While I haven't sailed the M15 in the SF bay I have sailed a 35 footer and a 26 footer out there. I don't see any reason why the M15 couldn't handle it. Strangely enough the only time my mast touched the water was on Folsom; normally a pretty placid lake but it sure was white capping that day. I only had the main up at the time; I can't remember if it was reefed or not. The iron genoa got me off the lake soon after playing with lay downs.
In some ways I would think the bay would be better than an inland lake. Wind driven waves are more predictable than water skier generated chop. Brian Ripley '88 M15 Roseville, CA --- "Hughston, Larry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A far braver man than I captain. Have you done any sailing on the SF bay > with the big boys ? That is my goal after adequate training. ----LH. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Ripley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 8:43 AM > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > Subject: RE: M_Boats: M-15 Boat Review > > > Larry, > > The Thetford PP 135/235 is a perfect fit in the M15. I believe there is a > slight gap between the pottie and the plywood cover when everything is in > place. I see there is even a marine model 735 that has hold down clamps; of > course that isn't necessary in the M15 since, as hard as I've tried, I > haven't been able to turtle it. I did manage to put the mast down on the > water once; I was so impressed with how well it came back up that I sheeted > in and layed it down again; the head was never an issue during all this. > > Brian Ripley > '88 M15 > Roseville, CA __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Vote for the stars of Yahoo!'s next ad campaign! http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/yahoo/votelifeengine/ _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
