Hi Tim, Let me second your remarks. Having bought a derelict a C-16, as a solution mast stepping problems on a Bolger MICRO, it didn't take very long, after I had rebuilt it, and put it in the water, to become disillusioned. No sail lockers... Where do you put all the "stuff" that you need on a boat? ... on the berths? Berths under the cockpit seats.... leaving a totally unusable major area of the boat. On a broad reach it sailed nicely, but start heading into a close reach or hard on the wind and it made as much leeway as it did headway.. That's when I found the M15, a real boat, and dumped the C16, the toy boat, as fast as I could. I've been a very happy sailor ever since. Connie Tim Diebert wrote:
"Let me assure you that the wife and kids will not become more patient with age and that going back to the Compac after the Monty will be like trying to drink American Beer after living in Germany for 5 years."
Well said. Hehehehe......
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