Chad, I would second your comments on the Compac's. They are really beautiful and salty looking, especially the cabins on the 19 & 23 with all that teak. Very pretty. I did sell my compac 16 to move to the Montgomery 15 because of the difficulty of the CP's to make way to windward. The stub shoal keel is great as far as low(no) maintenance but the trade is the ability to point, or lack there of. I had an especially stressful experience trying to get back under the Chesapeake Bay bridge with my CP16 (my two boys eventually grabbed paddles on our fourth attempt) that made me vow to find a more capable sailing craft. But I still like the Compac's looks, construction and customer service. Robbin M-17 Chad Parrish wrote:
Perhaps think about a Compac 19. I think they are great looking boats, they are very well built, solid fiberglass no cored decks and certainly seaworthy. These boats also have more room below then a Monty 17.. Also consider a Compac 23, there is one on sailingtexas for around 12,000. The Compac owners group,http://www.com-pacowners.com/ is also another good source for these boats, A compac 19 is listed for 3,500 on the site right now. I am also a huge fan of Flickas but those seem to be really expensive.
--Chad
On Feb 15, 2008, at 9:19 AM, Tim Diebert wrote:
May this would be the wrong place to axe this question...... I am sure there are Mboat owners in the same position....but..... SWMBO suggested to me that a bit more room inside the boat would be more to her liking. More than a 17.
At first thought, a new M23 comes to mind....but I am not quite flush enough to both purchase the boat....then the vehicle capable of towing it.
So my question to you is: What choices might there be out there that is slightly larger than a 17, is fast, seaworthy/ well built, beautiful, trailerable and brings as much pride of ownership as an M17?
I have been looking but have not been inspired by anything I would consider actually buying and giving up our 17 for.
Cheers, Tim D in Kelowna BC
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