Hi, I have been reading in the background since I bought my M17 and wish to thank all the members for their priceless stories and information. This forum has been extremely useful to me as a new Monty owner. My wife and I sail in Biscayne Bay most of the time. I agree with Dave and Lon that we need a better way to share images, video and data files. I think we should keep this forum as it is though. I remember there was an argument regarding the MontgomeryOwners.com site a while back, but I can’t remember the gist of it. I have visited all the sites mentioned by Dave, and the following is my conclusion: The builder’s Montgomeryboats.com site has some info and a lot of pictures, but it could be better. I understand this is not a priority for Bob, but I want him to know that I would have purchased some items from his website if he had replacement parts and accessories for M boats for retail sale online. I have spent more money fixing and improving my boat than I paid for her! It would be fantastic if we could add images again to the MSOG sites. I found the centerboard repairs there very instructing, too. I read every message on this xmail board and it is my main source of M boats info. I also read every once in a while the Trailer-Sailor one and it is good, too; it would be nice to consolidate them and have everyone in the same place. I will start using the MontgomeryOwners.com site to post my pictures because I don't have a better option. We should preserve the searchable archives in this site if at all possible. I use other boating Yahoo Groups and they work very well; I agree with Lon it would be nice to make the Yahoo Group, now used as a member register, a full service site or at least activate the photo section, so we can add pictures there. I don’t use Facebook and don’t intend to. Fair winds, Juan & Patricia More M17 # 359 PS: Lon, I would love to get pictures of that V-berth extension; my wife and I have been talking about it since I read your original posting. Thanks! My email is: jpmore@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/