25.5' JJ Taylor & Sons Contessa 26

Freshwater boat, built by
J.J. Taylor & Sons, Toronto. Sailed in Lake Ontario until 2019, when my wife and I bought the Contessa and trailer it to Lake Erie.
Designed in England for blue waters, the Contessa 26 is a full-keeled masthead sloop displacing 5,400 pounds that handles the sometimes stormy waters of western Lake Erie without a problem.
With a draft of only 4 feet and a beam of 7.5 feet, the Contessa can be transported without a special permit. Comes with a twin-axle custom trailer.
Rocinante, named after Don Quixotes horse, has been well maintained and housed indoors in winters in the four years my wife and I have owned her.
Upgrades include new 120% Genoa in 2021, fully battened mainsail with three reefing points and cover in 2022 and standing rigging last year.
Our Contessa certainly isn't perfect. While the deck has no soft spots, there are some spider cracks around the cockpit and some water leaks when it rains. I suspect the safety line stanchions need to be rebedded.

-- Yanmar 1GM10 diesel
-- Stearn Dynafurl roller furling system, featuring solid aluminum foil as headstay
-- Raymarine Dragonfly 4 Pro chart plotter (with depth sounding sensor)
-- 30 amp, 110v shore power
-- Two batteries: house and starter, with AC chargers
-- Contest bulkhead mounted compass
-- 15-pound Danforth anchor
-- dodger and canvass side panels

Other improvements include:
-- replaced anchor light, streaming and running lights with LEDs (2020)
-- rewired mast with vhf coaxial cable (2020)
-- masthead mounted Shakespeare 5214 vhf antenna and Davis windvane (2020)
-- replaced cabin lights and reading lights in V-berth with LEDs (2020)
-- replaced Whale water pump for sink (2020)
-- new starter for Yanmar engine (2020)
-- replaced fuse box with circuit breakers (2020)
-- new engine mounts for the Yanmar on a re-fiberglassed foundation (2021)
-- replaced exhaust hose (2021)
-- new starter for Yanmar (2021)
. -- new house battery (2021)
-- refurbished Whale manual bilge pump (2021)
-- new cutlass bearing (2022)
-- Garhauer rope boom vang (2022)
-- replaced bearings in roller furler
-- Installed triple stopper on boom, Dyneema loops and low-friction rings to improve reefing system (2023)
-- replaced pump assembly of Jabsco head (2023)