a new home. I have been around the Oday site just about since it started way back when Phil was a struggling neophyte (not really) at this along with the rest of us. I still see some old friends posting, but I guess none of us who were here at the beginning visit and respond as frequently as we used to. Last March a good friend heard that I might want to sell her and referred me to a superb broker who convinced me to list her... which I did. The deal was struck last weekend and I am for the time being BOATLESS, but not for long. The same broker found us a Catalina 30 (more interior room, points better, goes faster) which I will be bringing home in a few weeks. The new boat is located in Oswego, NY, which means the opportunity for a great cruise through Lake Ontario and the Welland Canal to the west end of Lake Erie, final destination West Harbor near Port Clinton, Ohio. So... to make a long story a little shorter, I will now be poking about at the Catalinaowners site. My wife cried when the sale was completed. We sure do get attached to our boats, don't we? Fair winds to the Odayowners, Tom Ehmke, now past owner of tooth'n'nail Oday 272