Hi Skip; Quite a bit has been written about getting the currently available Thetford porta-poti to fit the older M15s. Seems Thetford starting making the135 larger without consulting Jerry M. I have an 84 M15 and needed to "adjust" the footprint of the T-135 to make it fit. To save wear and tear on both myself and the boat I made a template out of old 2x4s that matched the M15 space. Then basically followed Jerry's recommendation of hot water, weight and wait. I filled the tank with very hot water, placed the PP in the template, sat on top and the lower unit molded into the correct shape. I can't remember if it took one or two hot water tank fill-ups. (i.e. 1 or 2 beers) But it seemed to work out fine. PS: only the width is an issue. Don M15-248

[Original Message] From: <wcampion@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Date: 11/12/2006 5:43:02 AM Subject: M_Boats: The proper fit for older boats

To All,

I have a 1982 M-15. I was looking to purchase a porta-poti for the boat. I did my reseach in the archives and found that the suggested model is the Thetford 135. However, on some of the earlier boats, this model does not work due to the narrow well. (11" instead of 13 1/2"). Does anyone who owns one of these earlier model M-15 have a porta-poti that fits properly? If so, can you tell me the make and model and where you purchased?

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