Don, I agree with Randy's comment. When I first started sailing my M15 I thought it was a problem as well. There are many recommendations around about forcing sponges under the splash guard (lower wooden block on cockpit sole, pennant passes through). This does reduce it but I would like the water to go out rather than in. I have the cockpit configuration with the deep storage on one side and I had lots of heavy stuff in it. With the heavy stuff in the cockpit locker, motor on transom two people in the boat sitting aft, the cocpit sole will have a lot of water in it due to the low stern. Get the weight forward, captain and crew as far forward as comfortable - get tiller extension. I have even taken to keeping a 2 - 4 gallons of water, in jugs in the bow to counter balance or I will move my 30 lbs of anchors up there as well. The boat actually handles a little better with the weight forward. Since then I never get more than a quart or so in the cockpit while beating to weather in rough conditions. NO WOODEN PLUGS REQUIRED or DESIRED. Thanks Doug --- RandyG <RandyG@cite.nic.edu> wrote:
Hi Don,
We sailed M15 #407 for many years. On our 15 the cockpit drained through the opening for the centerboard rope. That was the only place for water to drain out of the cockpit. .
We did have water come up the pennant hole in rough conditions, but if you keep the weight forward on the 15 then the water would drain back out pretty quickly. My guess would be to move weight forward on you 15 such that any water coming up through the drain would go right back out.
Randy Graves M17 #410
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