Hi Doug, UGH!! Ice still on the lake in June? This past weekend we had 95+ degrees on the east coast. How long is your sailing season in Wyoming? I bet the lakes are gorgeous out west. To answer your questions, your boat was manufactured in May of 1980. It is the 325th M-17 that Jerry built. Your ballast is made of steel punches. And your CB is steel. Enjoy the M-17. I'd like to move up to a M-17 or even a Sage 17, but to do so, I'd also have to upgrade the tow vehicle. A double whammie on the old wallet. Skip Campion M-15 '82 #201 'Wild Guppy' M-10 '71 #177 'Lil Guppy' -----Original Message----- From: Doug Vogel <shadowmt@earthlink.net> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wed, Jun 1, 2011 1:42 am Subject: M_Boats: Serial # question Hi All, My serial # is MMP173250580. Is that hull # 325 from the beginning of the run r from 1980 ? My guess is from the beginning of MSB. It is a great boat. Has he little galley. Does it have the steel CB ? I have not inspected it yet. Ice still melting off the lake, so there is still time... Doug Vogel ilson, Wyoming Tie Line _______________________________________________ ttp://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats When posting, remember that there is no privacy on the Internet!