[casey1004]

Thanks again for the responses. I am beginning to calm down and get excited about it, even though I won''t be in the boat until next summer. I plan to sail with experienced friends for a few weeks while I get used to the boat... then take the kids out.

I am still wondering about the furling main... I''m pretty sure I made the right decision here and I won''t have any problems with it. If it''s not what I want I suppose I can replace with a dutchman system, though at great expense.