Hi Dusty, Welcome aboard. How about coming to an amicable arrangement? We'll answer all your technical and "how to" questions, and you keep us drooling over your sailing adventures in Alaska, with the new M15! You'll have a ball, as we all do with our Montgomerys. Keep us posted, and just ask the questions, we'll be more than happy to help the neophyte! And tell us about long lining and seining. Is this something that can be added to the fun of owning a Montgomery? Happy sailing Connie Benneck M15 #400 LEPPO Glastonbury, CT - the coast where the sun rises!