Rodney- Not only are the wood parts not the same from boat-to-boat but we made a change in 81 and they are totally different after that. I'd suggest that you take off the parts and take them to a cabinet shop and have them duplicated. You can match up the screw holes by holding the new peice in place, running a drill in one of the end holes, running in a screw fro9m the bottom, doing the other end the same, then drilling the rest of the holes. Take the end screw out, dust everything off, bed it (polyurethane- NOT silicone) and then run in all the screws. In other words, you use the screw holes in the deck as the pilots.
Jerry jerrymontgomery.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rodney Holland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 2:09 PM Subject: M_Boats: New teak for Monty 17? > Do any of you owners know whether it is possible to order new exterior teak replacement pieces for a 1977 17 from Montgomery boats? Would these pieces be standard enough year to year that I could be confident they would fit the same screw holes, etc? I'm cursed with the love of properly cared for and varnished bright work and want to have that on our new boat(named it Texas Doghouse, maybe I'll share that story one evening with you). The teak that is there is in really bad shape, and to properly do the hand rails, they will have to be sanded down so much that I don't think they could be trusted for their original purpose. They are already way too thin and need probably an eighth of an inch of sanding to get them smooth in some places. > > Again, I don't know how standard these things are, but mine has the rails, the companionway hatches, the pieces on each side and bottom of the companionway opening, and there 3 or 4 strips along the top of the sliding hatch that would dress things up nicely if replaced. I think that's it. > > Anyone think I can get this done? > > > > Rodney Holland > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > EarthLink Revolves Around You. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.8/1339 - Release Date: 3/22/2008 4:43 PM _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
