Hello group, I am new here. We currently own 2 boats, a Ranger 23 and a Com-pac 16. We have kept our Ranger on Lake Superior in a slip but have grown tired of being limited by that location and decided to get a trailer sailor. We found a Com-pac 16 and that worked fine when it was just the two of us, however this fall we added a new addition to the family and the C-16 is just too small. We have seen Montgomery 17s and we know that boat will work well for us, but we have not seen a Montgomery 15, we think there is a chance the 3 of us would be able to sleep comfortably on the 15, unless someone here tells me otherwise. So we are currently in the market. We live in Minnesota but have no problem driving cross country for the right boat, we have done it before. If you have your boat for sale, or if you think my reasoning is flawed :-) please feel free to contact me. Regards, Chad Parrish Henderson, MN 651-338-8152 1976 Ranger 23 1984 Com-Pac 16
we think there is a chance the 3 of us would be able to sleep comfortably on the 15
My opinion: I tried this when my son was under one year old. It was like sharing a phone booth with a whale. Having said that, creative use of the cockpit might make it acceptable if one person is small. Giles Morris
Hi Chad. My 2 cents is an M15 is too small for 3. I spent many happy years sailing our M15 mainly single handed and for that, it's super. Ideal. Two is pushing the comfort zone even in the cockpit (people will disagree, but again, this is my opinion), and inside, way too cramped. Three would be out of the question. There are several M17s for sale from very good homes. You can't go wrong. Having owned both, I assure you the difference in space between the M17 and M15 is remarkable... t On 2/23/07, Chad Parrish <cparrish@fafnirnet.net> wrote:
Hello group,
I am new here. We currently own 2 boats, a Ranger 23 and a Com-pac 16. We have kept our Ranger on Lake Superior in a slip but have grown tired of being limited by that location and decided to get a trailer sailor. We found a Com-pac 16 and that worked fine when it was just the two of us, however this fall we added a new addition to the family and the C-16 is just too small. We have seen Montgomery 17s and we know that boat will work well for us, but we have not seen a Montgomery 15, we think there is a chance the 3 of us would be able to sleep comfortably on the 15, unless someone here tells me otherwise. So we are currently in the market. We live in Minnesota but have no problem driving cross country for the right boat, we have done it before. If you have your boat for sale, or if you think my reasoning is flawed :-) please feel free to contact me.
Regards,
Chad Parrish Henderson, MN 651-338-8152 1976 Ranger 23 1984 Com-Pac 16
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chad: here is a link to the 'for sale' www site of my M15 (she is not for sale, this is the past owner's site) - http://home.wavecable.com/~ds.seibold/sailboat/sailboat.htm you can see a picture of the 15's cockpit with three adults. (in one there are four on the boat -- an adult is on the foredeck). three in the cockpit of a 15 is a good exercise in cooperation; and the Com-Pac 16's cockpit is larger from my observations). for a day-sail of a few hours three in the 15 is not bad. i'd not want to do it for a cruise. if three are aboard some suggest that the 'third' sit on the head in the cabin (this does help in the overall balance as with three in the cockpit she is squatting). the cabin cannot sleep more than two. the cockpit cannot sleep an adult ... maybe a child that doesn't complain much and will not roll into the footwell. dave scobie M15 #288 (not yet named)
On 2/23/07, Chad Parrish wrote:
Hello group,
I am new here. We currently own 2 boats, a Ranger 23 and a Com-pac 16. We have kept our Ranger on Lake Superior in a slip but have grown tired of being limited by that location and decided to get a trailer sailor. We found a Com-pac 16 and that worked fine when it was just the two of us, however this fall we added a new addition to the family and the C-16 is just too small. We have seen Montgomery 17s and we know that boat will work well for us, but we have not seen a Montgomery 15, we think there is a chance the 3 of us would be able to sleep comfortably on the 15, unless someone here tells me otherwise. So we are currently in the market. We live in Minnesota but have no problem driving cross country for the right boat, we have done it before. If you have your boat for sale, or if you think my reasoning is flawed :-) please feel free to contact me.
Regards,
Chad Parrish Henderson, MN 651-338-8152 1976 Ranger 23 1984 Com-Pac 16
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chad: here is a link to the 'for sale' www site of my M15 (she is not for sale, this is the past owner's site) - http://home.wavecable.com/~ds.seibold/sailboat/sailboat.htm you can see a picture of the 15's cockpit with three adults. (in one there are four on the boat -- an adult is on the foredeck). three in the cockpit of a 15 is a good exercise in cooperation; and the Com-Pac 16's cockpit is larger from my observations). for a day-sail of a few hours three in the 15 is not bad. i'd not want to do it for a cruise. if three are aboard some suggest that the 'third' sit on the head in the cabin (this does help in the overall balance as with three in the cockpit she is squatting). the cabin cannot sleep more than two. the cockpit cannot sleep an adult ... maybe a child that doesn't complain much and will not roll into the footwell. dave scobie M15 #288 (not yet named) On 2/23/07, Chad Parrish wrote:
Hello group,
I am new here. We currently own 2 boats, a Ranger 23 and a Com-pac 16. We have kept our Ranger on Lake Superior in a slip but have grown tired of being limited by that location and decided to get a trailer sailor. We found a Com-pac 16 and that worked fine when it was just the two of us, however this fall we added a new addition to the family and the C-16 is just too small. We have seen Montgomery 17s and we know that boat will work well for us, but we have not seen a Montgomery 15, we think there is a chance the 3 of us would be able to sleep comfortably on the 15, unless someone here tells me otherwise. So we are currently in the market. We live in Minnesota but have no problem driving cross country for the right boat, we have done it before. If you have your boat for sale, or if you think my reasoning is flawed :-) please feel free to contact me.
Regards,
Chad Parrish Henderson, MN 651-338-8152 1976 Ranger 23 1984 Com-Pac 16
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Thanks Dave, You are definitely right, 3 people on an M-15 does not look like it would work out very well. Looks like you have a very nice boat by the way. --Chad On Feb 24, 2007, at 8:05 PM, W David Scobie wrote:
chad:
here is a link to the 'for sale' www site of my M15 (she is not for sale, this is the past owner's site) - http:// home.wavecable.com/~ds.seibold/sailboat/sailboat.htm
you can see a picture of the 15's cockpit with three adults. (in one there are four on the boat -- an adult is on the foredeck).
three in the cockpit of a 15 is a good exercise in cooperation; and the Com-Pac 16's cockpit is larger from my observations). for a day-sail of a few hours three in the 15 is not bad. i'd not want to do it for a cruise.
if three are aboard some suggest that the 'third' sit on the head in the cabin (this does help in the overall balance as with three in the cockpit she is squatting).
the cabin cannot sleep more than two. the cockpit cannot sleep an adult ... maybe a child that doesn't complain much and will not roll into the footwell.
dave scobie M15 #288 (not yet named)
On 2/23/07, Chad Parrish wrote:
Hello group,
I am new here. We currently own 2 boats, a Ranger 23 and a Com-pac 16. We have kept our Ranger on Lake Superior in a slip but have grown tired of being limited by that location and decided to get a trailer sailor. We found a Com-pac 16 and that worked fine when it was just the two of us, however this fall we added a new addition to the family and the C-16 is just too small. We have seen Montgomery 17s and we know that boat will work well for us, but we have not seen a Montgomery 15, we think there is a chance the 3 of us would be able to sleep comfortably on the 15, unless someone here tells me otherwise. So we are currently in the market. We live in Minnesota but have no problem driving cross country for the right boat, we have done it before. If you have your boat for sale, or if you think my reasoning is flawed :-) please feel free to contact me.
Regards,
Chad Parrish Henderson, MN 651-338-8152 1976 Ranger 23 1984 Com-Pac 16
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