George, I installed locking cam latches on the cockpit lockers on my M-17. They are available through West Marine, and are listed on page 581 in their 2004 master catalog.They come in brass or chrome, and in two sizes. I secure them when sailing with clips like the one shown on page 763 of the same catalog for the item 'Receiver Pins with Clip.' These are available in assorted sizes at Ace Hardware.
Clarence Andrews M-17 Carpe Ventum ----- Original Message ----- From: "G Burmeyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Montgomery Boats" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 11:25 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Attaching interior fittings > Many many thanks to all the great replies to my questions. In the back of my > thick head I had imagined there might be a problem with having to reach into > the cabin to free up the cockpit lockers. You folks have shown me the light. > Seems to me the whole point of securing the seat lockers is so that, in a > blow or knockdown, the stuff won't come tumbling out (and the water won't > get in), but if I'm going out in those conditions I'm certainly going to > want to have my hatch boards in place and the hatch securely closed. So what > do I do if I need something important, like an anchor, out of those lockers? > Uh, oh! I think I am going to start looking for some nice low profile > stainless steel hasps, Murphy's law being what it is. > > Craig, thanks for the info on your 5200 installation. If it'll hold for your > VHF, it'll certainly do fine for what I'm going to want to do. > > Best, George, M15 #385 > > On 3/8/04 6:32 PM, "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 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
