Gordon- Miss as many of the old bolts as you can, and the ones you can't, pull them out. The easy way is to drill and bolt one of the ends, then do the same in approx the center, then the other end, making sure that none of these hit the old bolts, Then mark the rest of the holes with a pencil, remover the rail, then you can see which of the old ones conflict.
Jerry jerrymontgomery.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 11:03 AM Subject: M_Boats: Mounting T-track on toerail > I've been planning to mount genoa tracks on my '83 M-17, and since > someone recently posted on this topic recently I thought I'd ask the > question I've been wondering about: My teak toerails are bolted > through the deck-hull joint at at random intervals, anywhere from > about five inches through eight inches apart. There's no even > spacing. Considering that the Schaeffer T-track is bolted through at > four-inch spacing, should I even try to line up some of the holes? > Complicating this is that you have to drill and bolt the first two > holes and then bend the track as you go -- so you really can't know > how anything is going to line up until you get there. I'd hate to > start and then have to drill new holes too close to the old ones. > > Has anyone performed a retrofit like this before? If so, any > suggestions on how to proceed? > > Thanks much, > > Gordon > M-17 #377 "Sapphire" > Milwaukee > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.4/1530 - Release Date: 7/2/2008 8:05 AM > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
