Ivan, There are several of us M boat sailors in the area, my M-15 is on South Puget Sound in Olympia. Have you sailed before ? If you are new to the sport, sailing lessons will be a good investment. Island Sailing Club with boats in Olympia does a good job on that, but I will bet there are clubs in Gig Harbor that offer lessons. Pocket Yacht Palooza in Port Townsend in June is also a good place to connect with other sailors. Dave Scobie, the guy who now builds Sage boats based on the Montgomery boats and Jerry Montgomery's consultation usually attends Pocket Yacht Palooza and is worth going to talk with and to pick his brain. Good Sailing, enjoy the waters and many inlets of Puget Sound Steve M-15 # 335 -----Original Message----- From: Jazzy Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2016 8:31 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: Introduction... Hello All! I recently purchased an M17, and of course have been lurking and learning all along. The boat was originally "Selkie" and the next owner re-named it "El Nino". My name is Ivan and I currently live in Gig Harbor, WA and am fairly new to sailing. I bought an older Snipe two summers ago and taught myself how to sail on that. I would love to get in contact with anyone nearby that is knowledgeable regarding M17 or 15s to perhaps come by for a looksie. I look forward to getting to know you all better, and now for the best part of introduction posts.... PICS! Note "Selkie's" custom dodger as featured in Small Craft Advisor #64, 2010..... SWEET! http://ivanpla.com/FunStuff/Montgomery%2017/El%20Nino.jpg http://ivanpla.com/FunStuff/Montgomery%2017/elnino.jpg -= Ivan