Hi, It's time to quit lurking and introduce myself. I'm Joe Hubert from Portland, OR. I bought Mike and Kit's M17 #369 a few weeks ago. This boat is in beautiful condition. Mike should have asked more for her. I'm going to call her "Puff". I needed a short name to fit between the rungs of the transom boarding ladder. I've been sailing for about 3 years on other people's boats. Last summer I sailed and maintained a Flicka in Port Townsend. http://www.xsw.com/tikaroa I learned a lot but a four hour commute is just too long for quick trips. It'll be nice to sail closer to home. I'm looking forward to doing some sailing on the Columbia River, San Juans, Flathead Lake in MT... I'll also have to try out Fern Ridge this summer and check out Mike and Kit's Cape Dory 25D. Joe "Puff" M17 #669 -----Original Message----- From: mikit Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 10:40 PM Subject: M_Boats: sale of m17 Joseph Hubert of Portland Oregon is the new owner of M17 #369. We would like to thank everyone who responded to our post and to Joseph for purchasing her. Also would like to thank Maria in Florida who was excited about the boat and understandably frustrated because we already had an appointment set up to show it. Hopefully there will be M17 come along for you soon. Mike and Kit