i remember a story from a north-east M15 sailer on this list last year. he
said he was unable to get the main loose in a gust (one of the push down to
release main sheet setups) and caught water over the lee side into the cockpit.
the boat didn't 'go over'. when the main sheet was released the boat 'popped
up' like she should. i believe the only 'damage' was some H20 in the low side
cockpit locker. the H20 in the cockpit drained as designed through the
centerboard line's hole.
dave scobie
M15 #288, not yet named
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Has anyone got a war story about turning turtle on a 15?
James, you mentioned an airbag. When I was diving many years ago, we had a
small inflatable rubber thing. It used a co2 cartridge and it would inflate on
demand and blow up the rubber "balloon" to the eqivilent of 80# of lift. About
the size of a big beach ball. It had a lanyard on it to secure it to whatever
you were trying to lift. I wonder if you ever "turtled" if something like that
might pull the mast up to the waterline again.
Randy, Thanks for your comment. It almost sounds to me like I'd be better off
with less flotation rather than more. True?
Kendall in NW Louisiana M-15 #164
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