Hi Larry, That's a good point. We used our topping lift while reefing our M15 in Havasu. Not having used one before, we were surprised how much it helped. Also, a tipping lift would aid in the using of a tent. We're planning a tent accessory. sal M15 - "Justus" - 1986 - #361 M23 - #2 - being built In a message dated 4/22/2010 8:27:49 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, leyake@juno.com writes:

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Plus, Sal, with a backstay you can do away with the need for a topping lift if you have a spliced-off section to hook the end of the boom onto just while setting up and taking down.

Well..... your topping lift is used for more than that. For instance, I wouldn't want to tie my boom to one of those snotter lines when I was tying in a reef. You don't want to be tied on to that when raising the main, either. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!