| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | W. Shad Turner |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1984 |
| Builder(s) | Laguna Yachts |
| Role | Day sailer |
| Name | Laguna 16 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 1,000 lb (454 kg) |
| Draft | 2.42 ft (0.74 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 16.00 ft (4.88 m) |
| LWL | 14.67 ft (4.47 m) |
| Beam | 7.42 ft (2.26 m) |
| Engine type | Outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 400 lb (181 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
| Total sail area | 117.00 sq ft (10.870 m2) |
TheLaguna 16 is an Americantrailerablesailboat that was designed byW. Shad Turner as aday sailer and first built in 1984.[1][2][3]
The design was built byLaguna Yachts inStanton, California,United States starting in 1981. The company had bought outCoastal Recreation, Inc ofCosta Mesa, California and made it a subsidiary. Coastal Recreation's 1981Balboa 16 design was developed into the Laguna 16 in 1984. Laguna went out of business in 1986 and the design is no longer in production.[1][3][4][5][6]
The Laguna 16 is a small recreationalkeelboat. It is built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has amasthead sloop rig withanodizedaluminum spars and a transom-sheetedmainsheet. The hull features araked stem, a plumbtransom, a transom-hungrudder controlled by atiller and a fixed, shallow-draft finkeel. It displaces 1,000 lb (454 kg) and carries 400 lb (181 kg) of ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 2.42 ft (0.74 m) with the standard keel. It is normally fitted with a smalloutboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][3]
The design has ahull speed of 5.13 kn (9.50 km/h).[3]
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