Hi All, I want to thank everyone for all the different tips on outfitting my M15. I added the TillerClutch, a tiller extension and a boom vang. I also pulled off the handrails and hatch trim and with the heatgun scraped off the old varnish and oiled the teak, looks great. (Toe rails next year.) For the boom vang I put one of Seals Spars stainless step plates under the mast to avoid drilling another hole in it. The thing is really solid and it raised the mast up just enough to make the side stays too tight. I've read Jerry's rigging tips and plan to loosen everything up so I can get some rake in the mast. My question now is, since I leave the boat at a mooring, do I have to worry about any damage from the mast flopping around with such loose rigging? Should I just tighten up the forestay when I'm done sailing? It gets pretty rough out there at times. Kevin Lynch M15 #200, Wee Fun
An easwy way to tighten things up is to fasten the jib halyard shackle to the stemhead fitting and tighten it up good. That should keep things from flopping around. jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Lynch" <kevnstephanie@verizon.net> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 6:38 PM Subject: M_Boats: loose rigging
Hi All,
I want to thank everyone for all the different tips on outfitting my M15. I added the TillerClutch, a tiller extension and a boom vang. I also pulled off the handrails and hatch trim and with the heatgun scraped off the old varnish and oiled the teak, looks great. (Toe rails next year.) For the boom vang I put one of Seals Spars stainless step plates under the mast to avoid drilling another hole in it. The thing is really solid and it raised the mast up just enough to make the side stays too tight. I've read Jerry's rigging tips and plan to loosen everything up so I can get some rake in the mast. My question now is, since I leave the boat at a mooring, do I have to worry about any damage from the mast flopping around with such loose rigging? Should I just tighten up the forestay when I'm done sailing? It gets pretty rough out there at times.
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What we do is use a turnbuckle on the headstay these days. Set the sidestays for the desired mast rake and adjust the tightness of the rig with the turnbuckle. No problem. Also, if you're on a mooring and have a topping lift, you can simple tension the Mainsheet to take up the slop. (on the old boats with the ladder type stay adjusters) Bob www.montgomeryboats.com (949) 489-8227
From: kevnstephanie@verizon.net To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:38:44 -0400 Subject: M_Boats: loose rigging
Hi All,
I want to thank everyone for all the different tips on outfitting my M15. I added the TillerClutch, a tiller extension and a boom vang. I also pulled off the handrails and hatch trim and with the heatgun scraped off the old varnish and oiled the teak, looks great. (Toe rails next year.) For the boom vang I put one of Seals Spars stainless step plates under the mast to avoid drilling another hole in it. The thing is really solid and it raised the mast up just enough to make the side stays too tight. I've read Jerry's rigging tips and plan to loosen everything up so I can get some rake in the mast. My question now is, since I leave the boat at a mooring, do I have to worry about any damage from the mast flopping around with such loose rigging? Should I just tighten up the forestay when I'm done sailing? It gets pretty rough out there at times.
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The problem with using the mainsheet to keep tension is that there is nothing to keep the mast from flopping from side to side. The mainsheet will only pull on the forestay and will have no effect on the shrouds; this should be obvious. Another way to keep things tight if you're leaving the boat for some time is to simply run a line about head height from one shroud to an other; it will keep things tight simply because the snubber line's own weight will self-adjust the tension. I think putting a turnbuckle on the forestay of the 15 is totally unnecessary and much prefer to set the mast rake with a stay adjuster on the forestay and take out the slack to the desired amount with the shrouds. Only reason to have a turnbuckle is if you need to loosen the forestay to pull the pin when dropping the mast. I much prefer to sail the 15 slack enough to just pull the pin w/o any aid. It's faster, easier, and the boat will go faster. jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Eeg" <montgomeryboats@hotmail.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 11:01 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: loose rigging
What we do is use a turnbuckle on the headstay these days. Set the sidestays for the desired mast rake and adjust the tightness of the rig with the turnbuckle. No problem. Also, if you're on a mooring and have a topping lift, you can simple tension the Mainsheet to take up the slop. (on the old boats with the ladder type stay adjusters)
Bob www.montgomeryboats.com (949) 489-8227
From: kevnstephanie@verizon.net To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:38:44 -0400 Subject: M_Boats: loose rigging
Hi All,
I want to thank everyone for all the different tips on outfitting my M15. I added the TillerClutch, a tiller extension and a boom vang. I also pulled off the handrails and hatch trim and with the heatgun scraped off the old varnish and oiled the teak, looks great. (Toe rails next year.) For the boom vang I put one of Seals Spars stainless step plates under the mast to avoid drilling another hole in it. The thing is really solid and it raised the mast up just enough to make the side stays too tight. I've read Jerry's rigging tips and plan to loosen everything up so I can get some rake in the mast. My question now is, since I leave the boat at a mooring, do I have to worry about any damage from the mast flopping around with such loose rigging? Should I just tighten up the forestay when I'm done sailing? It gets pretty rough out there at times.
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