Very Clever!! Amazing how we bring in other activities into trailer sailing, i.e., kayaking, backpacking, etc. Joe SeaFrog ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Smith To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 4:43 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Advice needed Hi Joe. You are correct, that can be a problem (banging the seat, actually, which is problematic whether you raise the block or not...). I solved it to my satisfaction by enclosing the entire mechanism in a kayak pogie. That's the neoprene thingee boaters use in cold weather to attach to the shaft of the paddle to keep their hands warm. I had a pair hanging around from my whitewater kayaking days. The lines exit the pogie up and down through where the paddle shaft was, the the control line exits where the boater inserted his or her hand. Works pretty good. tom On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Joe Murphy <seagray@embarqmail.com> wrote:
Tom, With the mechanism raised like that do you experience any banging on the cockpit walls?? Joe SeaFrog
----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Smith To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 12:29 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Advice needed
You will like this set-up. I switched to this car copying Larry Yake a few years back. Excellent control upgrade.
A small mod I did is attach my main sheet via a short climbing strap to bring the mechanism up to about seat level. I think this change makes freeing the sheet much easier. Just my 2 cents. Tom
On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 7:42 AM, Tim Diebert <tim@timtone.com> wrote:
"Thanks, Bob. Actually, when I drill holes in the boat, I measure about twenty times, check the drill bit, think about it some more, measure a few more times just to be sure, crack a beer, take a walk, check the weather, then decide to do it tomorrow ....." Rick M-17 #633 Lynne L
HA! ~:0)