That's what I'm hoping, Rusty! --Craig
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rusty Knorr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 11:00 PM
Subject: Attaching interior fittings
5200 is a permanent, flexible adhesive. You will have
to GRIND it off if you ever want to remove that
mount...
-Rusty
--- Honshells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
George, My M17's VHF radio mount is screwed to a
piece of mahogany that I stuck to the ceiling with
5200 . . .
It's a fixed-mount radio . . . I didn't want to
drill holes through the deck. The 5200 held great
all last
season: I didn't notice any signs of separation
even through the wood/radio combo had some combined
"heft"
and I wondered if the weight coupled with the
flexing of the ceiling under trailering/sailing
might cause the
5200 to give way . . . When I secured the wood, I
physically held it in place for several minutes,
then
duct-taped it in place for over 24 hours . . . But
I'm really mystified about this MacGregor locker
securing
method: I can't visualize it . . . I really like
the idea of securing the hatches without hasps . . .
Fair
winds, Craig, M17 #389
----- Original Message -----
From: "G Burmeyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Montgomery Boats"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 2:10 PM
Subject: 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
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