On 6/9/02 9:03 PM, "Honshells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That measurement DOES help, Mark, thanks: My boat is an '83 also. I can > never remember the hull # and my documentation is buried in clutter. I want > to say that I have hull #382, which would mean that Montgomery Marine built > at least 8 more boats in '83. I suppose it's possible that the pulpit type > could have changed within 8 boats, because it apparently changed from Larry > Yake's '76 model (76") to your '83. It's enough to know, at this point, > that the prefab crutch won't work. --Craig > > Craig: I had one added last year before my CBR trip. Had a welding shop cut a piece of 2" x 2" steel tube. They measured the length to the pulpit. They added flat bars on each side at the top, then I added a rubber v-shaped bow stop. I also had them weld on a couple links of chain to hook tie-downs and/or bungee cords to hold it in place. It also was welded to the front of the winch stand to brace it. Works great. Cost was not high....maybe less than $100 for labor and materials.
I prefer this setup to the old way of lashing the mast to the pulpit. Howard M-17, #278 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
