Re: M_Boats: First test sail - guess I'll be buying a centerboard
David, My M15 - #400, had the port locker that went to the bottom of the hull, but the starboard locker had the moulded in shallow storage space. I looked at all the nice storage space I couldn't reach; scratched my head for a bit; contemplated my navel, and finally decided on my course of action. I carefully cut around the lip of the sail locker - at the center of the flat surface, and removed the shallow locker. Then I added supports at the inside of the sail locker so that the shallow locker had something to rest on when I dropped it back in place. Now I had the best of all worlds: the shallow locker for glasses; keys; and small stuff; but if I lifted it out, I now had access to the whole space below, where I now keep my boarding ladder; extra cockpit cushions; my paddle; and the bimini top. It also allows me to check the bilge aft of the centerboard trunk - that is normally unreachable. A 4 foot hose and my old PAR pump and I can remove any water that may get in there. It's quite a job doing this, but well worth the effort. Connie M15 #400 ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.
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Conbert H Benneck