Steve, Welcome aboard! The M15 is a great little ship, and can undertake considerable voyages, if you have followed Scott's adventures cruising north towards Alaska. I found that I had a leak at the aft end of the centerboard trunk in my M15, which I successfully fixed. You'll probably find my comments and "how's and why's" in the archives, but if you can't find them, I'll be glad to give you a detailed description of what I found and how I fixed it. Since then the boat is absolutely dry, as it should be! Again, welcome aboard, and have a Happy Holiday. Connie Benneck M15 #400 LEPPO ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.