I have a M `15 and installed a stern pulpit and life lines. I like them for the following reasons: 1. My boom tent gives me more head room. 2. They stop my jib from going over the side. 3. When over nighting, I have plenty of drying space. 4. Can attach weather cloths so that I can take a solar shower. 5. The stern rail has prevented me from falling over board once. Bert Zephyr
Someone had replied that they took their lifelines off because the stancheons flexed the deck and created cracks. What I'm wondering is if this would be a problemthere was a big enough backing plate? I was thinking of puttting a stancheon w/ brace about 6" forward of the coaming and another one mid way to the bow pulpit. Is that just too much of a vulnerable place?? Joe Seafrog M17 ----- Original Message ----- From: <flickasf@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 8:37 AM Subject: M_Boats: life lines
I have a M `15 and installed a stern pulpit and life lines. I like them for the following reasons:
1. My boom tent gives me more head room. 2. They stop my jib from going over the side. 3. When over nighting, I have plenty of drying space. 4. Can attach weather cloths so that I can take a solar shower. 5. The stern rail has prevented me from falling over board once.
Bert Zephyr
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I got the 3 step telescoping windline ladder from West Marine that was listed at $150, but then found a 2 step telescoping windline ladder at Macs Hardware for $25. The bracket construction on that one is not quite as good, but for $125 savings... I took the 3 step back. I figure all you really need to be able to do is belly up onto the stern, but then I may be more agile than some... That'll be my first installation next spring when it warms up! On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Joe Murphy <seagray@embarqmail.com> wrote:
Someone had replied that they took their lifelines off because the stancheons flexed the deck and created cracks. What I'm wondering is if this would be a problemthere was a big enough backing plate? I was thinking of puttting a stancheon w/ brace about 6" forward of the coaming and another one mid way to the bow pulpit. Is that just too much of a vulnerable place?? Joe Seafrog M17
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To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 8:37 AM
Subject: M_Boats: life lines
I have a M `15 and installed a stern pulpit and life lines. I like them for the following reasons:
1. My boom tent gives me more head room. 2. They stop my jib from going over the side. 3. When over nighting, I have plenty of drying space. 4. Can attach weather cloths so that I can take a solar shower. 5. The stern rail has prevented me from falling over board once.
Bert Zephyr
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is this ladder a marine type? non-marine in a saltwater or freshwater environment will quickly degrade. dave scobie M17 #375 - SWEET PEA visit SWEET PEA's www-site: http://www.m17-375.webs.com --- On Wed, 11/25/09, Chris Smith <chris.r.smith@gmail.com> wrote: I got the 3 step telescoping windline ladder from West Marine that was listed at $150, but then found a 2 step telescoping windline ladder at Macs Hardware for $25. The bracket construction on that one is not quite as good, but for $125 savings... I took the 3 step back. I figure all you really need to be able to do is belly up onto the stern, but then I may be more agile than some... That'll be my first installation next spring when it warms up!
As far as I can tell, it is. It has exactly the same markings as the West Marine one. I'll have to look at it again, but IIRC it says it is on the label. I, too, thought it was pretty odd that it was so cheap. So, this is the one<http://www.windline.com/index.php?act=viewmodels&prod=37>that I returned to West Marine, and this one<http://www.iboats.com/Garelick_Out_Of_Sight/dm/cart_id.055455613--session_id.407423798--view_id.38727>looks exactly like the one I got -I swear it says windline on it, though. I made new stainless brackets for it, so we'll see how much modding I'll need to get them to work properly. Yay metalwork! On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 12:41 PM, W David Scobie <wdscobie@yahoo.com> wrote:
is this ladder a marine type? non-marine in a saltwater or freshwater environment will quickly degrade.
dave scobie M17 #375 - SWEET PEA visit SWEET PEA's www-site: http://www.m17-375.webs.com
--- On Wed, 11/25/09, Chris Smith <chris.r.smith@gmail.com> wrote:
I got the 3 step telescoping windline ladder from West Marine that was listed at $150, but then found a 2 step telescoping windline ladder at Macs Hardware for $25. The bracket construction on that one is not quite as good, but for $125 savings... I took the 3 step back. I figure all you really need to be able to do is belly up onto the stern, but then I may be more agile than some...
That'll be my first installation next spring when it warms up!
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Thanks Chris, I'm thinking the three step from the Potter site, it's $120 plus shipping as I recall. I think I need at least three steps as we will use the ladder frequently (lots of swimming) and I become less agile each year. Ken M15 #128 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Smith" <chris.r.smith@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 10:04 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: life lines
I got the 3 step telescoping windline ladder from West Marine that was listed at $150, but then found a 2 step telescoping windline ladder at Macs Hardware for $25. The bracket construction on that one is not quite as good, but for $125 savings... I took the 3 step back. I figure all you really need to be able to do is belly up onto the stern, but then I may be more agile than some...
That'll be my first installation next spring when it warms up!
On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Joe Murphy <seagray@embarqmail.com> wrote:
Someone had replied that they took their lifelines off because the stancheons flexed the deck and created cracks. What I'm wondering is if this would be a problemthere was a big enough backing plate? I was thinking of puttting a stancheon w/ brace about 6" forward of the coaming and another one mid way to the bow pulpit. Is that just too much of a vulnerable place?? Joe Seafrog M17
----- Original Message ----- From: <flickasf@aol.com>
To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 8:37 AM
Subject: M_Boats: life lines
I have a M `15 and installed a stern pulpit and life lines. I like them for the following reasons:
1. My boom tent gives me more head room. 2. They stop my jib from going over the side. 3. When over nighting, I have plenty of drying space. 4. Can attach weather cloths so that I can take a solar shower. 5. The stern rail has prevented me from falling over board once.
Bert Zephyr
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How did you retroinstall stern pulpit -you would have to be very small to get to the stern of my 15 to attach backing plates ( my cockpit lockers are still there), and did you use a stock pulpit? ________________________________ From: "flickasf@aol.com" <flickasf@aol.com> To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 8:37:51 AM Subject: M_Boats: life lines I have a M `15 and installed a stern pulpit and life lines. I like them for the following reasons: 1. My boom tent gives me more head room. 2. They stop my jib from going over the side. 3. When over nighting, I have plenty of drying space. 4. Can attach weather cloths so that I can take a solar shower. 5. The stern rail has prevented me from falling over board once. Bert Zephyr _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!
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