Any one out there have a good idea as how to make front and rear mast carriers? My recently purchased M17 has neither, & I'm looking for ideas as how others have done this. I think the rear carrier would have adjustment for two heights, one for trailering, the other to elevate the rear of the mast prior to raising it. Wayne M17 #204 Intrepid
On my '84 17', I don't have a trailer-mounted mast-carrier: I just rest the mast on the bowsprit (protecting the stainless tubing with foam padding) and tie it securely for transport. For the stern, you should have a heavy-duty wooden crutch designed to fit into the gudgeons (Or is it pintles: I always confuse the two) for your rudder. I'm pretty sure Nor'Sea still uses the gudgeon-mounted crutch and you can verify by going to their website www.norseayachts.com and looking at their pics of a Monty being prepped for delivery. My crutch has only one height, for trailering. ----- Original Message ----- From: "wayne yeargain" <wayne@ev1.net> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 11:03 PM Subject: M_Boats: Mast carriers Any one out there have a good idea as how to make front and rear mast carriers? My recently purchased M17 has neither, & I'm looking for ideas as how others have done this. I think the rear carrier would have adjustment for two heights, one for trailering, the other to elevate the rear of the mast prior to raising it. Wayne M17 #204 Intrepid
I think most of us have the stern crutch Craig describes below. I made a replacement for mine. Not too hard to do. I also added a forward trailer mounted carrier. It is square metal tube, welded to the frame, and mounted just in front of the winch stand. It has a U shaped bracket on top, and a V shaped bow stopper bolted in for the mast to rest on. I also welded some single chain links at the top to hook those heavy rubber tarp straps to as tie downs. And at the same time I added an outboard motor bracket. Keeps the weight off the transom, and motor out of the car. To find a pattern, crawl around in some boat yards. Lots of the trailer boats larger than ours have mast crutches to study and copy. Howard
On my '84 17', I don't have a trailer-mounted mast-carrier: I just rest the mast on the bowsprit (protecting the stainless tubing with foam padding) and tie it securely for transport. For the stern, you should have a heavy-duty wooden crutch designed to fit into the gudgeons (Or is it pintles: I always confuse the two) for your rudder. I'm pretty sure Nor'Sea still uses the gudgeon-mounted crutch and you can verify by going to their website www.norseayachts.com and looking at their pics of a Monty being prepped for delivery. My crutch has only one height, for trailering.
Hi Wayne, There is an outfit in Eugene, Or. that sells telescoping mast crutches that fit on the rudder gudgeons. I have heard they are well made but are a bit pricey at $140. When I asked about one for my M15 they told me they did not have one small enough. Although they could not sell me the whole crutch they did sell me two adjustable pintles. They make the adjustable pintles by first cutting 2 inches off a piece of 1 1/2 inch steel tubing. Then they weld a pintle ( an L shaped piece of round steel) in the middle of one side . On the opposite side they drill a hole and weld on a nut that will accept a bolt that screws into the tubing. The final step is a white electrostatic coating. They sold me these for $25 plus shipping. When they arrived I went to Home Depot and purchased one 3 foot section of 1 1/4 inch square steel tubing and one 3 foot section of 1 inch square tubing I made sure the smaller tubing fit in the larger tubing ( my telescoping effect) and that the adjustable pintles fit over the larger tube. Then off to the plumbing section for 1/4 inch galvanized pipe pieces to form a U or Y to fit inside the the smaller tube. PVC pipe might also work but I don't know how it would hold up. I slipped small PVC pieces over the U. I did cut down the two sections of 3 foot steel tubing to make the size of telescoping crutch I wanted. The adjustable pintles bolt on to the outside steel tubing wherever you want, to fit your gudgeons. . The name of the company is MAST UP. Their standard crutch extends from 5 ft 7 in to 9 ft 6 in.. As I mentioned that was larger than I wanted and would not fit im my carport. While I am not sure, I believe the only reason they sold me the adjustable pintles was because I could not use their crutch. The company also has a video for $10 that is refundable if you return the tape. Not only do I not have an interest in this company, I don't even know if it is still in business. I ordered my pintles about a year ago.Their phone number is 541-686-2666. As to the front. the bow pulpit is as good a place as any and a piece of hose or rope or PVC pipe will protect the finish. The best of luck in whatever you come up with. Don Olson M15 Phoenix, Az.
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