Hi Ron, Yes I saw Rodney Holland's post about his M17 being for sale. It does sound like a well maintained boat and just the ticket for me. But; I'm in Fredonia, NY over three days drive away unless I run into any blizzards. Closer to home there is a 1976 M17 at Hoopers in Afton, MN which is still a hike at 900 miles but I'm seriously considering going out there anyway to look at it next week. The other minor glitch, relatively speaking, is that if I want to be financially responsible I should sell the Nimble before buying another boat. But whoever said buying a boat was a sane financial undertaking. I live in fear that I might get carried away and start collecting boats. That would be the logical sequel to my fishing reel craze, over 500, from ones that would fit in the palm of your hand to ones as big as your head. And before that it was large format cameras. So I have good reason to be cautious about this boat thing. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fair tide and a steady breeze, Nick