I like to hoist the main loosely, then use my weight to push down on the boom while securing the downhaul. This beats trying to tension the luff by sweating up on the halyard.
Jim M-17 "Spirit" On Nov 9, 2008, at 12:03 PM, Joe Murphy wrote: > My 2c's.. I have no trouble raising the main without any help from > a winch. > I spray the track with SailKote and have no problems at all. > Joe > Seafrog M-17 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "robbin roddewig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 12:29 PM > Subject: M_Boats: Main halyard winch?? > > >> I am doing modifications to my boat this fall which include >> leading both >> halyards to the cockpit and the topping lift as well. I have the >> hardware on the starboard for the topping lift and jib halyard but >> have >> a question about the main halyard. Unlike later models my 1975 >> has no >> winch on the port cabin top for the main halyard. What advice can >> you >> all give me as far as adding one? Nice to have, necessary? >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >> Robbin >> M-17 #056, '75 model "Miss Take" (no it was not a mistake but it >> is an >> inside joke with my wife on my life rehabbing boats) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
