Hi Chris.. As a M-17 owner for many years, I can say that you can't go wrong. I saw many 16-22 ft sailboats before I found my M-17. I had gone to Fla. with a list of boats to check out. When I got to the M-17 and stepped onto her, she barely moved, unlike the others. It was love at first step<GG> She felt like a much larger boat. I can't speak for the M-15...wish that I had one myself (and a M-23!!) I've taken my young grandchildren aboard and had no qualms about it. Something that I can't say about the Precision 18 and Potter 19 that I was on. Stargazer is out of the water for the winter. If you're in the Atlanta area (Lake Lanier) you can at least look at a Montgomery (1979 model) Harvey/ Ga M-17 Stargazer #294