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 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
