After a sales scam, a long winter and finally making a decision to purchase an H260, I did that yesterday (my birthday). I put my Mac 26X up for sale and it sold in two weeks. I have stayed in contact with a gentleman from Boise over the winter who was considering upgrading from his H260. Long story short, we made a deal yesterday. I believe I paid him a fair price as I have been watching the market all winter. There are a couple Hunters that are priced cheaper that I have been looking at but at the end of the day, his had most of the features I am looking for and I'm satisfied with the price (as is the seller). Due to some logistical reasons I will not be picking it up for a while, but when I do drive down to pick it up I will be making a few stops on the way home at some lakes in Idaho and BC and turning this trip into a short vacation. The PO has offered to spend a day with me sailing and going over the mast raising etc... on his lake, so I can really get to learn all about it. I can't tell you how excited I am. Thanks to all for the input this forum has given me over the last several months as it has really helped in my decision process. I hope I can become an asset to this forum in the years to come. In the mean time, I will be up late reading as much as I can on this forum to prepare myself for some sailing adventures on MY Hunter H260!!:dance: