Bill, Can't comment on the 17, but my M15 heaves to and stays put in strong winds, but only after swinging wildly back and forth for a while. Eventually she'll settle down, yawing gently back and forth. I have noticed though, that when I try to move she'll seem to swing wild again but, if I'm patient and move slow, she'll swing right back, tiller against jib. Question: have you let Tipperary go to see what she does ultimately? If your tiller is hard over and your jib back-winded, she should swing around again and behave, so long as you keep your main unloaded. Enjoy George On 6/27/05 5:56 AM, "BILLAMICASR@aol.com" <BILLAMICASR@aol.com> wrote:
Quick comment & Question, Recently had the opportunity to do lots of heavy weather practice. I prefer to reef the main, when Hove To but, I've been experiencing problems. Seems that when I have a 200 plus pound crew, sitting on the windward cockpit seat, Tipperary will lay still with minimal effort while I pull strings and mess with sail ties to reef the main. However, when I try the same maneuverer while singlehanding, she is not so predictable. I've tried jib adjustments, tiller and keel adjustments and still have a problem with her trying to round up when I'm putting a reef in. So, here's the question. Anyone else have similar experiences and what is the solution? I may provide my own answer after I load her for cruising. But, I'm curious to see if there is another fix. Thanks in advance... Bill M-17 #496 In Oregon at Howard Prairie Lake. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats