I bought my '84 M17 sight unseen in 2000 . . . I had her surveyed, which was a waste of money, but otherwise had never been aboard a Montgomery . . . Well, maybe "sight unseen" is not exactly right, because I did see the boat before turning a cashier's check over to the former owner. But once I'd driven over 800 miles to see her, it was pretty well decided I'd go home with her. However, I never sailed her until she was home. I had studied all the photos I could find and read everything on the MSOG site about the M17, and she was exactly what the MSOG contributors had described. No regrets whatsoever, and I'm one of those neurotics who has buyer's remorse over practically everything.
----- Original Message ----- From: Cindy Chris To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 8:44 AM Subject: Buying Sight Unseen I'm about to purchase a new Montgomery 15 - what propels me to this purchase is your enthusiasm for the Montgomery boats. But I have never even seen this boat in person. My question for you folks is: Have any of you put down your money to purchase a boat that you have never sailed, let alone, seen? Should I? My history is that I have been researching and looking for used Potters for about a year and came across your group and I have been following your writings for months. The upshot of it is that you have convinced me to get me a M15, but it remains a boat that I have never touched, sat in, launched or sailed, or even seen it sailed. The factory is 3,000 miles away from our home in SC, so going there for a first-hand look-see is not a viable option. I'm fortunate that I have a wife who supports my getting into sailing, but she does raise the question if I am of sound mind ordering something sight unseen. What do you think? Chris _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
