A pretty common standard for cleats is that one should be able to lift the boat by the bow and two stern cleats without breaking or pulling off the cleats (or bending the boat). Has anyone tried it with their M15 or M17?
David Fann On Friday, December 28, 2001, at 01:59 PM, Thomas Howe wrote: > Is there any reason why this shouldn't work on a M17? The chainplate > are on > the side of the cabintop, but I would assume that the stresses would be > spread out pretty equally. I have always used slings and chainfalls to > hoist my boats, but if the chainplates would hold the load it would make > the job many times simpler. What kind of attachment to the plates do you > use? S hooks? I'm intrigued by the idea of lifting Osprey II more easily > than my current method, which works but causes some gnashing of teeth > when > I'm trying to locate the straps. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
