Bobbie: The M15 doesn't have a traveller but sometimes I have sheeted the boom to centerline using a homemade traveller when sailing closed hauled in a breeze, racing. I bought a 150 Genny for Sweet Dream from EP and use it all the time. We have a lot of light air in the summer on the gulf and mr Pattison said it was good for up to 15 knots (which it is). I cant say how much extra speed it gives since I've never tryed one jib, then the other while sailing a fixed course but it seems to do the job. of course, you need to install new cleats for the genny and the jib sheets go outside the stays. Don
I have to ask some ignorant questions, this is my second season with my M-15 and I bought the craft without the benfit of any instructions (verbal or otherwise) on how to set it up. On this last weekends sail my oldest son and I were trying to figure out the proper set up for the outhaul and the (apparently absent) boom vang. Currently the outhaul is comprised of a short line off the end of the sail (can't remember the name, clew?, leech?) that I put through a small block that I attached to the end of the boom. Nothing but a hole was there before. The line is looped a couple times and tied off to itself. This makes the tension of the outhaul fixed for the entire sail. Not ideal. How is it supposed to be set up? Also, the boom has a fixed/flat block about half way on one side with a jam cleat forward of this. Are these for my boom vang? If so how would they work with a vang? I have looked about on the web site a bit for diagrams and have not had any luck. Thanks Robbin M-15, undecided lately of Breezy Point MD PS if any one in the chesapeake area is considering selling an older model M-17 drop me a line. I would like more room for my four sons than we have in our 15.
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