This may or may not help, but for what it's worth, I've put up a photo of the M-17 masthead that Howard Audsley sent in earlier for a different purpose.  Having never seen an M-15, I don't know if it's the same.

If so, maybe Jerry could refer to it and see if the forestay is in the right position (this is how mine is, too). To avoid opening up a different discussion, the block beneath it is for a spinnaker halyard that Howard knows is in the wrong location (this is the "Before" picture, I'm waiting for the "After").

http://msog.org/qflag/audsley_masthead.jpg

I'd like to have some shots of properly rigged mastheads fore and aft of a 15, 17, and 23 for reference on the MSOG.

Doug


At 08:40 PM 2/3/03 -0800, you wrote:
>It surprises me that the bolt bent.  Is the bolt set up so that the forestay
>goes thru a machined slot in the face of the mast and hangs on the bolt on
>the INSIDE of the mast?
>
>Jerry
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Stanley Winarski" <winarski@cox.net>
>To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>
>Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 6:04 AM
>Subject: M_Boats: Re: M_Boats: Questions on M15 rigging - Bent bolt
>
>
>> I noticed that bolt was "bent" when I first got my M15 in 1981.  I
>> assumed it was intentionally bent when it was installed so that the
>> forestay would stay centered.  I had occasion to remove and reinstall
>> it this past summer when I ran wiring in the mast and did not notice
>> any change (it is now 21 years later).
>>
>> Stan Winarski
>> m15, #177, Carol II
>>