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Originally Posted by sailingdog
I'd personally recommend you look for a Cape Dory 25D, which has standing headroom unless you're freakishly tall.  It is one of the better smalll pocket cruiser sailboats, and has a decent size head in place of a v-berth.
As for the mainsail roller reefing system... it isn't a very good system...and most people have retrofitted the boat with slab or jiffy reefing in its place. The roller reefing boom complicates using a boom vang or a preventer. |
I agree with Dog's Cape Dory recommendation. This would be an excellent choice - well put together, exceptionally seaworthy and easy to sail. I seriously considered one of its big sisters (Cape Dory 30) and was very impressed by it.
I have a similar roller reefing system on my Morgan. I actually like it a lot, but the lack of boom vang is a problem. I am working on a possible solution......
Good hunting
Stuart