Just another two cents, but when I was looking for my first trailer sailer, I couldn't find a C22 in my price range, and ended up with an Aquarius 7.0, which is an Aquarius 23 with a stern rudder instead of the cassette-through-the-cockpit-sole which is the most common. Coastal Recreation, like ODay and many others, went out long ago, but they're built pretty solid, and can be had for little money. Very shallow draft with the boards pulled up (13"), so very easy to trailer launch and retrieve - that's a real consideration, by the way. Lots of boats can be trailered, but if you have to use a tongue extension to launch it, I'm not interested.
After some keel boats, I'm back to trailer sailing (MacGregor 26X), mostly so I can get to landlocked Finger Lakes, and quick trips to the Thousand Islands (a two day sail, one-way, from here), plus I've had it in the Erie Canal several times in the few short months since I got it. Water ballast (1400 lb left behind), weighs 3500 with trailer, configured the way I use it, and about 4000 with trailer loaded with more junk than I'll ever bother with. Tows easy. Standing room, enclosed head (with an actual door), inexpensive hardware, one-man mast raising and lowering (but still takes a while to rig). Not the greatest sailer, and not the greatest power boat, but with the Honda 50 outboard, my 18 year old son learned to wakeboard behind it, and had a ball. It does 16 mph with no ballast and three men onboard, with the mast up.
Many folks look down their noses at Macs, as did I until I got one, but it fits my needs at this time to a T. Eventually I'll get back into keel boats, but I'm having too much fun with this one to think that far ahead. :dance: Maybe after retirement, when I move south.
