Thanks, Tod. Next spring, I'm hoping to find similar accommodations on one of the lakes connected to Lake Michigan. Thanks for the details. --Craig ----- Original Message ----- From: <htmills@bright.net> To: ">Mboats<" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 8:16 PM Subject: Mast-Up Storage, Rigging a 17 Craig, Sandusky, Ohio has something called "Sadler Sailing Basin" which is basically a barebones marina for sailboats only. The Sandusky Sailing Club leases part of it and they share their clubhouse restrooms with non-club members such as myself. I think most of the people who keep their boats there are club members but there are some that aren't. The basin has 3 or 4 jib cranes for hoisting boats in and out of the water (the J24 fleet drysails with the jib cranes), a launch ramp, a bunch of slips, parking spots for trailered boats, racks for small dinghies, some drag-on docks (where you manhandle the boat up onto a cradle on a low float, and a few mooring balls. [how's THAT for a choice?] The facility is gated with a magnetic card-reader entry, but I wouldn't call that really "secure" and often on weekends the gate is kept open. I don't leave my outboard or other likely-to-be- attractive-to-thieves items. This year's fees were $250.00. Technically, the fee for an M17 is listed as $432.00 but when I pointed out that BuscaBrisas weighs more than the 1,000# limit for the $250.00 category, the city rep told me not to worry about it. Nice guy! Tod