Hello! I purchased a Bandit 17 recently; it's in excellent condition. I hadn't sailed in 35 years, but I decided to get back into it and lucked out in getting this really nice sailboat. It's just the right size for me to handle by myself, although I'm still working on getting the mainsail up by myself quickly. So far, the biggest hassle has been getting the thing registered at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. (Apparently, I'm the first sailboat owner in Indiana...) I'll post some pictures soon...