Tom, Double shrouds would be overkill, and increase the rigging headaches on a trailer sailor. A backstay would require having the sails cut to lose the roach. No M15s have a backstay.
I few years ago, I was rigging Storm Petrel in Sandusky, OH, when I found a single broken wire, or meathook, at the top of one shroud. Within 45 minutes I was back at the boat with 2 new shrouds at a total cost of about $50. It's nice to be in a sailing town. >From the archives, here's Jerry's description of the second hole on the M15 chainplates. I always thought it was for adjustment purposes. "Belive it! Obviously take a good look at the boat and hardware, but there is actually a good safety factor the way we did it; we used 1/8" 1/19 wire with a fork terminal to each chainplate (that's what the extra hole is for), and a line to one of the aft chainplates. Adjust the aft line so that the boat is trimmed down by the bow so that the mast clears the hoist. We lifted the 17 the same way but had a wire br9idle going to each backstay chainplate, but watch out for the backstay hanging up on the hoist. We lifted both boats this way to keel them and put them on the trailer. Jerry" Bill Riker M15 - #184 Storm Petrel -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 10:32 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats; For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Dismasting due to old rigging Hi, Folks. Does anyone know where to buy replacement shrouds and forestay for M-15? I have no sailboat repair facilities here in Planet Utah. Also, my chainplates have two holes for the shrouds. Would double shrouds be overkill or a good safety precaution? What about a backstay? There is none on my M-15. Do the newer ones have backstays? Thanks. -- Thomas (Tom) Hauser EEOC Contract Investigator Post Office Box 981134 Park City, UT 84098-1134 435-640-8417 fax 435-604-6117 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
