I have notice that many of the questions being asked are common to all
sailboats. A great resource for questions of this type is "The West Advisor".
The West Marine Catalog (both hard copy and online) has sidebars telling how to
choose and use most of the parts and equipment they sell. For example, the
catalog has a half page on how to set up a Boom Vang at the end of the boom
vang and attachment hardware pages.
If you order a few things online, a big phone book size catalog will appear in
your mailbox and it is a great resource for folks of all experience levels who
are upgrading or restoring their Montys. The online site is at
www.westmarine.com. I have been dealing with the West Marine folks for many
years and they were a great source for parts when I lived in Germany (working
for the US Army as a High School teacher) and was restoring a Hardy 20 cabin
cruiser for use on the German waterways.
Ron
M17 #14
Griselda
BTW:
I am a lifelong sailor (56 years) but there was no really good sailing area
near me in Bavaria so we bought a motor boat. (we did tow a 9 foot sailingy
dinghy) Cruising the rivers and canals in "Bullforg II", our little power
cruiser, was a real educational experience. The European waterways pass
through the oldest and most historic towns and like anywhere else, boating
people are wonderful. It was fun bit it is also great to be retired back
"home" where I can have a "fleet" of boats and my private dock 120 feet from
the back door.
RK
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