I'd like to find an 18' to 22' trailerable sailboat. I sail in a shallow area of the Gulf of Mexico so a swing keel that fully retracts would be preferable, however,a shallow draft fixed keel may work also. I currently sail a 16" com-pac but would like something a bit bigger. Any suggestions?
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Rick
Oday 20
I had a 1973 Oday 20 last year and loved it! I sailed solo in 25 + wind and felt very confortable,hardly even got splashed.the only reason I sold it was my wife fell in love with sailing and wanted a bigger boat.We now have a Catalina 27,which is great, but I was happy as a clam in the Oday 20.The Catalina 22 is a good boat also, but you could pick up a Oday for a couple of thousand or less. Good luck
I had a 1973 Oday 20 last year and loved it! I sailed solo in 25 + wind and felt very confortable,hardly even got splashed.the only reason I sold it was my wife fell in love with sailing and wanted a bigger boat.We now have a Catalina 27,which is great, but I was happy as a clam in the Oday 20.The Catalina 22 is a good boat also, but you could pick up a Oday for a couple of thousand or less. Good luck
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Pete Dodenhoff
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Check out the shallow draft, trailerable O'Days. I sail a 272LE myself, but from fellow O'Day owners I've heard plenty of good things about models like the 192, 22, 222 and 24, among others. Some models are shallow draft, some centerboard, some swing keel. One guy on another O'Day list-serv, who lives in Arizona, owns a 222 that he frequently trailers to sail in the Sea of Cortez. O'Days are very sea-kindly boats, with a very loyal ownership base, if I do say so myself. Happy boat-hunting. Pete
Check out the shallow draft, trailerable O'Days. I sail a 272LE myself, but from fellow O'Day owners I've heard plenty of good things about models like the 192, 22, 222 and 24, among others. Some models are shallow draft, some centerboard, some swing keel. One guy on another O'Day list-serv, who lives in Arizona, owns a 222 that he frequently trailers to sail in the Sea of Cortez. O'Days are very sea-kindly boats, with a very loyal ownership base, if I do say so myself. Happy boat-hunting. Pete
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Doug Dannen
Oday 23
I had a Oday 23 for 6 years. It has a swing keel, is roomy enough to sleep in and I felt safe in rough weather. Excellent sailboat. I moved up to a larger Oday.
I had a Oday 23 for 6 years. It has a swing keel, is roomy enough to sleep in and I felt safe in rough weather. Excellent sailboat. I moved up to a larger Oday.
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Tom
Practical sailor compared
Catalina 22,Tanzer 22 and Oday 22. The Tanzer was best and most expensive. The Oday and Catalina were about the same. Personally I really like the Catalina 22 and they are probably the most readily available and least expensive. For water ballast the Hunter 23.5 might be a good choice. Sailing Big on a small budget is a book that recommends the Macgregor 26 old style. Along with the Cat 22 and hunter as great small boats. I owned a Mac 26 1988 for about 8 years and was very happy with it overall. Easy to trailer and without water in the tanks only weighs about 1800#s. It was a very fast light air boat. It was OK in 30+ knots with a double reefed main. But it was a lake/bay type boat.
Catalina 22,Tanzer 22 and Oday 22. The Tanzer was best and most expensive. The Oday and Catalina were about the same. Personally I really like the Catalina 22 and they are probably the most readily available and least expensive. For water ballast the Hunter 23.5 might be a good choice. Sailing Big on a small budget is a book that recommends the Macgregor 26 old style. Along with the Cat 22 and hunter as great small boats. I owned a Mac 26 1988 for about 8 years and was very happy with it overall. Easy to trailer and without water in the tanks only weighs about 1800#s. It was a very fast light air boat. It was OK in 30+ knots with a double reefed main. But it was a lake/bay type boat.
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Eric Lorgus
Rhodes 22
Nice little boat, well-built. Trailerable, with both a weighted short keel and a centerboard. Requires only 19" draft with board up. Builders claim the boat is unsinkable due to built in flotation, and their promotional video shows the boat forced over onto its side at 90 degrees, still sitting high in the water. New boats seemed pricey to me ($30K about 5 years ago), but they also buy back used boats and renew them, then sell with new boat warrantly.
Nice little boat, well-built. Trailerable, with both a weighted short keel and a centerboard. Requires only 19" draft with board up. Builders claim the boat is unsinkable due to built in flotation, and their promotional video shows the boat forced over onto its side at 90 degrees, still sitting high in the water. New boats seemed pricey to me ($30K about 5 years ago), but they also buy back used boats and renew them, then sell with new boat warrantly.
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Tom
How much money???
I was thinking budget, Eric was talking 30K+. If you are not worried about a budget you might want a multihull. They are so fast and shallow and sit on the bottom well when you run agound. You didn't mention purpose and trailerability. I liked the Mac 26 because it was easy to trailer and launch. My wife liked the big berths. We both liked it being cheap. But in the 18-22' range you could have anything from a Pacific Seacraft Flicka that you could sail to Hawaii to a 18' chyrsler Bucanneer daysailor.
I was thinking budget, Eric was talking 30K+. If you are not worried about a budget you might want a multihull. They are so fast and shallow and sit on the bottom well when you run agound. You didn't mention purpose and trailerability. I liked the Mac 26 because it was easy to trailer and launch. My wife liked the big berths. We both liked it being cheap. But in the 18-22' range you could have anything from a Pacific Seacraft Flicka that you could sail to Hawaii to a 18' chyrsler Bucanneer daysailor.
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mrbill
macgregor 21-25
while they are the cheapest on the market, the 21,22, 23, and 25 can be nice. macgregor made them to be easy to trailer and launch. the catalina22 and tanzer 22 are nicer, and more money... the san juan 21 is also really nice... I have a 88 macgregor 26, and its very big small boat. I like it. (cabin is huge and sleeps 4 adults) I would try to visit a few, condition will determine what they are worth... try boattraderonline.com
while they are the cheapest on the market, the 21,22, 23, and 25 can be nice. macgregor made them to be easy to trailer and launch. the catalina22 and tanzer 22 are nicer, and more money... the san juan 21 is also really nice... I have a 88 macgregor 26, and its very big small boat. I like it. (cabin is huge and sleeps 4 adults) I would try to visit a few, condition will determine what they are worth... try boattraderonline.com
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