RE: M_Boats: Main Sheet Leads M15

[Smith, Tom]

Yeah, that's probably my point Rich.  I find my M15 very exciting to sail--handled like a dingy, it performs like one.  My lovely wife Jane prefers a more sedate outing, and she's the boss when we're out together.  But when I'm alone, all hell breaks loose.    My warning to the original poster of this thread is, if you want to sail actively, you have to play the main.  I'm convinced you can't do that with mainsheet controls on the transom.  t       Tom Smith and Jane Van Winkle M15/345 -- Chukar Sandpoint, Idaho -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 11:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: M_Boats: Main Sheet Leads M15 Tom: I agree that the best mainsheet arrangement for the 15 is right where Jerry put it. I also sit forward and work the main.  This boat is a cross between a dingy and keel boat.  I've sailed both for many years and loved them both.  The Montgomery 15 offers the excitement of a centerboarder and the safety of a keel boat. Rich Cottrell "Really"   "Smith, Tom" wrote: I trim my mainsheet frequently, especially in gusty conditions where I prefer not to point up and luff but rather ease then harden the sheet.  Thus mainsheet control on the transom would be very inconvenient for me. Are you saying handling the main and steering is not more difficult with this arrangement?  How so?  Isn't there a certain amount of reaching across, or backward handedness to this setup?  How did you solve this problem? Tom Smith Itron Inc. Phone: 509-928-1707 ext. 248 Fax: 509-928-2581 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.itron.com Knowledge to Shape Your Future -----Original Message----- From: Joe Kidd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 9:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: M_Boats: Main Sheet Leads M15     >Re-arranging the main sail sheeting will probably force the sailor to reside farther aft.  I also image such an arrangement makes sail handling and steering a royal pain.Not so...  I repositioned the mainsheet at the end of the boom on my M15 and added a boom vang.  With the aid of a Forespar adjustable tiller extension, I sit forward in the cockpit most of the time.  Sometimes I even sit on the bridge deck with my legs dangling through the companionway into the cabin.  Of course, this seating position is possible only if you remove of all the mainsheet tackle from the bridge deck.    Joe Kidd  M15 #207  "Poco a Poco"