It cost me $150 to have my M-15 surveyed. The surveyor said if it was in his parking lot he would do it for $50. It took me about two minutes with an internet search engine to locate a surveyor, and maybe a two minute phone call to schedule the survey. I saved $500 to $600 in air fare, motel, meal and rental car expenses. I suspect that this time of year surveyors are happy to have work. By the way, I got a heck of a sailboat. steve Steve R. M-15 #119 Lexington, KY "Fred Stout" <flstout@msn.com> wrote: thanks for the info. Yes, I was following the ebay auction but it does not seem worth it now due to the fact that the bid price is >$3150 and it would cost me @ $500 just to go and get it sight un seen. I guess that I will keep on looking. Thanks to all for your replies! Fred M12; M711