Com-Pac 16

Com-Pac 16
Development
DesignerClark Mills
LocationUnited States
Year1972
No. builtover 2,800
BuilderCom-Pac Yachts
RoleCruiser
Boat
Crewtwo
Displacement1,100 lb (499 kg)
Draft1.50 ft (0.46 m)
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionFiberglass
LOA16.00 ft (4.88 m)
LWL14.00 ft (4.27 m)
Beam6.00 ft (1.83 m)
EngineOutboard motor
Hull appendages
Keelfin keel
Ballast450 lb (204 kg)
Ruddertransom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda 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
Sailplan7/8 Fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area65 sq ft (6.0 m2)
Jib/genoa area
55 sq ft (5.1 m2)
117 sq ft (10.9 m2)
Total sail area
120 sq ft (11 m2)
Rating
PHRF326

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The Com-Pac 16 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Clark Mills as a small cruiser and first built in 1972.

The design was superseded in production by the Com-Pac Legacy in 2006.

Production

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.

Design

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.

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.

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.

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.

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 326. It is normally raced with a crew of two sailors.

Variants

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.
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.

Operational history

In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood described the design as, "a small, trailerable cruiser with a fixed, shoal draft keel."

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Com-Pac 16 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Clark Mills". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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
  4. ↑ Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 69. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
  5. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Com-Pac Yachts/ Hutchins Co". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Com-Pac 16 Mk 2 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)