surprised to find that both are quite small
The cavernous (or bottomless) cockpit lockers are a somewhat two-edged sword. They let you get into the hull very easily, but they also let water get in there very easily. I installed a couple of Bomar hatches behind the lockers for access to the hull, but five minutes with a Sawzall will get you the bottomless lockers if you really want them. The way I worked on my centerboard may not be the preferred method: I put the boat on blocks while I worked on the trailer and it fell off them to lie on its side. A better way would be to put it on a Travelift while you looked at it. Giles Morris Arlington VA Vancouver 25 #002 "Dolphin" Montgomery 15 #264 "Umiaq" Sundry kayaks
The Montgomery will hang very nicely suspended by the front and side chain plates and the stern traveler. I hang mine in my garage (eye hooks deeply inserted into overhead joists) by raising the front of the trailer to hook the bow then using come-alongs on the sides tying off a stern line as the stern rises. Once raised lash safety timbers (two to a side) and remove the trailer. I've used this method three times to paint the hull and once to repair the swing keel. I also position a very substantial block an inch or two under the keel so that if anything ever did give way, it wouldn't have more than a few inches to drop. Be careful lowering and raising the centerboard, it will drop like a very heavy rock. Stan M15, #177 Carol II
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