You hit the nail on the head, Tom. Jerry jerrymontgomery.org
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'For and about Montgomery Sailboats'" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 3:52 PM Subject: RE: M_Boats: Re: hatch direction > Unless I'm mistaken, Bob bought or licensed the rights to use an M17 deck > mold (among other molds) that included a hatch designed to hinge forward. > Possible Bob changed that, but because the deck is molded to include raised > mounting areas for the hinges, I doubt it. Perhaps Bob will correct me if > I'm wrong... > > I believe that Jerry changed the configurations on the newer deck mold > (what...post '82?) because of concerns that some fool (you know who you are) > would drive down the interstate and the unsecured hatch would blow off and > crash through some guy's windshield. I imagine he changed the sliding hatch > from a design that allowed it to lift off to the present captured version > for the same reason. I doubt those changes had anything to do with > legislation but rather with litigation. Since most M17s live on trailers > and get towed places, it probably wasn't a bad idea. So let's blame Jerry > for protecting us from ourselves, not the government. > > Don't get me wrong, I personally love to bash the government (even though > I'm currently suckling at the government teat myself on a very sweet 6-month > contract). After almost 8 years of breathtaking incompetence, who wouldn't? > > > BTW, I've found the open hatch on our M17 provides more than enough > ventilation regardless of which way it's hinged--it's better a sucking air > out than blowing it in anyway. tom > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.10/1240 - Release Date: 1/23/2008 5:47 PM > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
