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 magoo252@comcast.net