Hello Everyone: As a long time passagemaking under power reader Ken's idea is a good one for us. We have been looking for a boat the last few years and have visited passagemaking-under-power many times for ideas about "what to look for" in the boat we want to use. For instance, recently looked at a composite with single engine but the salesman's idea of composite was a few layers of glass over a wood hull. There was evidence of stress cracks at transom wood stringers. Ut o, had a 40' Post that was factory glass to water line and spent a lot of money on hull repairs. So that was out. We use the ideas presented here as gauges of what to look for in our boat so restructuring the topic along the lines that Ken mentions would be a welcome addition to passagemaking-under-power reading. Please consider Ken's suggestion as all your "Real Life" experiences are priceless. Along with the added benefits of saving buyers money and future anxiety. Respectfully submitted, Jim Hughes Previous sport fishing boat owner Money Yoga is Consciously Transforming People's Relationship with Money. _Money Yoga Seminar Series In a message dated 11/14/2008 12:00:37 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com writes: Subject: Re: [PUP] PPM - An idea for how to restructure the topic _ (http://www.moneyyogaseminar.com/) **************Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redir=http: //toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001)