My boat - Newport 17

[OptiMystic]

I like it for what it is - a small trailer sailor that can be pulled by a small vehicle with reasonable compromises made - fairly stable but not too slow, big cockpit for comfortable day sailing but enough room for sleeping in the cabin, but not much else.
I am 5' 9". A 6' or taller person wold not like the cabin as much. Standing is out of the question and even the sitting headroom is a little tight.
I have been in touch with a guy who took one over to the Bahamas and back, but that isn't what it is for. I am sailing in the sounds of NC primarily. I do plan to do a few multiday trips and that's one reason I am attracted to this board; to get advice on fittting out a small boat. Another "feature" of this boat is that it has almost no features; very bare bones but it easy to fit out. In other words, it doesn't have cabinets that are not optimal or a sink in an odd place or anything; it's a shell.

Anyway, below is some info.

EDIT - not sure why they show small. I added the URLs above them. Even using the URL, I have to click to zoom. Odd; don't know if that is just an IE thing or not.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e396/arbarnhart/article.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e396/arbarnhart/newportspecs.jpg

[David_Old_Jersey]

Welcome aboard!

Kinda reminds me of an 18 foot Beneteau (Piranha!) I was thinking about a couple of years ago. Still not sure why I didn't go for it  ??? Sometimes wish I had.........