[Centaur]

Hello Skip, read all the correspondence to your first letter and get the feeling you really like the 27 COMPAC,. I too think that it is really a quality constructed boat for the money, and for a 27 ft boat I really like the interior layout, but basically you have to love the looks and livability of the boat you pick more than anything. It has to fit you and how you use it., and to me the ComPac fits what you have in mind. Besides if you were worried about how fast it goes you probably wouldn''t be sailing. The thing I like about the ComPacs is that they don''t have balsa core construction in the deck, its a solid glass composite, and the cockpit is a nice size for entertaining friends onboard. My first boat was a Compac 19 and from there I moved up to a Cape Dory 25, now am refurbishing a Westerly Centaur 26. And thats another thing--get something thats easy to handle (read ComPac 27) its a little high sided and doesn''t sail to windward well but is sweet to sail in 80% of most sailing days that one see''s fit to go out in.