I installed a topping lift on my M15. A thin dacron line (minimum stretch) is tied to the end of the boom; goes to the mast top through a small block mounted on the Stbd side of the mast, and then down the mast to a cleat. This way I can raise the main, and loosen the topping lift; or do the reverse. It works fine as is, and I see no need for any modifications to the basic set-up. When I furl the main and put the sail cover on it, I pull up the topping lift a bit before tying off the main sheet to keep the boom from waving to and fro from power boat wakes. Can't live without a topping lift! Connie ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.
That sounds very simple and serviceable: Thanks, Connie. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Conbert H Benneck" <chbenneck@juno.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 9:13 PM Subject: M_Boats: boom vang choice I installed a topping lift on my M15. A thin dacron line (minimum stretch) is tied to the end of the boom; goes to the mast top through a small block mounted on the Stbd side of the mast, and then down the mast to a cleat. This way I can raise the main, and loosen the topping lift; or do the reverse. It works fine as is, and I see no need for any modifications to the basic set-up. When I furl the main and put the sail cover on it, I pull up the topping lift a bit before tying off the main sheet to keep the boom from waving to and fro from power boat wakes. Can't live without a topping lift! Connie
I designed and installed the following topping lift on my M15. The topping lift is a 1/16" stainless cable with small thimbles at each end. The upper end of the cable is semi-permanently attached with a pin at the masthead. A short length of 1/8" nylon cord is tied to the lower thimble. Two small nylon sister clips (WM - page 981) are tied to the cord; one clip near the cable thimble, the other clip at the bitter end of the cord. Another nylon sister clip is lashed to the boom end. When I want the boom held up, the upper sister clip is mated with the boom-end clip. When under way, the lower sister clip is attached to the boom-end clip, allowing the topping lift to hang slack. The use of sister clips on the boom and topping lift allow for easy assembly and disassembly of the boom rigging. Joe Kidd M15 #207 "Poco A Poco"
I also use a topping lift utilizing "sister clips" or (Brummel Hooks). On my M17 I have a Brummel Hook on the aft end of the boom and the other is on a 3/8" line that runs through a block at the masthead, down the starboard side of the mast to another block, through my deck organizer, to a cabin top cleat. Once the main is raised I detach the topping lift from the boom and carry the end to a cleat on the mast to keep it out of the airflow off the main (except when I don't feel like messing with it and leave it attached). Mark Dvorscak M17 #400 GRACE
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