Cause I got no help to get the mast up an down right now.? I will add one later when I go back home but right now I have Pilgrim in the lot at the marina and I don't have to de-rig every time I want to go out.?
At your service Larry Pegg 208 249 0538 -----Original Message----- From: Bill Lamica <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:19 am Subject: Re: M_Boats: Columbia Hi Larry, Why not add a topping lift with the adjustment at the boom end and secured at the masthead. Here is an example http://www.msogphotosite.com/ToppingLift.html Bill On 11/21/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Well I've been out on the Mighty Columbia a few times now.? Not as much as > I would like but that's how it goes this time of year.? I'm not nearly so > brave when it's just me on the water.? I pull in my roller jib pretty early > and am wishing for a topping lift for the main so I could reef if need be. > the wind has been mostly very light and the one time it picked up we were > already headed in.? Overall, I've learned some and had a good time.? The bad > news is (good for Ida sailor) when I was single handing the first time I > forgot to pull the rudder and almost ruined it.? My wife normally does this > while I get the truck.? I salvaged it with some epoxy but it is in Bad > shape.? So, over the holiday, I'll take it to Joel and have a new swing up > made . Anyone have experience with reefing the main with no topping lift.? > is there a good sequence of action that makes it easy?? > > > > > > At your service > > Larry Pegg > Pilgrim M-17 #55 > > 208 249 0538 > _______________________________________________ > 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
