I plan on replacing the mainsheet traveler on my M17 with a roller bearing model complete with control lines, blocks, etc. for windward sheeting under load. My boat is a 1976 model with mid-boom sheeting and the existing traveler is clear forward on the cockpit floor right behind the main hatch. I see on the newer models the traveler and boom attachment are a couple feet further back. This looks like a handier arrangement for being able to make adjustments while at the tiller without having to reach forward through your passengers legs (although they may be shapely ones). I'm thinking I will change my boat to this set-up unless there are good reasons not to. Any suggestions would be appreciated.