Posted by Jay Fitz on 11/26/14 - 4:21 PM
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Finnegan wrote:
Jay - Question for you - Is your Mills Sun Top actually for a Montauk, or was it from some other model Whaler? The reason I asked is that a friend recently purchased a beautiful Montauk that included a Mills Sun Top, although installed improperly. The main leg of the Sun Top has an outward bend on each side, so the frame clears the Bow Rail, and so it can stow inside of the rails. I don't see that bend on yours.
Or maybe Mills makes two styles of Sun Tops for the Montauk. One that stows inside the rails, and one that stows outside.
On my 1979 Montauk with the complete Flying Top set, all of it stows inside the bow rail and in one consolidating boot.
Finnegan, not sure if my Sun Top was originally designed for a Montauk, but the previous owner did say he had it on a 17 Whaler. There are no bends in the frame.
My Montauk came with the Flying top and and forward shelter like you have, with the interior mounting blocks, but the Flying Top just did not give enough shade for the wife. BTW, I wanted to buy the "window" you had for sale recently that goes between the Flying Top and forward shelter, would've made my canvas complete...I just don't go out in much foul weather though.