Sounds like a good plan! Thanks for the info I'm trying to get it ready for next w/e when the QE2 will be in SF Bay! We'll see what happens! Jay
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] com] On Behalf Of Gary M Hyde Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 1:08 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: M-17 attachment of shroud to spreader tip Jay: My upper shrouds are attached with stainless steel wire threaded thru that little hole next to the groove you mentioned. Initially the wire was too small and broke, so I now use stainless wire that is about the diameter of baling wire, if that is meaningful. --Gary Hyde Pullman, WA [EMAIL PROTECTED] M17 sailboat #637 'Hydeaway 2' We can't change the wind, but we can trim our sails. On Jan 19, 2007, at 3:56 PM, Jay Townley 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 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
