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looking for a trailer sailer
I am intrigued with small boats. Not just because they are easier to care for and they can easily be towed behind most v-6's. A small boat is all I can afford. I have been looking extensively at 19" Potters and at Marshall Cats (used of course). I have read that both makes are reliable and lots of fun while not having lots of maintenance needs. As well, I am not mechanically inclined. Any thoughts on the above boats or any other models?
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You should check out "Small Craft Advisor" magazine. I own a trailerable 25' but have never trailered her. There's something to be said for getting a small boat under way without crew or much fuss. An outboard keeps the mechanicals at bay too.
Also, Trailer Sailor - The Online Resource for the Small Boat Sailor - Trailer Sailer is a great resource.
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I'd second getting your hands on SCA. It's a good magazine that focuses on boats smaller than 25' or so.
I like the Marshall Cats. i've never sailed a WWP but know several who have them and love them. Another series of boats to look at is Com-pac. 
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The Precision line of small boats are also worth looking at.
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I know, nobody likes production boats, but Catalina and Hunter both might be worth looking into.
A little more spirited daysailor (No weekending or overnighting) would be the Flying Scot.
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tj - the owner of Sailrite trailers his Flying Scott between Indiana and Florida every year.
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S2 made a great line of trailer boats, I think tho the smallest is 22 feet , search for "S2 6.7" in Google (link won't post ok here).
For a number of years I used my brothers Boston Whaler Harpoon Boston Whaler Harpoon Sailboats and found it a true pleasure to sail. Very well built, easy to handle, and the wide beam both makes the boat amazingly stable and provides room for four adults plus a whole bunch of kids. This boat is a gem and you would never regret - we frequently sailed it out in Mass Bay, that is, the ocean.
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I had no idea there was a Whaler Sailor.
Sailnet has tought me one more thing I didn't know.
Hows that for a waste of time Rick?
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Rick's probably too busy whining to read your post.
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I had no idea there was a Whaler Sailor.
Sailnet has tought me one more thing I didn't know.
Hows that for a waste of time Rick?
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You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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A business partner, back in the early 80s, bought a Boston Whaler Harpoon 5.2 so his son could learn to sail. I think we spent more time on that boat than his son did. It was a fun but very forgiving daysailer.
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