Robbin,
In fact I just sold my Compac 16 on Friday, the cabin was just too
small for my wife, 1 year old daughter and I to weekend on in any
comfort. We did enjoy the boat and of course found that it didn't
sail nearly as well as our Ranger 23. We did buy a Montgomery 17 last
fall though and got out a couple of times before the snow flew, still
doesn't sail as well as my Ranger, in my opinion but it certainly is a
lot easier to trailer. We have a new main on order which I know will
certainly help. I never did get to sail a Compac 19, I hear those
were an altogether different boat then the Compac 16s.
--Chad
M-17 Pugsley
On Feb 16, 2008, at 1:07 PM, Robbin Roddewig wrote:
Chad,
I would second your comments on the Compac's. They are really
beautiful and salty looking, especially the cabins on the 19 & 23
with all that teak. Very pretty. I did sell my compac 16 to move
to the Montgomery 15 because of the difficulty of the CP's to make
way to windward. The stub shoal keel is great as far as low(no)
maintenance but the trade is the ability to point, or lack there
of. I had an especially stressful experience trying to get back
under the Chesapeake Bay bridge with my CP16 (my two boys eventually
grabbed paddles on our fourth attempt) that made me vow to find a
more capable sailing craft.
But I still like the Compac's looks, construction and customer
service.
Robbin
M-17
Chad Parrish wrote:
Perhaps think about a Compac 19. I think they are great looking
boats, they are very well built, solid fiberglass no cored decks
and certainly seaworthy. These boats also have more room below
then a Monty 17.. Also consider a Compac 23, there is one on
sailingtexas for around 12,000. The Compac owners group,http://www.com-pacowners.com/
is also another good source for these boats, A compac 19 is
listed for 3,500 on the site right now. I am also a huge fan of
Flickas but those seem to be really expensive.
--Chad
On Feb 15, 2008, at 9:19 AM, Tim Diebert wrote:
May this would be the wrong place to axe this question...... I am
sure there
are Mboat owners in the same position....but.....
SWMBO suggested to me that a bit more room inside the boat would
be more to
her liking. More than a 17.
At first thought, a new M23 comes to mind....but I am not quite
flush enough
to both purchase the boat....then the vehicle capable of towing it.
So my question to you is: What choices might there be out there
that is
slightly larger than a 17, is fast, seaworthy/ well built,
beautiful,
trailerable and brings as much pride of ownership as an M17?
I have been looking but have not been inspired by anything I would
consider
actually buying and giving up our 17 for.
Cheers, Tim D in Kelowna BC
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