Summary
The Com-Pac 16 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Clark Mills as a small cruiser and first built in 1972.[1][2][3]
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Clark Mills |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1972 |
| No. built | over 2,800 |
| Builder(s) | Com-Pac Yachts |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Com-Pac 16 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | two |
| Displacement | 1,100 lb (499 kg) |
| Draft | 1.50 ft (0.46 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 16.00 ft (4.88 m) |
| LWL | 14.00 ft (4.27 m) |
| Beam | 6.00 ft (1.83 m) |
| Engine type | Outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 450 lb (204 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 12.75 ft (3.89 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 4.50 ft (1.37 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 16.25 ft (4.95 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | 7/8 Fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 65 sq ft (6.0 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 55 sq ft (5.1 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 117 sq ft (10.9 m2) |
| Total sail area | 120 sq ft (11 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 326 |
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The design was superseded in production by the Com-Pac Legacy in 2006.[4]
Production edit
The design was built by Com-Pac Yachts in the United States, starting in 1972. Over 2,800 boats were completed, but it is now out of production.[1][3][5]
Design edit
The Com-Pac 16 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim. It has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig with anodized aluminum spars and a bowsprit. The hull has a spooned plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin, shoal-draft keel.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 18 in (46 cm) with the standard keel and is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1]
The design has sleeping accommodation for two people in two 96 in (240 cm) berths. The head is a portable type. Ventilation is provided by a single foredeck hatch. Stowage space includes a lazarette.[3]
For sailing the design may be equipped with either a working jib or a genoa. It has jiffy reefing, navigation lights, a stainless steel pulpit, a boarding ladder and a self-bailing cockpit.[3]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 326. It is normally raced with a crew of two sailors.[3]
Variants edit
- Com-Pac 16
- This model was introduced in 1971. It has a length overall of 16.00 ft (4.9 m), a waterline length of 14.00 ft (4.3 m), displaces 1,100 lb (499 kg) and carries 450 lb (204 kg) of ballast.[1]
- Com-Pac 16 Mark II
- This model was introduced in 1975. It has a length overall of 16.92 ft (5.2 m), a waterline length of 14.00 ft (4.3 m), displaces 1,100 lb (499 kg) and carries 450 lb (204 kg) of ballast.[6]
Operational history edit
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood described the design as, "a small, trailerable cruiser with a fixed, shoal draft keel."[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Com-Pac 16 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Clark Mills". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 80-81. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
- ^ Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 69. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Com-Pac Yachts/ Hutchins Co". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Com-Pac 16 Mk 2 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
External links edit
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