Thanks a bunch! jerry <jerry@jerrymontgomery.org> wrote:

martha- Sounds like an even bend to me, but you should easily be able to see it; just take the mast off the boat and sight down it and get a saw horse, or move the couch out in the front yard. Two people should be able to easily do the job on a 15.

jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: <SALGLESSER@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 3:44 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: bent mast due to major screw up.

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Hi Martha,

I think you should be able to visually see a kink. Bend a straw slowly until it "kinks". There should be an obvious crease.

sal

In a message dated 6/18/2011 3:27:27 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, marthaekwurtzel@aol.com writes:

Thank you Sal.

This weekend I made quite few mistakes. Thank goodness the M-15 is forgiving.

I am going to have to research this, but love the idea of jumping on the mast. Sure enough when loaded on the trailer the mast had a definite "swoop" to it, and really wanted to lay in it's resting place only in one position.

Kinked tube? Is that a visual diagnostic I can make myself?

Martha

-----Original Message----- From: SALGLESSER <SALGLESSER@aol.com> To: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sat, Jun 18, 2011 3:13 pm Subject: Re: M_Boats: bent mast due to major screw up.

Hi Martha,

Probably the first mistake you ever made?

I think the major question would be if the tube is kinked? If the tube isn't kinked, you might be able to straighten it. We had a Monty come through the Sage Marine boat house a few weeks ago with a bent mast. Jerry and

Dave set the mast on the ground with props and jumped on it until is was straight. Worked just fine and the boat went on to sail.

Maybe we can Jerry to chime in with his "tricks"?

sal

M15 - "Justus" - 1986 - #361 S17 - "Air Born" - 2011 - #001

In a message dated 6/18/2011 11:24:42 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, marthaekwurtzel@aol.com writes:

Yesterday while waiting to load my M-15 at a crowded boat launch, I failed to notice an overhanging tree branch and backed the boat's mast right into a high branch, just catching the tip of the mast and bending it forward in a severe curve from the halfway point upwards. Screams from the crowd ensued and although just a few feet had been traveled the Oak Tree did not give way and the mast now has a forward lean which seems to originate at about the half way point curving possibly 3 or 4 degrees..

I am crushed to have allowed such a stupid error. Can damage to the mast like this be corrected?

Sign me,

long- time- sailor- who-should- have- know- better.

Martha

2001 M-15 Knot Head. Bone-head)

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