Gosh, Dusty, I bet a whole lot of Montgomery owners down here in the lower 48 are salivating at the thought of sailing those Alaskan waters. You sound like a natural born sailor. You'll do fine with the Monty 15. What do you want to know? You've come to the right place. There are a heck of alot of people here who know more than I do. I've been sailing an M15 on the choppy waters of Lake Michigan for a couple of years now. But I was a perfect neophyte when I first got it. So maybe I can share the clue-less sailors point of view if you need it. What body of water will you be sailing on? (forgive a Chicagoan's ignorance of Alaskan geography -- I don't really know where Seward is.) Anyway, welcome to the best sailor's group on the internet! (or on the water, for that matter) -- Steve McClellan~~M15~#152~~Chicago