Jerry, It's rigged as you describe. The rigging has never been disassembled since the boat was new. I'll go ahead and replace the bolt.
Hank ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Montgomery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 9:40 PM Subject: M_Boats: Re: M_Boats: Re: M_Boats: Questions on M15 rigging - Bent bolt > It surprises me that the bolt bent. Is the bolt set up so that the forestay > goes thru a machined slot in the face of the mast and hangs on the bolt on > the INSIDE of the mast? > > Jerry > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stanley Winarski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 6:04 AM > Subject: M_Boats: Re: M_Boats: Questions on M15 rigging - Bent bolt > > > > I noticed that bolt was "bent" when I first got my M15 in 1981. I > > assumed it was intentionally bent when it was installed so that the > > forestay would stay centered. I had occasion to remove and reinstall > > it this past summer when I ran wiring in the mast and did not notice > > any change (it is now 21 years later). > > > > Stan Winarski > > m15, #177, Carol II > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
