Thanks, Howard. You just confirmed what I was picturing: That the bow chocks on the older M's would have to be raised clear of the rail. I'd love to see a pic of your finished result. --Craig ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Audsley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 10:35 PM Subject: Anchoring On 4/29/02 9:19 PM, "Honshells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > p.s. A couple thoughts to nobody in particular . . . I wonder if the bow > chocks would be easy to install on an older 17 with the aluminum toe-rail > (like mine) . . . Perhaps raised on a piece of teak. Seems like the stern > chocks would be something on which you'd always be accidentally catching > something, including body parts (ouch). > Craig: I have the bow chocks, backing plates, and have the teak blocks..cut and drilled. Ready to install! The teak blocks ARE needed to raise the chocks above the rail, so they won't chafe the rode. On my fishing boat, I also used to run the anchor line through a carbine hook off the bow eye. That lowers the angle of pull and requires less scope, and the bow didn't seem to plow as deep into large waves. And she rested more head to the wind vs. wagging back and forth when on the hook. Howard _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
