[pilotlarry]

My enquiry is similar to another current thread, but a little more limiting. Sailboats I've owned have been the stay-in-the-water 30+' range, but now I want a trailerable sailboat that can be pulled by my car. The car is a straight shift Audi with all wheel drive, so it wouldn't have any automatic transmission overheat problem, but there's only 240 hp, and of course tongue weight to consider. I'd like a boat to cruise protected waters (Puget Sound, mostly) and want a pocket cruiser sort of interior. It doesn't have to have full stand-up headroom. The Catalina 22 comes to mind, but it may be heavier than practical for towing with my car, and I don't want to buy a different towing vehicle. I'd appreciate comments from anyone with experience towing a boat of this size/wt. with a similar vehicle. Also, any ideas of other boats that might fill the bill? There may be some 18' - 20' designs out there that I'm not aware of. I think a retractable keel most likely for trailer launching considerations, or maybe a bilge keel design. I don't want to have a normal fixed keel because of the high CG for towing, and for launching complications. Price range is around $8,000 max, with motor and trailer. Thanks for all ideas and comments, Larry