Those old toe rails are the greatest, you can put anything any where. Tie it, clip it, or hook it. Wayne
---- Original Message ----- From: "Honshells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 9:21 PM Subject: M_Boats: Preventer > > "The old 'toe rail' boats don't have the pretty teak toe rail on them . . . but having seen both . . . I > prefer the metal toe rails. Nothing to varnish and lots of places to attach things." > > Ditto, Howard. --Craig > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Howard Audsley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 9:47 PM > Subject: Preventer > > My boom vang is also rigged with a snap shackle on both ends, so I can take > the lower end to the toe rail if I want to rig it as a preventer. In > addition to acting as a preventer, it works better as a vang to keep the > boom from lifting. I also carry some heavy black rubber truck tarp straps. > They are quick to setup and work ok in lighter air.....but I would not trust > them in a blow....and would not want to be anywhere near one if it ever gave > way in a blow, nor would I want to be anywhere near the boom if it gave way > and jibed in heavy air. > > The old "toe rail" boats don't have the pretty teak toe rail on them.....but > having seen both....I prefer the metal toe rails. Nothing to varnish and > lots of places to attach things. > > Howard > M17, #278 > Audasea > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
