Fred, If you do head for the San Juans next summer, I'll bet there are several of us Northwest sailors who would love to join you for a days sail (or more) and "showing-off" of the 23. Interested in being part of a Montgomery rendezvous? Larry Yake M17 #200 Tullamore On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 14:37:31 EDT Derfsails@aol.com writes: Hi Doug, I had surgery this week and will be out of commission for at least four weeks so I don't get to work/play with my new M23 for a while. I may take it back out to Bob and have him do some additional work on it the boat, looks great. The only thing I have had done to it are a barrier coat and bottom paint applied. Have only had it in the water a few minutes to check the water line. Bob did take some pictures with the sails up in the parking lot, I'm not sure if they came out or if he has posted them to the Web. It will be a while before I go sailing and attempt any action shots for the Web site. We do plan on going to the San Juan's this summer with the boat. Hope to get in some good sailing then. Or maybe a short trip to southern California for a week or two for a shake down cruise. Fred