The Orion. Good looking boat but the reason they stopped building them was because on some days you had to start the inboard to tack. Upwind they just don't do well. A sailor I know tried to get one back from Hawaii and after several days just couldn't get out of site of the Islands. They turned back and shipped the boat on a freighter to Los Angeles. But, like I said, its a good looking boat. Bob BILLAMICASR@aol.com wrote:

Thanks Don for the Compliments. Regarding the Orion. They are a favorite of mine also. Amazing how much they've kept the resale value. A nice one twenty years old being usually over 30 or 40K. Here in SF, There are several of the early Orions with the port lights like the Dana, you know just two on each side. I think they went to three in 81 or 82. Ilike the early ones the best. Anyway, you're right, there's lots of them on SF Bay. Thanks again, Bill _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats