chris & julie: welcome to the Mboat family! my thoughts on the M15 in relation to "Julie Suzanne" - * LED lights: cabin, running, anchor * run the halyards aft - foredeck on an M15 isn't fun. * downhaul isn't hard. don't 'overbuild' as the M15's jib is small. (pictures available upon request.) * the 'power' of the M15 rig is in the main. spend money on a double reef main before getting a 'storm' jib. * as gary stated ... there is no backstay on the M15. * my M15 has jib car tracks on the cabin top (pictures available on request). the jib is small and all lines run inside the stays. if you want a bigger sail install tracks on the toe-rails. * the discussion about 'cockpit drains' on the M17 don't work with the M15 ... the centerboard line 'hole' is the cockpit drain. * my M15's cockpit lockers had been removed. i have LOTS of storage as a result. i place my ground tackle in the starboard 'locker'. easy to access. others use bins in the cabin or bags for the rode on the 'foredeck'. 'Scred's' www-site has a good amount of detail - http://www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred dave scobie M15 #288 - SCRED visit Scred's www-site: http://www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred --- On Sat, 10/4/08, Chris and Julie <candj1@bellsouth.net> wrote: Hello everyone. My wife and I have begun the process with Bob Eeg to have an M15 built. ...