I've seen a lot in this life, but this beautiful boat left me speechless! how many considerations and how many thoughts occur to me! congratulations.

What happened to the compression post?

Sucky music, wtf had to turn it off before I started drinking heavily

Thank you for this post !

Felicitaciones!El barco es una colección de brillantes ideas y soluciones para los que navegamos en solitario!….Saludos desde Argentina!

That's insane for a 16 footer. How does it sail though?

This is a fantastic boat. I wish I had done this rather than spend all my time chasing Pilipino girls...on second thought...nah...

Junk setup

Superb 👍

Sir, you have way too many features on that 16-foot boat. Auto navigation, fold-down galley, refrigerator, full-length v-berth and even a reclining armchair? I've alerted the authorities and I promise you won't get away with it!

Brilliant layout. Nicely done.

I was waiting to see where the scooter gets stowed on the boat! I’m liking this set up. I might consider one of these someday!

An old video, but this is my review on both 17 and 15: 1) Skip the 15. It's just too damned small in the cabin. It should have been made with an open skiff option. Some early 17's were open flush deck racing models. Very rare. 2) Cost: Newer M's are hugely over-priced, IMO, but, they're the best sub-18 sailboat out there at any price. If you want one, get an old one for $3,000-$5,000 (1970's). Move fast. He who hesitates is last. 3) I've owned two 17's, a 1974 and a 1975 (first two years production). Both were not inexpensive - even in rough condition. These boats have a cult following like few others, and for good reasons. Hand made like bank vaults. 4) Cost of upkeep is low, as they are deliberately outfitted as Basic. Excellent boat choice for beginners, or experts who will upgrade or add details. 5) Great beginner boat because they are so forgiving of mistakes, and are extremely seaworthy. I tried to dip the rails many times in higher winds, but the design is so good that the boat just turned upwind and stopped dead, as a truly great sailboat should. Such a design allows for this because under harsh conditions, IF you are thrown from the boat, it will instantly turn into the wind and stop, allowing you to swim to the boat. No other small boat I have ever sailed does this so quickly, leaving you to self rescue at a shorter distance. 5) There are may choices in the sub18 range. None are better boats - no matter what model year. Lyle Hess designed a masterpiece in the M-17. He was the god of cruising designs and put very similar charateristics into the little m's. High freeboard, dry running, superb sea keeping, and safety. The best open ocean designs do not heel farther than 12-15 degress. The tiny M's are no different. Very stable and give the feeling of hunkering down into the line, rather than being dominated by wind. You never feel like you're fighting it. A single reef was all I ever had to use in 25-30knots of wind. I will admit that the ride was not fun in a 1700lb boat, but it was safe. And Jerry Montgomery made them fast by narrowing te entry a tad and rounding the departure lines a bit. 6) IMO, the only thing that limits them is the lack of space for provisions for a trans oceanic passage - although it has been done. I would not attempt that in a Precision 18 or a Cape Dory Typhoon, or a Siren, or any other boat in the range of the M-17.

Star wars type "crawl" is annoying

Beautiful! Simper if!

Gorgeous!!! 🤩

Nice looking boats.

Amazing job maximizing the space ... I would love to see how you would maximize the space on a 30 footer!!!

I really want to steal some of these ideas for my Potter 19

Great ideas, wow now I can deam for my nest boat !!! You are brillant man!

Brilliant design only thing of concern is cooking below all the electronics...I probably would have switched somewhere else or provided a screen and vent to the round window

Is the boat a good stable sailer? Any negatives?

Beautiful. I am inspired. I just purchased a "17 from "74 that needs some TLC. Thank you.

Masterful prioritizing, redesign and fabrication. Almost all small cabin boats have designs that make two or more crew eager to go home. How many designers plan to make the soloist genuinely comfortable? This gentleman gets it.

16 or 17???

nice work!! Many ideas to copy here ;)

Very nice trailer sailor, a lot of bang for your buck in that one.

So what modifications did you do?

That is the smartest design for a tiny sailboat I have ever seen.

Beautiful job.

I would have a system like this if I had a 26 foot boat. One hand is enough for my wwp15. I think I would be fine up to a 19 foot boat. As an RN I understand that everyone has reasons for doing things in certain ways to overcome limitations. All it takes is a bad back or worn out rotator cuff to make mast raising an impossible chore without a system like this.

Miss my Monty 15. Loved that boat. It's good to see you enjoying yours.

Muito Bom!!! Parabéns!!! Fantástico!!!

Well done !

TY... great comparison. I like the 17 myself. The 15 is cool too.

Is this boat in Carson City still? I'm in Reno, and I'd LOVE to go see it in person!

Wow amazing pocket sailboat 😍😍😍

t-nuts I learned something new. what a great man

This guy is clever and neat!

I am looking to get a boat like this for local lakes to camp out on. I hope I find one this nice.

I guess it just doesn't get any better than this.

Nice little boat and well thought out, but I notice no anchor locker, where does he keep anchor, chain and warp?

Ficou incrível, parabéns.

Are you selling this boat how do I contact you

That a beautiful boat👍

Love this boat. Been looking at it for a while.. thx for re-inspiring me

Lots of clever ideas. But: When some liquid spills on the table it flows into the locker.

Craig keep going, first time is nervis for everybody. Every time you learn more look in the video nice nature inhale that away from the noice. Keep going keep going ,wish you all the best. Theo. Sorry for any mistake in my whriting english in not my laguage, I am from holland ,sailing a midget 15.love it.

Absolutely fantastic. The hours he has put into this. Please post a video of it actually sailing.

Well done .. bravo