We'll September has been a pretty bad month for sailing here on the Chesapeake bay. Aside from 3 days of sailing the Monty 15 on the Miles River during our vacation we have not gotten out much. What our half dozen outings has shown us are a bunch of improvements we needed to make to Monty #616 model 15 . Trailer Guides were installed and these help us line up the boat on the trailer when retrieving and to me is a MUST have accessory. Tiller extension by ForeSpar. I bought an Ida Sailor tiller and rudder assembly and the tiller was a tad shorter that the OEM tiller it replaced and the extension really allows me to move my weight forward and stand and steer too. A welcome addition and less strain on my shoulder from having to reach so far back. I'd like suggestions on cock pit cushions before I go to the boat show in Annapolis MD for those of you that have bought and installed cushions. We currently sit on our throwable. Replaced the tack of the jib with an "S" bend hook looped into the fitting on the bow. This works great and limits our time setting up the jib and worrying about losing a pin for the clamp which we have already done. Removed the green boot stripe around the hull, hated Green as a color and I like the white hull much better but this required lots off Goof Off adhesive remover but a better looking hull with Red lettering on hull and sails now. Increased the down haul purchase on the main to 3:1 and the out haul on the main to 4:1 and I can get really nice shapes from my Hyde main sail now and this makes downwind adjustments a breeze. Well I thought I share some of these minor yet important changes I have made and now I must resist the temptations of the Annapolis Boat Show next weekend. Going to finally meet Stan, Gail and Dave Scobie at the Sage booth and check out the Sage and hopefully Dave will let us rig and demo sail her after the show. This weekend's forecast is small craft advisories for the whole weekend so it's great that the show is next weekend. Any Monty Folks going to the show, My pal Gary and I will be there on VIP Thursday early AM to get a jump on the crowds. See you there or if you care to meet contact me offline. Thanks Smiley and Karen magoo252@comcast.net