Thanx much, I don't think that we planned on "going back". We've been long time admirers of the Hess/Montgomery design lineage. The M-15, I'm sure is just the beginning. Spent some time with John, MaryLou and Eddie, great folks. John is very bright and inventive. I must say that I am quite amazed at John's well thought out, simple improvements to the boat. Hard to believe so much could be put into a 15 foot boat. My wife, Gail, took a bad fall about 5 weeks ago. shattered her knee-cap among other damage. The doctors managed to put her back together with screws and wire . She was quite the trooper going to get the boat, brace, cane and all. (Denver - Arkansas - Denver) The accident did slow our sailing time recently. We're planning a "dry run": this weekend to make sure we know where all of the lines go. Hope to get her wet in the next couple of weeks. We're sure it's going to be a wonderful adventure. Thanx much to John Butler for "letting her go". John has a great attitude and we hope to see him soaring shortly. sal In a message dated 8/17/2009 11:02:40 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, openboatt@gmail.com writes: Careful Sal. Once you sail an M15, you may never go back... t _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!