Stan, You are so right about the attractions in the Tidewater, Va area - especially the Mariners Museum. Way back in '75-'76 I took a few courses at Thomas Nelson College taught by Mike O'Brien (for many years now with Wooden Boat Magazine). In one of the classes he taught we all had to do a project which a buddy of mine and I chose to take the lines off a small (about 13') decked sailing canoe at the Mariners Museum. I believe her name was "Little Sunshine", built in the late 1800's. I helped him with the lines (I'm terrible at that stuff), which he drew out and I wrote a paper about the decked sailing canoes from that era (W.P. Stephens, Rushton, etc). I remember the boat was beautifully constructed and the library at the Mariners Museum had a wealth of information. Really neat stuff...I've read that if you remember one sentence from a college class then you're doing good. I remember two things Mike O'Brien said: "Phil Bolger is a genius" and "The difference between a professional boatbuilder and an amateur is the time is takes to build a boat"..... BTW, I want to extend my offer to any Monty owner (whether in a group or solo) who wants to leave their boat in a safe storage area in Solomons,Md while cruising the Bay.... Greg M17 "Spoonful"