I don't know about the Melonseed, but how about a Wayfarer, (www.abbottboats.com) also builder of the 420 and Soling, is what I was considering until I decided a that either a Potter or Montgomery 15 would better meet what I want to do with a sailboat. By the way, Steve MacDonald, Dunbarton, NH longing for my own boat and almost settled on a Montgomery 15. Original Message 8 text deleted. Message: 8 Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 13:19:42 EDT From: IDCLLC@aol.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: compromise To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Message-ID: <f.30c6eb5f.2e50f52e@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" I was going to offer a Melonseed as a possibility, until I read the bit about sitting on seats! Still, you might want to entertain the idea. Gorgeous hull, amazingly seaworthy, planes downwind, sets up in minutes, rows well, and all spars stow inside... Oh, have the resources for a fleet of small boats! Cheers, Steve Tyree, P-15 In a message dated 8/15/2004 9:39:22 AM Central Standard Time, chonshell@ia4u.net writes: My thoughts exactly, as owner of an M17 and 1/3 partner in a PS Flicka . . . However, I actually want to go smaller: Get out of the Flicka partnership, and acquire a small open classic daysailor that is easy to launch, retrieve and singlehand on smaller lakes . . . However, not a dinghy, but a boat in which one sits on benches, rather than floorboards . . . ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ montgomery_boats mailing list montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats End of montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 18, Issue 29 ************************************************