Chips are flying, the sawdust is every where and the metal filings from the drilling are sticking in my shoes. I am a happy hacker I posted some pictures on http://montgomeryowners.com/gallery/index.php?cat=10055. Lots of progress even though it was -4 deg F when I got up this AM. The bow eye should be about 2 inchs above the water line but that puts it in a very awkward spot inside. I had to cut two access ports and still have a hard time getting the nuts on. My first attempt at shorting the shrouds was a real joke. I might be able to salvage a couple on the next try but I sure appreciate the quality of Jerry's work. I guess I will have to send him some money. I will likely raise the mast on Monday and string up the sail outline to confirm the sail layout and then order the sails. I will mark all of the locations for all of the deck hardware while the mast is up so I can drill a lot more holes in the deck. Enjoy Doug Kelch "Seas the Day" M15G #1
Doug, Looks like a great conversion.? Can't wait to see it under sail. John -----Original Message----- From: Doug Kelch <doug_kelch@yahoo.com> To: Montgomery <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 6:33 pm Subject: M_Boats: Gaff rig progress Chips are flying, the sawdust is every where and the metal filings from the drilling are sticking in my shoes.? I am a happy hacker I posted some pictures on http://montgomeryowners.com/gallery/index.php?cat=10055. Lots of progress even though it was -4 deg F when I got up this AM. The bow eye should be about 2 inchs above the water line but that puts it in a very awkward spot inside.? I had to cut two access ports and still have a hard time getting the nuts on. My first attempt at shorting the shrouds was a real joke.? I might be able to salvage a couple on the next try but I sure appreciate the quality of Jerry's work.? I guess I will have to send him some money. I will likely raise the mast on Monday and string up the sail outline to confirm the sail layout and then order the sails. I will mark all of the locations for all of the deck hardware while the mast is up so I can drill a lot more holes in the deck. Enjoy Doug Kelch "Seas the Day" M15G #1 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!
On Jan 17, 2009, at 6:33 PM, Doug Kelch wrote:
Doug A sailing buddy painted a mast to look like it was wood. He took a piece of wood and finished it to a fine finish, then took it to an auto paint store and had it scan for a close match. This might look good with the fife rail (as if you need more work). If you want to paint the mast I can get you more info on how he did this. He paints autos for a living also boats including my old J24 so he knows what he's doing.
Good Luck with the gaff rig Maylon M15 #264
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