I also had the mast on my M15 go over the side years ago. The cause was the use of a cheap fast pin to secure the forestay . Like you , the damage was limited to the tabernackle and the fiberglass under it. Jerry Montgomery sent me a new Tabernackle and I used 5200 sealant to patch the damaged area ( I don't know if this was the proper stuff to use. It worked , but maybe epoxy or real fiberglass may have been better ). Good luck.
--- Norm Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just lost the port shroud on my M-15 while > anchored out. The wire pulled > right out of the swage. There was no sign of trouble > but I imagine it was > corroded inside where it doesn't show. I haven't had > a chance to make a > really close inspection yet but I don't know what > else would cause that sort > of failure. > > The mast seems to be intact but the cabin top where > the tabernacle was > mounted is torn up a bit. The mast twisted the > tabernacle out of the > fiberglass when it went over. The repair work > doesn't look too bad and over > all I'd say I got off lucky. > > Sure was a bad feeling when I saw the rig over the > side. As I walked out the > wharf to catch a water taxi I kept trying to spot my > boat until finally I > realized what had happened. > > I'd suggest replacing standing rigging on general > principles every decade or > so. I imagine magnafluxing would cost more than new > rigging. I have no idea > how old my rigging was. > > Norm Lane M-15 #397 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
