I was crouching in the cabin and quite by accident raised up and the hatch popped up. I had been so preoccupied with getting things fixed up on the boat in the 6 months that I owned her that I never realized that the notches in the hatch slides mated up with like notches in the companionway hatch that would allow it to be completely removed. Now the standing head room I was looking for when I found the boat is there-sort of! Jerry was way ahead of Hunter and Catalina on this one! I see the newer models do not have this feature. Does anyone know when it was discontinued and for what reason? Steve Shenkel <>< _/) M17 #263 Glendale, AZ
It's nice of you to bring up this topic. I'm looking at replacing the wood around the companionway with anodized aluminum strips (not as pretty, but lower maintenance) and while I'm at it I could make the modification to do that if I could be convinced it would be a good thing to do. I had forgotten seeing that feature on Howard's Audasea. Also, in the same vein, does anyone have a slick way to pin the sliding hatch on an M-boat in the closed position? Sometimes it likes to creep forward while beating, when the boards aren't in. Tod -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Steve Shenkel Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 9:26 PM To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' Subject: M_Boats: Removeable hatch I was crouching in the cabin and quite by accident raised up and the hatch popped up. I had been so preoccupied with getting things fixed up on the boat in the 6 months that I owned her that I never realized that the notches in the hatch slides mated up with like notches in the companionway hatch that would allow it to be completely removed. Now the standing head room I was looking for when I found the boat is there-sort of! Jerry was way ahead of Hunter and Catalina on this one! I see the newer models do not have this feature. Does anyone know when it was discontinued and for what reason? Steve Shenkel <>< _/) M17 #263 Glendale, AZ _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
I stopped this in 81 when I retooled the 17. A few hatches became frisbees on the freeway and I was afraid of liability. Jerry jerrymontgomery.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Shenkel" <slsail@cox.net> To: "'For and about Montgomery Sailboats'" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 6:26 PM Subject: M_Boats: Removeable hatch I was crouching in the cabin and quite by accident raised up and the hatch popped up. I had been so preoccupied with getting things fixed up on the boat in the 6 months that I owned her that I never realized that the notches in the hatch slides mated up with like notches in the companionway hatch that would allow it to be completely removed. Now the standing head room I was looking for when I found the boat is there-sort of! Jerry was way ahead of Hunter and Catalina on this one! I see the newer models do not have this feature. Does anyone know when it was discontinued and for what reason? Steve Shenkel <>< _/) M17 #263 Glendale, AZ _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
Thanks Jerry, I guess I can understand that, given people's penchant for litigation these days. I was more concerned that I would accidentally pop the thing up at anchor and it would plop into the drink, never to be seen again. I think I will rig up some kind of lanyard to secure it inside the cabin; so that it can still be removable. Steve -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+slsail=cox.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+slsail=cox.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of jerry Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 12:12 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Removeable hatch I stopped this in 81 when I retooled the 17. A few hatches became frisbees on the freeway and I was afraid of liability. Jerry jerrymontgomery.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Shenkel" <slsail@cox.net> To: "'For and about Montgomery Sailboats'" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 6:26 PM Subject: M_Boats: Removeable hatch I was crouching in the cabin and quite by accident raised up and the hatch popped up. I had been so preoccupied with getting things fixed up on the boat in the 6 months that I owned her that I never realized that the notches in the hatch slides mated up with like notches in the companionway hatch that would allow it to be completely removed. Now the standing head room I was looking for when I found the boat is there-sort of! Jerry was way ahead of Hunter and Catalina on this one! I see the newer models do not have this feature. Does anyone know when it was discontinued and for what reason? Steve Shenkel <>< _/) M17 #263 Glendale, AZ _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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