Hi David, I sailed mostly by myself, so sat as far forward in the M15 cockpit as possible. I put a tiller extension on the tiller but the tiller extension / tiller  was at the wrong angle for sailing, so, ..... I built a new, longer tiller that then gave me the correct geometry for tiller extension / tiller while sailing.  I found that it was a major improvement. I had no problems  with tiller length, doing tight tacks. Happy sailing Connie M15  #400  LEPPO On 8/19/2022 8:41 AM, David Grah via montgomery_boats wrote:

Funny, I extended my stock tiller 6 inches or so several years ago and have been very happy being able to sit comfortably further forward. I've never felt limited by the longer tiller when maneuvering. It hasn't even seemed to impact room in the cockpit much. David GrahBishop CaliforniaMontgomery 15 Sky Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 03:47:09 +0000 From: Jim Sadler<jimsadler@jascopacific.com> Subject: M_Boats: Telescoping tiller M15 To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID:<BY5PR13MB38599B6F89A7A90052110FC0D56C9@BY5PR13MB3859.nam     prd13.prod.outlook.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Skippers For tacking out the channel in light air I wish the tiller was about 1/2 its length Is there a telescoping tiller out there? Capt Jim

When I was making the 17, I got all kinds of comments, some wanting a longer tiller, some wanting a shorter one. I think the people who wanted a shorter one sailed with lots of people in the cockpit. Both the 17 and 15, along with the Sages, are compromises. I personally like my tillers longer, and wouldn't have a boat w/o a tiller extension. I like to sit on the coaming when it's blowing. ________________________________ From: David Grah via montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2022 6:41 AM To: jimsadler@jascopacific.com <jimsadler@jascopacific.com>; For and About Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Cc: David Grah <d_b_grah@yahoo.com> Subject: M_Boats: Telescoping tiller M15 Funny, I extended my stock tiller 6 inches or so several years ago and have been very happy being able to sit comfortably further forward. I've never felt limited by the longer tiller when maneuvering. It hasn't even seemed to impact room in the cockpit much. David GrahBishop CaliforniaMontgomery 15 Sky Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 03:47:09 +0000 From: Jim Sadler <jimsadler@jascopacific.com> Subject: M_Boats: Telescoping tiller M15 To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <BY5PR13MB38599B6F89A7A90052110FC0D56C9@BY5PR13MB3859.nam prd13.prod.outlook.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Skippers For tacking out the channel in light air I wish the tiller was about 1/2 its length Is there a telescoping tiller out there? Capt Jim