilbert
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