Ah, I should have mentioned that I am a cheapskate! I still have to get three daughters through college and be able to retire while I can still sail actively. We got our P16 for less than a thousand, and I probably would not look at much more than a few thousand.
It sounds like the Prindle 19, Prindle 18-2, Hobie 18, and Hobie 20, Mystere, or perhaps some of the Nacras are the boats most likely to be available at the lower end of the price range?
Jonathan