It wouldnt fit well, but you might be able to make it work with l;ots of epozy.
Good news (?) is that Bob Eeg has my old foundry pattern- I gave it to him about 10 years ago. Maybe you could get him to take it to a foundry and make a run of them. Jerry jerrymontgomery.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig F. Honshell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 4:15 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Masthead? > > Anybody: Would the Dwyer masthead currently used by Nor'Sea for the new Montys fit > the old mast? > > I had all 4 of my hull #389 chainplates (the backstay pieces are quite different on > my model) one-piece cast in a very tough heat-treated bronze by Bristol Bronze, > www.bristolbronze.com ... I created the pattern for my custom-cast cabin-side > chainplates by widening the profile of the turnbuckle connection: I believe this, > combined with the fact the new hardware is once-piece cast rather than two-piece > welded, combined with the fact that the plates underwent a hardening heat-treatment, > makes them exceptionally strong ... I closed the deal with a wider backing plate, so > that I think you'd rip the deck away before tearing my chainplates out ... > > We'd like to see pics of Rail Rider's restoration at Bill's site - Or I'd like to > have them off-list if you care to send them here ... As for her Kehoe Bay owner, > OOH-RAH! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: jiminy > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 2:49 PM > Subject: M_Boats: Masthead? > > Hey folks. I was wondering if anyone knew where i > could get a new masthead for my M17. Were they the > same since the beginning? Mine is hull #35, so as > expected, my masthead has... problems. several > places, the holes are widened about a size or two > larger than they should be, and it looks like someone, > at some point, filled in the original holes and > drilled new ones for the stays. > > Oh, and people wanted to know how "Rail Rider" got to > hawaii. I asked the marina manager (whose sister used > to own the boat) and he said that she had "bought it > off some marine" that was stationed at Kaneohe bay. > That was probably 5 years or more ago. I am guessing > that I'm the first person to do anything to it besides > get a new sail (done 2 owners ago). > > I just got new chainplates fabricated by a machinist > here, it cost $160 for all 4. I think I will get all > new turnbuckles and wires, to go with my new masthead > (if you all help me find one) and spreader brackets. > > So, please help! > Thanks, > jeremy > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
