Our M15 will accumulate water on the floor of the cockpit in active sailing conditions. It'll pool up some under the little bridge deck and extend back a foot or two along the lee side. But I've never seen two inches over the whole floor. If one is sailing with a companion the problem could be more acute. I agree with Bill regarding weight distribution. Move everything as forward as possible including your carcass--the boat will squat if you load too much stuff aft.
I've always liked the M15's drainage system and thought it worked pretty well. Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle Sandpoint, Idaho M15-345, Chukar -----Original Message----- From: Bill Riker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 6:01 PM To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' Subject: RE: M_Boats: Wet cockpit in M15 John, I have a little water in my M15 when heeling or punching through waves, but no where near 2". Maybe an inch or so right under the bridgedeck and along the lee seat, but usually it doesn't even wet the center of the cockpit, where my feet are. And it drains as soon as the boat levels out. Some use sponges on either side of the centerboard pennant to reduce the flow. The Montgomeries sail best with weight forward. Try to store heaviest items as far forward as practical. The one weight I have astern is a 2hp Honda hanging on to adjustable bracket. But because I have shallow lockers on both sides of the cockpit, there isn't much stored underneath. I have added a tiller extension so I can keep my weight forward. Also, I have found it's more comfortable forward, with higher coamings and the cabin bulkhead to lean against. Good luck and enjoy! Bill Riker M-15 #184 Storm Petrel -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jon Martin Sent: September 10, 2003 8:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: M_Boats: Wet cockpit in M15 Well, first off thanks to those who have shared info with me - I've been out four times now, and things are getting better each time. I installed some cam cleats instead of the worn out jam cleats for the jib sheets, and it made sailing much more enjoyable this last time out. If there is much of a chop - say over a foot or so, I end up with two inches or so of water sloshing around in the cockpit - not so bad when it was 9o degrees out, but cold feet this last weekend!! Any ideas on how to prevent this from going on, or is this part of living with the self-draining through cb design? Jon in Walla Walla _________________________________________________________________ Get 10MB of e-mail storage! Sign up for Hotmail Extra Storage. http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats This message was scanned for viruses. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
