Put it about in the center, so when you tack there is plenty of room to slip between the end of the tiller and the mainsheet. maybe Dave S will chip in- his bote is handy. The further aft it is, the better leverage, but the downside is that you need more mainsheet the further aft it is. -----Original Message----- From: Jazzy Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2016 9:29 PM To: Montgomery Yahoolist Subject: Re: M_Boats: M17 traveler location Mine hooks onto the corners of the transom! It's weird but clears up the cockpit completely.. Jazz On Feb 4, 2016 11:17 PM, "John Schinnerer" <john@eco-living.net> wrote:
A question for those who know the history & reasoning...
At some point the traveler on the M17 was moved from just aft of the companionway to further back in the cockpit (not sure how far back, can anyone give a measurement? Half way? Two-thirds? Just in front of tiller? Or...?).
Why was it moved, and what are the pros and cons of each location?
Mine is a '74 so the original was just behind companionway. But some previous owner of my M17 installed a big wide windward sheeting traveler, mounted on top of the cockpit seats (forward, approximately above where the original was).
It is in the way in multiple ways - blocks regular use of seat space, lounging use of seat space, companionway access.
I am going to reduce the width and remount on cockpit floor. Before I do that I'd like to hear why I should keep it forward where the original traveler was, or, why I should move it back where the newer M17 travelers are.
thanks, John S.
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