It's the "trailerable" part that's tough. I was very taken with both the Albin Vega and the Contessa 26, but I _really_ wanted standing headroom. I would probably have bought a CD25D had one turned up at the right price, but I was lucky enough to find a Vancouver 25 that is just about perfect for me. I can't begin to imagine handling that much boat on a trailer, though. The M-23 would be nice, of course but (and I hardly like to say this) have you considered something "ordinary" like a Catalina 25? If we exclude standing headroom and a separate head compartment the Compac 23 is rather a nice boat. The Pacific Seacraft 25 is nice, but the PS Dana 24 is (IMHO) much nicer. Or how about a Flicka? Boy, it's fun spending somebody else's money! Giles Morris -----Original Message----- From: Jesse Tate [mailto:gunsblazing@charter.net] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 9:21 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Re: Boat Advise - Thanks! Check out the Balboa's ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike <mailto:frederick@law-co.com> Frederick To: For and about Montgomery <mailto:montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sailboats Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 10:56 AM Subject: M_Boats: Re: Boat Advise - Thanks! Randy, I wouldn't mind seeing comments posted to this group about your request. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Randy <mailto:RandyG@cite.nic.edu> Graves To: For and about <mailto:montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Montgomery Sailboats Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 9:54 AM Subject: Boat Advise - Thanks! Friends, Beginning in the Summer of 2005 my wife and I will both have summers off and are considering expanding our sailing, both with new destinations and longer trips. As we think about the possibilities I wanted to ask the group for input regarding good old boats for such an adventure. I know many of you have experience on other boats and would appreciate your feedback Our trips would be roughly 4 weeks in length with just the 2 of us. Our target destinations, initially, would be to sail in and around the Pacific North West; San Juan's, Desolation Sound, etc. The boat would need to be trailerable with our 3/4 ton Van with a maximum trailering capacity of 8,100 lbs. Target price range for boat & trailer is $15 - $20,000. Things that are important to us in a boat are; strong & sea worthy, sailable by 1 person, an old boat that we can invest some time and money into and use for many years and in a variety of sailing conditions. A boat that would hold the bulk of its value. In essence; a larger Montgomery! The new 23 is a beauty but out of our price range. I have only seen 2 used 23's on the market. What other boats would you suggest? Names that have surfaced in my reading are; Albin Vega 27, Contessa 26, Pacific Seacraft 25, Cape Dory 25D (some of which exceed the $20,000 target range). Thank you, I look forward to hearing from you. Since this is an off topic discussion for the list, please email me directly. Thank you, Randy Graves RandyG@cite.nic.edu <mailto:RandyG@cite.nic.edu> Post Falls, ID M-15 #407 _____ _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats