Hi Jerry I look to this proposed boat as potentially solving problems with the boats I have owned though a used M-15 or used Com-Pac Sun Cat may be my next choice as the price of this new one may be beyond my reach. My Potter 15 was a favorite in many ways but I needed a comfortable unobstructed berth for one or two and its ventilation for the Chesapeake near me or Florida, a favorite destination, was impossibly poor. 1. Thus ventilation via a forward hatch or forward opening port and side ports when beaching or a dock leaves one not facing the wind. Screens, perhaps as an option, are also needed 2. Space for two to sleep with comfort and sufficient cockpit so that two couples or one or two persons with grandkids can enjoy short day trips. My current Egret, a Dovekie 21, solves these problems but adds others. I prefer its rig to a Marconi rig but not all do so this needs to be an option. Leeboards do work well but again that would be far from the Montgomery tradition. Its extensive canvas exposes it to vandalism and expensive wear and tear. 3. Thus a traditional cockpit, large but with excellent scuppers, and an enclosed cabin for self righting and rescue as well as security on the road and on the water. A screened cockpit tent as an option? 4. Rig alternatives could include a spritsail, a Chinese lugsail, or a single high tech sail as tried briefly on the Seaward Fox. Each could be furnished with an unstayed mast. Easy to use single handed reefing. 5. I am willing to accept, as I was not in the past the stub keel and centerboard Montgomery and others have chosen for easy of use, stability, and safety though resent the greater draft for sailing and launching. I am considering the Sun Cat but it lacks positive foam flotation and its ventilation is poor. Further, looking at the many and interesting responses might I vote 6. Trunk cabin with forward hatch. 7. Some teak trim both for looks and easy of replacement. If one must give up some of these pieces please consider stainless steel or even Starboard but not fake wood. 8. An easy to use for even the less fit permanently mounted boarding ladder. It would be a plus if it worked well while the boat was on the trailer - perhaps with one added short stool on the ground but in water ease is essential. 9. Tested positive foam flotation. Tested self righting. 10. An outboard mount strong enough to permit the outboard to remain on the boat for trailering. A safe cockpit locker for fuel storage draining outside the hull. This could also be used for propane. Thanks for both listening and stimulating the debate. I suspect other manufactures may be hovering as well. With carbon footprints and energy shortages and global warming, can we add a positive hope that small boats, well designed, may become a sustainable future for those who can't give up wind and open water. Peace, Cliff in Marysville, PA