David Wrate

Hey folks, first time poster here. I live on Vancouver Island and coming from a Crown 34 that I sold in 2014. Miss being on the water but not prepared to deal with the costs involved with a big keelboat again. Looking to build something in the 17’ - 19’ ft range. Boats in the running are: -Pocketship (may be a bit small at 14’ 10”) - Devlin Eider 17 (having a hard time finding interior pics to assess space) - Norwalk Island Sharpie 18 (folks who have a Norwalk seem to love them) - Core Sound 17 Mk2 (cabin space seems to be much less than the Belhaven 19 but not surprising at 2’ less overall length. - Belhaven 19 (from all I’ve read here also a very popular design.) Use will be day sailing with my wife and some overnight trips but I don’t expect to do long cruises. My building space is 18’ x 23’ and it’s pretty packed with wood and metal working tools so 19’ is about the largest I could manage I think. Wondering if folks have any guidance that might help me make my decision.