Hi Everybody, This is Mike from Waukegan, IL, the frustrated sailor between sailboats. I've been a quiet member thus far, reading all your messages, which has helped me keep the dream alive and the frustration to a minimum. I'm planning on my next boat being a M-17, probably next year, which is why I found Howard's crawling around Larson's here in Waukegan particularly interesting. So, F.Y.I., I went down there to check it out this morning and found out that it's not currently for sale, and belongs to a employee of Larson's. I immediately recognized it as being the same boat that had been in a slip very close to mine in Waukegan during the season of 1998. Nice boat, and pretty well-equipped. I'm planning on contacting the owner and telling him to call me if and when he might be selling, to let me make the first offer. As they say, Fair Winds, Mike