I just looked through your trip pictures of your Ilse Royal circumnavigation. WOW! What a pristine area. Not a picture of another boat after leaving the harbor. Great shots of my favorite bird, the Loon. That is a trip about dreams accomplished. Congratulations and thanks for the excellent pictures. Doug Kelch --- On Sun, 4/12/09, John and DesAnne Hippe <jdhippe@gmail.com> wrote: From: John and DesAnne Hippe <jdhippe@gmail.com> Subject: M_Boats: Refit To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Date: Sunday, April 12, 2009, 10:12 PM Hello All, I have begun a little refit of my M-15. Today I jacked the boat up and set it upon a temporary support of 6X6" on cynder blocks. Then I took out the centerboard so that it can be repaired and faired. I will also be repairing the keel as it has struck rocks a few times (oops). I have a leak that I hope to stop. The leak seaps into the lockers in the cabin which renders them unusable for anything that requires a dry space. During this time I will also sand off the antifouling paint and repaint with something a bit more pleasing to the eye. Lastly I hope get the trailer repainted as it has become quite rusty. I have posted pictures of the refit so far at h ttp://picasaweb.google.com/JDHippe <http://picasaweb.google.com/JDHippe>. John M-15 Jester _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!