Henry, I'll take two or three at that price /condition (as viewed via my monitor) ! Some of the Northern region boats are really nice - Higher lattitudes =less UV damage - shorter seasons and sometimes barn storage - cold fresh water - What's not to like?? (as a contrast - mine is out in the sun and heat (& cold) 24/7/12 at 33-36 N. in 115 degrees F heat at upper range - No Barn - and a 8-9 month sailing season ( we skip the summers locally!) Try and get that kind of money for a Clorox 23 (or other similar) - good luck - Not the BEST 17 footer but damn close and affordable too- maybe the best fat wrinkled cruising 17 footer with a masthead rig - Good Mariners, Rhodes 19 and some other 'boutique models' hold their values well too and are also 'icons' of small boats. There have been 675 +/- M-17s built That is not big numbers when you consider the number of boats out there. We can sometimes generate our own 'aura/mystique/collectibility' about something we own and like - go to a really BIG marina for a reality check on numbers or consider the number of C-22's in the US - now almost at a standstill for new production. You got a good deal looking from here. Rig looks clean. Congrats and Good Luck with the contingencies. Gary Henry Oberbeck M-17t #354 'Wabi-Sabi' * *The yellow and white M-17 across the dock from you last year at London Bridge... PS- thanks for driving recent sales price for a M-17 into the dirt! JUST KIDDING - you did great!. {;>) Good for You! Buy 'em low! You probably didn't get many comments form M-17 owners in response to your question - like - 'as little as possible' - that is the way some of us like to buy toys. I like red boats - good lookin to boot!! You can't buy my ugly old boat for that money...'mine is rare/collectible/and worth MUCH more' - ...yeah okay....{;>) Take Care,Have Fun, Go Sailing! In a message dated 1/20/2014 7:28:19 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, heinzir@gmail.com writes: https://picasaweb.google.com/101215806559438798863/JayS1979Montgomery17