Good idea. I'm sure the forum readers will be very interested in your experiments. I intend to do the same with our Potter 15 this year.

You might consider testing the effect of running floatation up the mast as part of your experiment. Even ten pounds of floatation at the end of such a long lever arm should make an appreciable difference.

Steve Tyree
P-15 #2098 "Amy Ann"

In a message dated 4/8/2003 10:02:11 AM Central Standard Time, s.mcclellan@attbi.com writes:

On the subject of M15 knockdowns,

I'm thinking seriously of taking the M15 out this spring and deliberately
pushing her to the point of a flat-out knockdown.

First of all, I'd like to see just what it would take to have that happen, to
find out how far she can be pushed. Also, I'd like to try to see how far over
she can go and still right herself. Finally, I just want the practice in
righting her, if necessary -- I'd rather learn that skill on a nice day, a
hundred yards from shore than in the middle of a storm with no land in sight.

Any comments? Anybody ever tried it?