Thank you for your reply. I have some difficulty navigating in this forum. Each time I log on, It takes me several tries to get back ti this part of the forum. I am not a very computer literate type. You are correct. The folks here seem to really want to help. I am no longer a competitive boater as in the old days for me. I just want to enjoy the hobby again for as long as I can. I think that today, I would be called a play boater and that is just fine with me. To make new friends and to have something in common with a few other people. There are no other boaters here yet. I must drive @ 65 miles down to Legg lake in Whittier California to use my boat. I am trying to get the home owners association at a private community called Silver Lake here 12 miles away form me, to have their permission to use their lake. They have not as yet said no. Hopefully they will let me. If they do, I will try to get some of the residents interested in the boating hobby. If I can do that, I will not be alone here. Thank you again for your reply. Best regards, Lonnie.