I know you are messing with me, but oddly I am following factory procedures.
As for value of the 170 and what people ask. In the mid summer I started looking at what was available locally. A 170 with a newer Honda, a trailer, and some extra covers and sails was advertised a bit over $2000 as I recall. It stayed up for a month or so and then taken off Craigslist. I do not know if it sold, but I do remember it did not seem to have issues with cracking. Currently there is a 170 that a local couple has for sale on Craigslist. I contacted them just to ask where they sailed and if they had any recommendations. They took the same lesson at the Ocean City Sailing Foundation and bought the 170. They have a smaller child and decided they wanted something with a small cabin. I was kind of surprised as they were afraid to use the jib and only sailed on the main. They were afraid to turtle. Recently they asked if I was interested in buying just the boat so I could have a spare around. They wanted to keep the trailer. Classic case of lots of boats and many do not have registration for the trailer for the boat they were going to buy. Oh ya back to what I was getting to... They started out at like $2700 for the boat, Honda 2.3 (like a year old) and trailer. They got no action and are at $2400 now. I figure nothing is going to move now unless it is really cheap. I can see that in our local market. Spring will come around and deals will abound.
I only paid $500 for the boat and trailer both with paperwork. The guy was asking $950 and he sold it to me cheap because he knew I could fix it and I want to teach my boys (and myself) how to sail.