I know that the Cape Dory Typhoon is not very practical to trailer-sail, and the majority of the owners keep theirs in the water, only hauling them out at the beginning and ends of the seasons. I also know that the Cape Dory Typhoon has a much more cramped cabin. The Cape Dory performs great, but I believe she heels more before stabilizing (which actually sounds fun to me). The long keel on the Typhoon would give her great directional stability, but would probably prevent her from sailing as close to the wind. I believe that, who's the designer, Perry(?), did a comparison of just these two boats in a 2003 issue. And, of course, with the Typhoon's fixed-draft, you can't just raise her centerboard to free yourself up if you ground . . . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gilbert Landin" <gilbert@mindgame.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 10:48 PM Subject: monty vs cape dory typhoon I have been tossing and turning, trying to decide what my next sailboat will be. I thought for sure I would want something trailable. Not being limited to by neighborhood is a great incentive. I also wanted a daysailor w/ a cabin to spend weekends somewhere. Abig concearn (and I turn to this knowledgable group) is how the boat handles in bay situations when the wind is blowing 20-25 knots as it will be for the next 4-5 months. I was looking at a cape dory typhoon, with its nice heavy shoal keel But they stopped produced in the mid 80's. So there is a big apeal towards newer stronger and lighter materials. I have never sailed either dows anyone have any comparison notes between the CD Typhoon and the 17?