The first is the mechanism on dry land seems to not want to pull the rudder up in the horizontal position,
there is a bit of practice needed to how fast and with the correct force to lift/drop the rudder using an up-and-down motion on the tiller. it took me 1/3 day to learn the exact method.
do you sailors use a tiller extension to move your body weight up forward?
YES. if you single hand sit within one foot of the cabin bulkhead. with two in the cockpit have the crew sit at the bulkhead and captain right next to the crew. keep weight away from the M15's stern. if you can get your crew to agree have him/her sit in the companionway while you set within 1' of the cabin bulkhead. IMO the M15 sails best if the bow is 'just a bit' down from the stern.
Oh I forget to ask when do you attach the forestay to the deck fitting, mine is on the second hold back and that means that I need to attach the jib to the first hole forward?
for boats built by jerry the far forward 'hole' is large. this is for hooking to the trailer. the forestay needs to be attached to the next hole aft ('second' hole). for new-builds the bow plate is different with three holes of the same size. use the forward hole ('first' hole) to increase your effective J measurement. :: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 - SWEET PEA - www.m17-375.webs.com :: former M15 owner - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred :: Sage Marine - you can now reserve your Sage 17! :: www.sagemarine.com --- On Mon, 5/30/11, Karen and Smiley <magoo252@comcast.net> wrote:
We aborted today's maiden voyage due to excessive heat in the mid Atlantic, predicted highs are around 95F so no go for this guy. We instead rigged M 15 #616 in the school parking lot to see the sail plan and the rigging set up. NICE and Stan Froseth did a great job on everything, if your reading this not from the Aloha State Thanks Stan.
I do have one question on the rudder, well actually two. The first is the mechanism on dry land seems to not want to pull the rudder up in the horizontal position, I assume it's because I have no buoyancy from the water below on the wood blade? Second do you sailors use a tiller extension to move your body weight up forward? Man the rigging and set up on the M15 is a breeze.
Oh I forget to ask when do you attach the forestay to the deck fitting, mine is on the second hold back and that means that I need to attach the jib to the first hole forward? This seems odd so maybe a fitting that will slip into the last hole will be best. Thanks for your feedback.
Smiley