Tom: Thanks for the info. This one does not have a cap - the prior owner had wrapped it with a lot of rigging tape - so now that I know there is no "magic" device, I can make it work - appreciate the help!
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] com] On Behalf Of Tom Smith Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 4:08 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: M-17 attachment of shroud to spreader tip Jay, I believe the newer M17s solved this problem (if it is one) by capturing the shroud under a cap at the spreader end. You might be able to retrofit such a cap. I would say a combination of spreader boot (when the rig is down) and tension on the rigging as well as the boot (when it's up) covers the bases. >From my memory of my '74 M17, the groove in the spreader end is well pronounced. t On 1/19/07, Jay Townley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello: I am working on my rigging. I notice that the shrouds fit into a > vertical grove in the tip of the spreader. How is the spreader attached > to > the shroud so that the shroud would not pop out of, and off of, the > spreader > if the shroud were to go slack, or when lowering the mast? Jay > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > -- Tom & Jane M17 dharma bum _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
