On 16-Oct-11 12:25 PM, mrh219@yahoo.com wrote: Hi Mike, When we still owned our M15 #400 LEPPO, I sailed mostly by myself. I wanted a tiller extension so that I could sit as far forward in the cockpit as possible to keep the transom from dragging through the water and slowing me down. My first attempt was to use a Forespar adjustable length tiller extender. It worked, but the working angle between the tiller and the tiller extension was wrong. When I sat as far forward as I could, the angle between the Forespar tiller extension and the M15 tiller was about 120 degrees. If you got a sudden gust of wind and needed an instant tiller correction, the 120 angle didn't give you what you needed; i.e., a 90 degree relationship between tiller and tiller extension. To solve that problem I built a new, much longer than stock, tiller and reinstalled the Forespar extension. Now the geometry was correct. From my forward seating position I now had a 90 degree push-pull relationship between the tiller extension and the tiller. It worked great. Connie

Group, this is off-topic, but my boat is under shrink wrap for the winter and it's on to jobs I have been putting off. I epoxied an arm on a wooden chair crooked. I understand that heat will soften up the epoxy. Can I soften the epoxy with a heat gun, straighten the arm, and let it cool and harden, or once it has been heated, is the epoxy shot? Thinking about spring, I am looking at tiller extenders. Any recommendations for m-15? Mike m-15 Anne Bonny (all tucked in for a long winters nap) _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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i like the FORESPAR 'twist-lock quick release' tiller extension (model # 104016). this model will extend from 19" to 32". i use this extender on the Sage 17. i use the older (non-foam handle) version on my M17. also had one on my M15. i suggest getting a 'tiller clip' to hold the extender to the tiller when it isn't needed (but you don't want to take the extender off the tiller). :: Dave Scobie :: former M15 owner - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred :: M17 #375 - SWEET PEA - wwwm.17-375.webs.com :: Sage Marine - www.sagemarine.com --- On Sun, 10/16/11, mrh219@yahoo.com <mrh219@yahoo.com> wrote:

...Thinking about spring, I am looking at tiller extenders. Any recommendations for m-15?

Mike m-15 Anne Bonny (all tucked in for a long winters nap)

I added a longer tiller and didn't feel it necessary to reinstall the Forespar extension. The tiller came from WM and, I think, was for a Catalina 22. It just needed a little wood removed on the sides to fit the M15 cheek plates. It works great for single handing, but the shorter stock tiller is more convenient when sailing with crew. Unfortunately, switching tillers isn't quick and easy. Better to buy a new (Ida Sailor or JD Woodworking) blade and switch rudder/tiller sets for sailing with and without crew. Bill Riker M15 - #184 Storm Petrel -----Original Message----- From: mrh219@yahoo.com Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 10:25 AM To: montgomery listserve Subject: M_Boats: epoxy Group, this is off-topic, but my boat is under shrink wrap for the winter and it's on to jobs I have been putting off. I epoxied an arm on a wooden chair crooked. I understand that heat will soften up the epoxy. Can I soften the epoxy with a heat gun, straighten the arm, and let it cool and harden, or once it has been heated, is the epoxy shot? Thinking about spring, I am looking at tiller extenders. Any recommendations for m-15? Mike m-15 Anne Bonny (all tucked in for a long winters nap) _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats When posting, remember that there is no privacy on the Internet!