Leisure 20 or Corribee MkII/III

[Phoenix of Hamble]

I agree with Doug.... Having sailed both the Corribee, and the Hurley 22, the Hurley is a much better boat for the money in terms of space below... and while i've only sailed a Hurley 22 in up to perhaps low 20's of kts, it felt thoroughly safe, and in fact, was really quite fun to sail, unlike some 20'ers i've sailed where in 25kts, felt very pressed.... The Corribee is equally as well respected in terms of sailing ability, but doesn't have half the space of the Hurley below...

Ignore the bilge vs fin argument.... either is fine on these two boats.... although a bilge keeler would most certainly help you keep the costs down in terms of mooring charges

 

[Ubergeekian]

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4 - 5k is a fair amount of money at this level, I would be tempted to go for the bigger boat. Whatever you choose it will seem small in a very short period of time.

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I've been sailing the same 21 footer - see above - for twenty years, and I don't find her too small. Small, yes, but not too small. And the pleasure of getting a marina bill of 400 quid for the year makes up for a lack of headroom ...

 

[Ehbendisdonc]

John,
5k is indeed top dollar for a Corrie, and you're unlikely to see many advertised for more then this. Except perhaps for this one .
For that money, you should expect a nice tidy boat with a well maintained rig and engine. Hopefully, there should also be a decent trailer but you may have to compromise on this one. Boatsandoutboards features a fairly regular stream of Corries. Some are seriously tempting, though some brokerage boats look OK but seem to lurk there forever (not obvious, as they are periodically re-advertised).
Later boats (> sometime in 1981?) had a few inches extra headroom which could be a 'nice to have'. You won't be throwing any cocktail parties in either case.
I've only had my Corrie since September, but so far I'm mightily impressed with her. The other suggestions are also tempting of course - one of each would be nice!
Good luck with your boat-hunt and subsequent adventures.
-Declan.

 

[Lucky Duck]

Another option you might look at is the Anderson 22. The accomodation is mediocre, but they seem to sail better than my old Hurley ever did.

Apologies for the thread resurrection but description of the interior made me smile

 

[LittleSister]

I notice the OP hasn't posted again since that time. Too busy sailing?

 

[Lucky Duck]

Uberkeekian has been very quiet as well, wonder if he knows the ducky poster who seems to sail the same boat in the same area...