Randy,
Thanks. What you describe is "exactly" the same as my deal. Right down to having to raise the front of the boom a bit to get it through the companionway. I guess that eliminates the boom being shorter and leaves the sail being longer. I'll have to get out the tape measure and see how this mains'l compares to the specs.
Another question that has been brewing for me is: What kind of fittings does everyone have on the end of their booms for their outhaul lines. One of the previous owners of my boat liked to mess around and change stuff, sometimes for the better and sometimes not. :-) Does anyone have a picture (kinda close up) of the normal, stock hardware on the aft end of their boom??
Rik
At 04:04 PM 8/13/2004, you wrote:
Rik,
Our boom will just fit inside the cabin on our M-15 (#407) if I raise it up a bit so that one end goes up into the peak of the bow. I don't have to raise it up much, just a bit. Once it is inside I can move it over to one side of the cabin.
Randy G.
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Sent: Fri 8/13/2004 1:02 PM
To: Montgomery list
Subject: M_Boats: Boom length
Hello M list,
Been looking at the pictures on the M-15 site and have come to the conclusion that the booms on new M-15s are longer than the boom on my M-15. I wonder, can everybody else get their boom into their cabin? Mine will go inside by about an inch.
I'm asking because either my sail is a bit large, or my boom is a bit short. When I pull my main outhaul up tight there is barely any space at all left between the leech cringle and the eye at the end of the boom. In fact, it might be that I could pull the outhaul further (not much) if I had more room.
Haven't measured the boom yet, guess I should have before I asked the question.
Rik
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