I have set up an arrangement with Osprey that holds the locker closed, with nothing showing from the outside. I have a padeye riveted to the inside of the locker hatch, and one set at a diagonal directly below it on the inner wall of the locker. There is also a clam cleat just opposite the aft end of the sink, on the inside of the cockkpit's side. I run a 1/4 inch line from the locker top through the padeye in the locker, then to the clam cleat. I merely tug the line tight, and put it into the clam and it's secure. Howard can perhaps describe this system, but it's easy, unobtrusive and inexpensive. TH
> [Original Message] > From: Smith, Tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 1/16/2003 6:52:56 PM > Subject: RE: M_Boats: self righting > > The M15 cb is really very lightweight. I doubt its deployment would = > have helped Murray. And it is possible the board being down would help = > but probably more so in the case of large seas, as in my understanding, = > it's getting the boat up off horizontal on a steep swell that causes it = > to more easily trip. =20 > > I'm with you on the hasp deal, and I've considered them but just = > neglected to do anything about the situation. Any recommendations of = > great, unobtrusive, locker hasps? t=20 > > Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle > Sandpoint, Idaho > M15-345, Chukar > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Honshells [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 4:44 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: M_Boats: self righting > > > > Practically every boat review I've read says boats (of all sizes) should > have hasps on their cockpit lockers, a feature many manufacturers don't > offer (easy enough for buyers to add their own). After reading Murray's > post, I'm considering them more seriously. > > Would a centerboard retracted into its trunk inhibit righting? The = > result > is less surface to brace against to right the boat, but the Montys' = > ballast > is slung low, either way. > > Another question: I have been told that when conditions get dicey, I'm = > less > likely to suffer a knock-down if the board is up. The theory is that, > without the board's resistance, the boat will "skitter" sideways in a = > gust, > rather than going over. What's the consensus? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 10:38 AM > Subject: self righting > > Murray--I agree with Rich that the details of your experience with the = > M-15 > knock-down would be of interest to all of us. > > Whatever details you can provide about the events leading up to it could > help us to avoid losing all the stuff in our cockpit lockers as well. > > One other question: did you notice-- did the centerboard swing back up = > into > the slot when she went over? It seems likely given your description of > her position in the water, and if so, then it is very possible that this > contributed to the lack of self-righting, and it would behoove M15 = > owners to > seriously consider some kind of down-position locking mechanism for the > centerboard. > > Also, what kind of positive floatation does she carry. This was a big > discussion in this group last winter. I personally have NO added = > floatation > in my > M15, but I know a lot of people do, and I am definitely planning to add = > some > sooner or later. (Maybe a lot sooner, now that I've heard your story.) > > Thanks for sharing! > > -- > > Steve McClellan~~M15~#152~~Chicago > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > This message was scanned for viruses. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats --- Thomas Howe --- Real Estate questions? Here's Howe! --- Your Link To Homes In Lawrence, Kansas --- Reece and Nichols. ACRES Realtors --- 785-550-1169 --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- http://www.ThomasHoweOnline.com O --------(\----------- ~ (\ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (\ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
