john and joy: i would love to show you SCRED ... but she is in seattle. i have many observations about the 'camping' abilities of the M15. one must really view her, when looking at the cabin, as a very large fiberglass tent. added bonus is she can store much more items than one really should carry. the lack of a compression post in the M15 makes the v-berth nicer for two than the M17. you have no sitting headroom on an M15. i am 5'11" at about 225lbs. the M15 really sails well with two people acting as movable ballast. see my M15's site for details - http://www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred dave scobie M15 #288 - SCRED --- On Mon, 3/16/09, John Merrell <mayrel@hughes.net> wrote: Greetings, We previously used this email site to obtain information on the M17. We received many responses which were very helpful. Since then, we have decided to research the M15. Since we are currently located in northeastern Alabama, it's a long way to California to visit with Bog Eeg and view one of his boats. To this end, if there are any M15 owners' in our area, or within 100 miles of us, we'd love to see your boat. We'd also appreciate any comments/advice concerning the M15. We are retiring this year at 62, and hopefully relocating to either Summerville SC or New Bern NC this summer. I'm 6'1" 230 lbs, my wife is 5'4" 135 lbs. We plan to cruise as much as possible along the ICW for as many days as possible(not more than 3 nights on the hook) before seeking a marina to refresh, and then off we go. We also plan to trailer to other locations to do the same. We feel we can use the boat like a camper and sleep in it at campsites as we travel across country(why not?). Early thanks for any responses...sincerely, John and Joy