Gilbert, You're right. Bigger is better. But,................. Bigger is heavier; needs a bigger tow vehicle Bigger costs more. Bigger is lots more work: has more volume and area. Bigger means that toys for the "bigger" are more expensive: lines are heavier and longer; winches get more expensive (on a -15 you don't need any winches); and outboards are larger. Yes, bigger can give you standing headroom and a nice galley, but at that point you no longer have a trailerable boat; it becomes a home on the water with marina charges for dockage in the summer and storage costs in the winter. That's the trouble with sailing! It's always a compromise................ Connie
thats the truth ----- Original Message ----- From: <chbenneck@juno.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 10:11 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: how about 15 vs. 17
Gilbert,
You're right. Bigger is better.
But,.................
Bigger is heavier; needs a bigger tow vehicle
Bigger costs more.
Bigger is lots more work: has more volume and area.
Bigger means that toys for the "bigger" are more expensive: lines are heavier and longer; winches get more expensive (on a -15 you don't need any winches); and outboards are larger.
Yes, bigger can give you standing headroom and a nice galley, but at that point you no longer have a trailerable boat; it becomes a home on the water with marina charges for dockage in the summer and storage costs in the winter.
That's the trouble with sailing! It's always a compromise................
Connie
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