Hello all, Just stumbled upon this site and figured it would be a great place to learn and offer insight. The little woman and I have been boating and cruising for almost 20 years now, and this will be our fourth boat .(they keep getting bigger) We are also members of United Staes Power Squadron and enjoy the company of many boating friends. Boating here in mid-michigan on the east side of the state doesn't give us a vey long season but we try to get 1 or 2 small trips a year in .Last year we purchase our first carver in Cheboygan and took it under the mackinaw bridge (for me the highlight of the trip) and spent 6 days on "Moonstruck" bringing her home , powered by 260 crusader engines we avg. 12 gal per hour.......Hey if it was about money we wouldn't own a boat. Thanks for the site, Marilyn and Paul