Thanks Scott, You make some good points, all of which reinforce my current thinking to forgo the cockpit-floor mounted traveler idea. But having the mainsheet cleat mounted on the companionway deck still bugs me enough to want to make a change. Most likely I'll go with Bill Lamica's idea of mounting a Ronstan RF-5 on the forward part of the boom. This will mean that the mainsheet will just drape loosely down into the companionway, which will allow me (with a tiller extension) to sit at the bulkhead. This setup would also leave enough space for a bimini, and the mainsheet should still be easily reachable even on a run. I'd love to combine that with a stern traveler of some sort, a la Flicka. But I haven't yet come across a good, functional track setup that would elevate it above the tiller, and still look appropriate on an M15. The search continues... David =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= David W. Wood -=- dwood@dwoodworks.com 1981 M15 -=- Hull #163