George, We had a setup like this on our 1976 Laguna 24. It made for a clean looking cockpit but for the reasons Doug mentioned I did not like it. We didn't have any trouble with the lines fouling but it was a hassle to try and open a locker only to find you had not released it from the inside. I think this could be especially bothersome if you sail by yourself.
On our M-15 when we purchased Her from her original owner, hasps had been installed on both lockers. We never used locks on these as our boat is either with us or in our garage. At first we used caribeaners for securing the hasps but switched last year to a simplier device that can be hooked an un-hooked with one hand. I have no idea what they are called but we bought them for under $2 at our local Ace Hardware. They remind me of something I used to see my Grandmother latch screen doors with. With one hand you can undo the latch and with the other hand the hasp and raise the locker door. The one nice thing about the system you described is, as you mentioned, locking up the boat. We did moore our 24 it was very handy to only need to lock the companion way. Randy Graves M-15 #407 From: G Burmeyer Sent: Mon 3/8/2004 11:10 AM To: Montgomery Boats Subject: M_Boats: Attaching interior fittings Hi all, I saw a nifty method for securing the cockpit lockers on an '89 M-15 that was for sale at a local boatyard a while back. It consisted of small eyes bolted to the underside of the locker lids with small lines led forward to clam cleats affixed to the interior side of the cabin on either side where they can easily be reached from the cockpit. A small hole for the line had to be drilled in the shallow starboard locker. I've been told this is a standard feature on Macgregor boats, but it still might be a good idea. No barked shins from hasps sticking out and no extra locks needed since locking the hatch boards secures everything. What I didn't learn was how the cleats inside the boat were attached. I don't want to drill holes in the boat so I'm thinking of using 5200 or epoxy to attach some small teak blocks to the cabin sides, into which I can screw the clam cleats. Likewise, a strip of teak glued to the interior below the cockpit opening would allow attachment of storage pockets without having to drill through the glass and so on (my last boat had a cabin liner, so screwing stuff in was no problem). Has anyone else used this method of securing the lockers? I'm also wondering how others have dealt with attaching stuff inside their cabins? Is 5200 a good choice or should I be going with epoxy? Thanks in advance, George Burmeyer, 89 M-15 #385 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
