Hi: What is the measurement of the M15 forestay? Want to check with others before I order a new one. And, where do most of you get shroulds and forestays? Thanks, Pete WinterSky (Zimowsky) San Juan Islander lost inland - an old salty stuck in the sagebrush outdoors writer and photographer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pzimowsky Twitter: @zimosoutdoors The Northwest Outdoors Journey: https://outdoorsnorthwest.home.blog/2019/03/13/the-journey-begins/ "We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"
Ok ... bit of M15 history - "the only change I [Jerry Montgomery] ever made to the standing rigging during the production life of the boat [M15] was to increase the length of the forestay about an inch and shorten the shrouds about half that much. Initially, there was an amazing coincidence in that all three wires were nearly the same length; plenty close enough so that the stay adjusters would take up the difference if the forestay was set in one of the last two holes. Only problem was that new sailors would try to balance all the wires to as close to the center of the adjusters as possible which set up the mast too plumb; the 15 sails best with the mast raked aft. As soon as I became aware that people were doing this I simply lengthened the forestay and shortened the shrouds, encouraging owners to set up the mast with a little rake. I hate to see Montgomery boats going slow!" So, Pete, with the above stated measure your existing forestay and just duplicate the existing length. West Marine rigging can make a new one, or any rigging shop. If possible send your old shroud so the new one is exactly the same. :: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - m15namedscred.wordpress.com <<-- new site! On Sat, Jun 26, 2021, 6:52 AM Peter Zimowsky via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Hi: What is the measurement of the M15 forestay? Want to check with others before I order a new one. And, where do most of you get shroulds and forestays? Thanks,
Pete WinterSky (Zimowsky)
San Juan Islander lost inland - an old salty stuck in the sagebrush
outdoors writer and photographer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pzimowsky Twitter: @zimosoutdoors The Northwest Outdoors Journey: https://outdoorsnorthwest.home.blog/2019/03/13/the-journey-begins/
"We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"
I've done well ordering from Rigging Only: https://www.riggingandhardware.com/default.aspx Helpful knowledgeable staff, quick service, reasonable prices, quality rigging (don't know if/how the pandemic has affected them so YMMV right now). Over several years replaced stays and then shrouds on my M17, ordering from them after measuring at least three times, and then once more for good measure (pun intended). I don't need any standing rigging for the foreseeable future but I'd order from them again if I did. cheers, John On 6/26/21 6:52 AM, Peter Zimowsky via montgomery_boats wrote:
Hi: What is the measurement of the M15 forestay? Want to check with others before I order a new one. And, where do most of you get shroulds and forestays? Thanks,
Pete WinterSky (Zimowsky)
San Juan Islander lost inland - an old salty stuck in the sagebrush
outdoors writer and photographer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pzimowsky Twitter: @zimosoutdoors The Northwest Outdoors Journey: https://outdoorsnorthwest.home.blog/2019/03/13/the-journey-begins/
"We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"
-- John Schinnerer - M.A., Whole Systems Design -------------------------------------------- - Eco-Living - Whole Systems Design Services People - Place - Learning - Integration john@eco-living.net - 510.982.1334 http://eco-living.net http://sociocracyconsulting.com
Thanks everyone. Appreciate it. Pete WinterSky (Zimowsky) San Juan Islander lost inland - an old salty stuck in the sagebrush outdoors writer and photographer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pzimowsky Twitter: @zimosoutdoors The Northwest Outdoors Journey: https://outdoorsnorthwest.home.blog/2019/03/13/the-journey-begins/ "We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"
On Jun 26, 2021, at 9:46 AM, John Schinnerer via montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
I've done well ordering from Rigging Only: https://www.riggingandhardware.com/default.aspx
Helpful knowledgeable staff, quick service, reasonable prices, quality rigging (don't know if/how the pandemic has affected them so YMMV right now).
Over several years replaced stays and then shrouds on my M17, ordering from them after measuring at least three times, and then once more for good measure (pun intended).
I don't need any standing rigging for the foreseeable future but I'd order from them again if I did.
cheers, John
On 6/26/21 6:52 AM, Peter Zimowsky via montgomery_boats wrote:
Hi: What is the measurement of the M15 forestay? Want to check with others before I order a new one. And, where do most of you get shroulds and forestays? Thanks, Pete WinterSky (Zimowsky) San Juan Islander lost inland - an old salty stuck in the sagebrush outdoors writer and photographer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pzimowsky Twitter: @zimosoutdoors The Northwest Outdoors Journey: https://outdoorsnorthwest.home.blog/2019/03/13/the-journey-begins/ "We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"
-- John Schinnerer - M.A., Whole Systems Design -------------------------------------------- - Eco-Living - Whole Systems Design Services People - Place - Learning - Integration john@eco-living.net - 510.982.1334 http://eco-living.net http://sociocracyconsulting.com
Hi all: P.S. to my thanks for advice. I just want to say that all the people on the Montgomery thread are great and always helpful, even with the simplest of questions. Really appreciate it. Pete WinterSky (Zimowsky) San Juan Islander lost inland - an old salty stuck in the sagebrush outdoors writer and photographer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pzimowsky Twitter: @zimosoutdoors The Northwest Outdoors Journey: https://outdoorsnorthwest.home.blog/2019/03/13/the-journey-begins/ "We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"
On Jun 26, 2021, at 10:03 AM, Peter Zimowsky via montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Thanks everyone. Appreciate it.
Pete WinterSky (Zimowsky)
San Juan Islander lost inland - an old salty stuck in the sagebrush
outdoors writer and photographer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pzimowsky Twitter: @zimosoutdoors The Northwest Outdoors Journey: https://outdoorsnorthwest.home.blog/2019/03/13/the-journey-begins/
"We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"
On Jun 26, 2021, at 9:46 AM, John Schinnerer via montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
I've done well ordering from Rigging Only: https://www.riggingandhardware.com/default.aspx
Helpful knowledgeable staff, quick service, reasonable prices, quality rigging (don't know if/how the pandemic has affected them so YMMV right now).
Over several years replaced stays and then shrouds on my M17, ordering from them after measuring at least three times, and then once more for good measure (pun intended).
I don't need any standing rigging for the foreseeable future but I'd order from them again if I did.
cheers, John
On 6/26/21 6:52 AM, Peter Zimowsky via montgomery_boats wrote:
Hi: What is the measurement of the M15 forestay? Want to check with others before I order a new one. And, where do most of you get shroulds and forestays? Thanks, Pete WinterSky (Zimowsky) San Juan Islander lost inland - an old salty stuck in the sagebrush outdoors writer and photographer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pzimowsky Twitter: @zimosoutdoors The Northwest Outdoors Journey: https://outdoorsnorthwest.home.blog/2019/03/13/the-journey-begins/ "We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"
-- John Schinnerer - M.A., Whole Systems Design -------------------------------------------- - Eco-Living - Whole Systems Design Services People - Place - Learning - Integration john@eco-living.net - 510.982.1334 http://eco-living.net http://sociocracyconsulting.com
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