Now see, this is what happens when you buy a Montgomery boat and start using it without ever watching another owner set theirs up!
Wow I feel dumb and dumber. We both have scratched our heads over the hole in the rudder at times, and also we have made comments to each other about this weird strap and cleat on the transom. I sorta assumed it was for hanging a 6 pack of beer in the water to chill or something. I even removed the line hanging from the cleat after it fouled the outboard prop one time. 2 + 2 = 5 Well thanks Bob! Rick M17-635 Eidolon > -------Original Message------- > From: Bob From California <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: M_Boats: rudder question > Sent: 19 Jun '08 14:11 > > Hi Rick..... > > Install the rudder on the trailer; install the cotter pin. Then thread a > line as described below. > (you might already have this line in a locker somewhere on the boat) > > You can leave the rudder on and in the UP position. Look at the flat top > of your stern; notice the > eye strap and the cam cleat....?...that's how you lift the rudder. Tie a > knot in one end of a line (I > use 5/16 Yachtbraid; the knot goes on the foreward side of the eyestrap) > and thread it down, thru that HOLE in your rudder and back up to the cam > cleat. Put a loop for your hand AFTER the cam cleat and cut any excess line > off. > > (You do have a one inch hole in the rudder) > > To raise the rudder up 14 inches, simply sit in the cockpit and pull the > loop forward, locking the line > with the cam cleat. You can also raise the rudder like this for thin > water. Always have it locked up > when launching. > > Fair winds > Bob > (949) 489-8227 > > 107 degrees at our shop today...... > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
