We launched out of Sandy Point State park. First things first we got to the set up area and within 30 minutes we were ready to back the trailer into the water, The mast raising set up is a BREEZE J We were in the water but needed to abort and pull the trailer tongue extension out the maximum distance. This made it much easier and we clocked in a 45 minutes with boat in water and ready to go, not bad for my first time. We now know a few extra tricks to make this faster as we need a rubber mallet for the tongue and GLOVES since the tongue was pretty greasy. Of course I was stopped during the process by an admiring sailor inquiring about Montgomery boats, says something about Monty's but I did not deduct time for this chat as I worked through it all. Once in the water it was time to fire up the engine (Honda 2 hp short shaft) and I am convinced you don't need a long shaft for this boat.really no debating me anymore. Now once we got out of the lagoon we started to rig up my new Hyde sails, Jib is JUST freaking perfect, spot on lengths everything just swell. Main sail went up like a breeze no issues either and all dimensions also spot on. Today the winds were from the south at 5-6 knots according to NOAA weather and I swear we were doing +3 to 4 knots. Forgot my GPS at home but this boat is so sensitive to wind changes you really become a better sailor especially with new Sails that respond very well to slight wind changes. I also sailed today with my new IDA rudder and I can't tell you if it's better that the stock assembly but what I can tell you is the built in mast crutch assembly made rigging for me much faster and simpler. I did love the feel of the helm and we did set up a tiller tamer to give the helm feel a bit more drag or resistance to play. I think this is a very well made assembly and I can't wait to push the boat in heavier winds and see how much the rudder aids in up wind performance. I want to thank you all for your insights and advice as some things said here on this forum helped short cut my learning curve on the boat. Stan Froseth certainly sold me a really nice boat too and he had a lot already set up and all I did was tweak some things more to my liking. All in all my wife and I are really happy with the size and sailing characteristics of this well made and designed boat. A big shout out to Judy for making me some fast and very attractive sails, I did roll the main on the boom as advised here and Judy did supply a Hyde tube where the sail and boom slip in very nicely this will certainly keep the starch in the sails a bit longer. Now I want to sail in more wind J Thanks all. #616 if you're on the bay any time soon look for us. Smiley and Karen magoo252@comcast.net