Tod, No. The aft end of the bunk is only a few inches forward of being directly under the aft end of the cabin. There isn't enough headroom for me (at 5'6") sit up straight, but if you arrange something angled, you can lean back and be fairly comfortable. On your graphic, bring the bunk back about to the skipper's pointy butt. The bunk is a little lower than the cockpit seat. There is maybe 10-12" of clearance available to shove gear into the sub-cockpit seat storage. Bill -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+wriker=mindspring.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+wriker=mindspring.com@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of htmills@bright.net Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:05 PM To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' Subject: RE: M_Boats: M15 challenge - interior Is this a possibility on a 15? I've sat this way on Busca, sitting on the ice chest and with some cushions for padding.... http://www.bright.net/~htmills/M15readingseat.jpg Tod -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of William B. Riker Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:39 AM To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' Subject: RE: M_Boats: M15 challenge - interior Doug, I place my sea bag at the head of the berth, blocking the slot to under-cockpit storage. Then add a couple of cushions against the bag, to lean back against. I can't sit as straight as I would like, but it's not bad. A florescent lantern provides plenty of light for reading. When sleepy, just turn off the lantern, slide down and conk out. I tested, but have not used, another method It works well but requires more rearrangement. Remove the potti to the cockpit and line the potti well with cushions. Then sit nestled in cushions, with plenty of head room. Any other ideas out there? Bill Riker M-15 #184 Storm Petrel -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+wriker=mindspring.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+wriker=mindspring.com@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Doug Kelch Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 9:57 AM To: Montgomery Subject: M_Boats: M15 challenge - interior The thread on portable kitchens lead me to seek help on a different challenge. The interior of the M15 is very comfortable to sleep in but I cannot get a comfortable position to read. Has anyone come up with an interior modification/ arrangement that would let you recline in a comfortable position in the cabin. The hatches and hatch boards could be open for this as the closed up cabin is almost intolerable to me. Thanks for any ideas! Doug Kelch "Seas the Day" __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats