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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Clark Mills |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1972 |
| No. built | over 2,800 |
| Builder | 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 | transom-mountedrudder |
| 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 | 7/8Fractional riggedsloop |
| 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 |
TheCom-Pac 16 is an Americantrailerablesailboat that was designed byClark Mills as a smallcruiser and first built in 1972.[1][2][3]
The design was superseded in production by theCom-Pac Legacy in 2006.[4]
The design was built byCom-Pac Yachts in theUnited States, starting in 1972. Over 2,800 boats were completed, but it is now out of production.[1][3][5]
The Com-Pac 16 is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, withteak wood trim. It has a 7/8fractionalsloop rig withanodizedaluminum spars and abowsprit. The hull has a spoonedplumb stem, a verticaltransom, a transom-hungrudder controlled by atiller and a fixed fin, shoal-draftkeel.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 18 in (46 cm) with the standard keel and is normally fitted with a smalloutboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1]
The design has sleeping accommodation for two people in two 96 in (240 cm) berths. Thehead is a portable type. Ventilation is provided by a single foredeck hatch. Stowage space includes alazarette.[3]
For sailing the design may be equipped with either a workingjib or agenoa. It hasjiffy reefing,navigation lights, astainless steel pulpit, a boarding ladder and a self-bailing cockpit.[3]
The design has aPHRF racing average handicap of 326. It is normally raced with a crew of twosailors.[3]
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood described the design as, "a small, trailerable cruiser with a fixed, shoal draft keel."[3]
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