Hello again from Sno' Dog, Just wanted to let you know, I've just posted 6 new pages on the SnoDogLog website documenting our recent trip. Click on the photo of Sno' Dog in her covered slip to start the trip. I gotta say, having done this trip previously in a 5-foot-draft sailboat, a shallow draft boat with protected running gear adds immensely to the enjoyment of the trip. It's also fun to be able to run at 15 knots when conditions allow. It's hard to imagine a better boat for this type of voyage. We were inside when the weather was cold and blustery and outside (on the fly bridge) when it was nice. The boat is a dream to maneuver; we often backed into slips and docks. The shoal draft allowed us to zoom by those poor souls poking along anxiously - constantly searching for the exact center of "the Ditch". I suppose the only major drawback of the PDQ is the initial cost. But there are some good used boats out there, and I suspect with decent maintenance, they'd maintain their value better than most. Speaking of price, I saw at the Annapolis Powerboat show on a Glacier Bay 3490 a "show special" price tag of $469,500! I find it hard to believe that a boat with less than half the living space of a PDQ could sell for such a price. Apparently Glacier Bay buyers are interested in something besides interior accommodations. Henry Clews (now home in snowy NH) www.geocities.com/snodoglog