Bill, Since nobody else has mentioned this let me give you another option for mounting fenders that has worked for me. On page 256 of the 2008 Worst Marine catalog, there are these little "Taylor Made" fender locks. (I didn't find them in a quick online search of their site: you might have better luck) They screw right on to the side of your teak toe rails and the nylon/plastic pegs just press right in. I placed them so that I can remove the fenders from the cockpit without leaving the tiller. If you get the adjustable hangers you can easily change the height as needed. You use regular, easily stowed fenders and the pegs stay right on the fender whips ready to go. They're pretty unobtrusive and they have worked out well.
BTW I stole this idea whole hog from another Monty sailor, so there are at least two 15's with this set up. Cheers, George Burmeyer "Haiku" 1986 M15 #385 Santa Rosa, CA On Jul 21, 2008, at 12:34 AM, Bill Day wrote: > snip... > As for the fender problem, my main problem is that since I don't > have cabin > top handrails, there wasn't a really convenient place to hang > fenders so the > widest part of the boat was protected by a fender. Connie's idea > of the > fender board, in combination with Doug's idea of a shackle through > the chain > plate hole sounds like a good solution. If I combine the fenders > into the > sausage, I should be able to cover all of the area that needs to be > protected. I'll get the extra shackles I need, and install them in > the > locations you mentioned, and that should give me the fender hanging > points > I've been lacking. > > > Happy sailing, > > Bill "C" Day > M-15 363 > "Gee Whiz!" > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
