----- Original Message ----- From: Wayne Yeargain To: MC Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 9:23 PM Subject: Re: M17 IN GARAGE Thanks for the input I'm not giving up on getting my 17 into my garage, sure would make it easier to work on it. We must think alike I too want to put a stern rail on my boat but don't think I can access the area to tighten the nuts. Any ideas on this? Wayne ----- Original Message ----- From: MC To: Wayne Yeargain Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 11:50 AM Subject: Re: M17 IN GARAGE Hello Wayne, My garage door is just a tad over 7 feet. Here's what I did. When I first tried to get the boat in I found that the boat on the trailer was too high by a little over two inches, so the very first time I just deflated the tires and lowered the trailer tongue on a small dolly. The dolly was only three inches above the floor level. The boat slid in easily. Once it was inside the garage I re-inflated the tires, leveled the trailer and took measurements. I found that if I adjusted the trailer bunks down by two and half inches everything would fit just fine. The biggest part of the problem was building a hoist with from 2 x 4s in the garage to lift the boat off the trailer 27 inches, rebuilding the trailer and them lowering the boat back on the trailer. Once that was done I removed the single keel roller on the front and back cross frames go if the trailer. Both where welded on top. I then rewelded them on the side of the cross framing. So now instead of the single roller being on the top of the trailer framing I have two on the side of the stern cross frame position and one at the bow cross frame position. At the moment I do have the bow pulpit off as I am re-bedding and putting larger back up plates. I have written to Mike Erg on a stern railing for the M-17 . It does not have to very high, I think only 18 inches. Just enough to grab on to or to make a nice little wind break. This is the smallest sail boat I have owned. I do like its design. I wish I could have talked to the designed before he died . Like getting access to under the cockpit floor. It is hard to imagine trying to make this kind of boat for so little amount of money. The system they have to put these little boats together must be an example of efficiency. MC