I am wondering if anyone has ever built a boat cradle for an M-15 to do work on the hull and , if so, what the specs were on it. I need to do bottom paint and would rather not have to pay a marina to lift it. Cherri M-15 #322 Cherri's Jubilee
In reading some of Jerry's rig tuning tips, he mentions "blown sails". What is a blown sail and how is it recognized? Dan
Hi Dan. Another term for a blown sail is "bagged-out". It is a result of sail material stretch in all directions from lots of use. Even when you have properly adjusted the leech and luff the sail cannot set properly. New sails are stiff and can hold their shape really well. Generally dacron cruising sails can perform pretty good for 10 years or more before they have to be re-cut or replaced. Some hot shot racers buy expensive new mylar sails every couple of years for maximum performance. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan White" <danwhite@austin.rr.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 9:00 AM Subject: M_Boats: Blown sails?
In reading some of Jerry's rig tuning tips, he mentions "blown sails". What is a blown sail and how is it recognized?
Dan
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Cherri, The stock weight of an M-15 is 750 pounds - Removing all the things that can be removed should get the weight down to under 700 pounds. Using blocks and tackle or "come alongs" rated for that capacity, you can lift Cherri's Jubilee in your garage. I've done so several times using substantial eye hooks screwed into the joists overhead. Use independent lines for the bow eye, each chainplate and each stern cleat. Although you are distributing the weight among five points, you will find that as you lift the boat, one or more line will go slack due to a shift in balance. After lifting, I fit braces along the sides under the toerails to keep her rock solid and to ensure that should anything "give" she will "drop" only to the safety braces. As an added precaution, I place a substantial brace just under the keel and remove that only when I am working on that specific area. Stan M-15, #177, Carol II
As a follow-up, I'd be very curious to know: Once one has built the cradle, how would one with no lifting tackle transfer the boat from the trailer to the cradle? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Pavuk" <mcpavuk@worldnet.att.net> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 8:42 AM Subject: M_Boats: boat cradle I am wondering if anyone has ever built a boat cradle for an M-15 to do work on the hull and , if so, what the specs were on it. I need to do bottom paint and would rather not have to pay a marina to lift it. Cherri M-15 #322 Cherri's Jubilee _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
As I and one or two others have done it, not that much in the way of lifting tackle is required. I used a couple of "come-alongs" also known as cable jacks, suspended from a joist in my garage ceiling which I had reinforced. Frankly, that was the easy part. Steve McClellan 1981 M15 #152 Chicago Area ----- Original Message ----- From: "Honshells" <chonshell@ia4u.net> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 7:20 Subject: M_Boats: boat cradle
As a follow-up, I'd be very curious to know: Once one has built the
cradle,
how would one with no lifting tackle transfer the boat from the trailer to the cradle?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Pavuk" <mcpavuk@worldnet.att.net> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 8:42 AM Subject: M_Boats: boat cradle
I am wondering if anyone has ever built a boat cradle for an M-15 to do work on the hull and , if so, what the specs were on it. I need to do bottom paint and would rather not have to pay a marina to lift it.
Cherri M-15 #322 Cherri's Jubilee
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Those of us 17ers probably wouldn't be able to do this in the typical two-car garage (the type to which I've assumed you're referring) . . . The cable jack approach sounds worth pursuing . . . Thanks! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve McClellan (at Home)" <stevemc35@attbi.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 8:34 PM Subject: M_Boats: boat cradle As I and one or two others have done it, not that much in the way of lifting tackle is required. I used a couple of "come-alongs" also known as cable jacks, suspended from a joist in my garage ceiling which I had reinforced. Frankly, that was the easy part. Steve McClellan 1981 M15 #152 Chicago Area
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