Tim, Welcome aboard! Good luck in your search. We have a lot of owners that have done so much to help others with all sorts of Q&A. And a real, real added bonus is that we have Jerry Montgomery (1st builder) and Bob Eeg, current owner/builder of Montgomery boats. Both of whom freely and frequently answer questions. Joe M17 Seafrog #651 ----- Original Message ----- From: Timothy Erwin To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 11:08 AM Subject: M_Boats: new to group Heoo, my name is Tim Erwin, I just joined. I live down at the Texas coast in Rockport. I recently sold my beautiful classic Alberg 30 in Dec. She became too much for me to take good care of. I'm 62 and have MS. I've done a geat deal of research and I have decided to buy a Montomery 17. We have alot of wind and water down here and for their size, they seem to be the best. I single hand most of the time. I have noticed that they are hard to find so I will just keep checking the website. I'm looking forward to hearing what the actual owners are conversing about. Thanks, Tim _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!