Hi:
I just took delivery of a 2003 model M-15 # 620 named Sweet Dream. She sits
on her Pacific Trailer in my back yard in Mobile, Alabama right now. Sweet
Dream has a factory installed Bimini top to shade my wife. I've added a 2
HP. 4 stroke Honda and a Thetford 135 Portapotti.
I decided on the M-15 for a number of reasons. I principally daysail but
wanted a boat with a small cabin so my wife can change clothes, nap, and
answer natures call. The boat had to be seaworthy and stable, but have a
shallow draft. I plan to single hand half the time so I wanted a boat that I
could launch and rig quickly and easily. Having been stuck with no wind and
an outgoing tide (hello Cuba), a motor and a 4 knot hull speed was
essential. I narrowed my search to trailer-sailors from 15 ft to 19 ft. Good
cabin layout and storage was a prime consideration. I looked at Potters,
used Commodore 18's, Compac 16's and Suncats, P-18's, M-17's, etc but
picked the M-15 because it is easy to trail, launch, set up, has shallow
draft, a good interior layout, and LOOKS GREAT.
I plan to sail the 40 mile long Mobile Bay and in Mississippi sound and
around the barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico. With the ICW running
through the Bay, I've got access to several hundred miles of protected water
from Lake Borgn (New Orleans) to St Andrews Bay (Panama City, Fla) with
clear water and white sand beaches. There are many great launching ramps up
and down the stretch on coast which give me good daysailing access..With the
addition of a rod holder, I plan to do some offshore trolling also (Fishing
is great here).
I'm 61 years old but in great shape. Up to now, I've sailed Hobie cats,
sunfish, and my escape Rumba (a little small to fish the gulf out of but I
managed).
Any rigging and handling suggestions would be appreciated
Fair Winds
Don Ludlow
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