There was a complete review of this boat in Small Craft Advisor some time ago. And I bought a video from this mag on a small boat regatta....and one of the boats they did a video tour of was a Victoria 18. Other than being a bit shorter, an almost identical design to the boat I learned to sail on 30 years ago. A Hill 21. (there were only a half dozen Hills ever made) Cheers TD -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Rodney Holland Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 7:44 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Victoria 18's? I might be certifiable for this but even having just put our recently purchased Montgomery 17 in the water for the fist time, I stumbled across something interesting this morning. I saw (only pictures at this point)of a Victoria 18 and trailer that can be bought for $750.00 If the hull is sound and the trailer usable this seems like an absolute steal, although I don't know anything about the boats. I like the size of the cockpit, and the lines, but don't think I would want a fixed keel for the type sailing we'll do even if it's Shoal Draft. I love buying older boats that I can do "fixer upper" things to as long as the needs don't push my abilities too far. The first sailboat I did this with after first starting with rowboats and dinghys was a Montgomery 12! If this is one of those "projects in waiting" shouldn't a boat like this be worth $2-3K in most places if put into decent shape? Do any of you know about the quality of construction on these boats? I realize you can design a "salty looking hull" that is actually a cheap piece of plastic(I'll refrain from naming some), and I'm wondering where these sit on the spectrum of design and construction reputation? Rodney Holland Texas Doghouse _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.1/1345 - Release Date: 3/26/2008 6:50 PM