hello Gents, I use a simple method. I put a piece of carpet around the mast, coil the shrouds and use sail ties to secure them to the mast. The carpet keeps the shrouds from chaffing against the mast, metal to metal. It keeps everything coiled nicely. It tales 2-3 minutes. Regards, Randy W. M15 #194
chbenneck@juno.com 06/24/02 08:53AM >>> Craig,
Sorry I can't give you an exact time to coil shrouds, but it's a reasonably fast process. I'd estimate it won't take more than 5 minutes if you have strips of plastic shopping bags precut, and a roll of duct tape lying on the sail locker. On the M15 you are only coiling the forestay and the two shrouds. When I've finished coiling them I fasten the coils to the horizontal mast - again using my plastic bag strips and duct tape. They ride happily that way for the distances I travel - 250 miles up to Lake Champlain and back. If I were going cross country, I'd probably remove all shrouds and stow them, coiled, in the cabin. After a trip like that, half an hour more to rerig everything is perfectly acceptable. It saves on wear and tear on the trip. Connie _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
Sounds reasonable, Randy and Connie, even on the 17'. Thanks! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Watkins" <watkins@odpemail.tamu.edu> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 10:56 AM Subject: Rigging hello Gents, I use a simple method. I put a piece of carpet around the mast, coil the shrouds and use sail ties to secure them to the mast. The carpet keeps the shrouds from chaffing against the mast, metal to metal. It keeps everything coiled nicely. It tales 2-3 minutes. Regards, Randy W. M15 #194
chbenneck@juno.com 06/24/02 08:53AM >>>
Craig, Sorry I can't give you an exact time to coil shrouds, but it's a reasonably fast process. I'd estimate it won't take more than 5 minutes if you have strips of plastic shopping bags precut, and a roll of duct tape lying on the sail locker. On the M15 you are only coiling the forestay and the two shrouds. When I've finished coiling them I fasten the coils to the horizontal mast - again using my plastic bag strips and duct tape. They ride happily that way for the distances I travel - 250 miles up to Lake Champlain and back. If I were going cross country, I'd probably remove all shrouds and stow them, coiled, in the cabin. After a trip like that, half an hour more to rerig everything is perfectly acceptable. It saves on wear and tear on the trip. Connie
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