CP-19 cabin-size-height etc.

[rudy]

does anyone know the cabin-height of a CP-19...is it comfortable below. i'm considering extendet coastal cruising, either sea of cortez and/or florida. meaning, eventually crossing larger bodies of water. small passages. reasonable comfort/safety for 1-2 medium sized aduldts? is she structural sound for that...is she similar to her bigger sister CP-23. i know the hull/bottom is different, what i'm asking is, is she as seakindly? i am not trying to break any records in ocean-going just looking for a sound and stable coastal mini-cruiser that is able to ride out rough sea conditions if caught. hauling/launching around a CP-23, only the thought, makes me a bit uncomfortable not to mention the towing vehicle required.
thanks a bunch. fair winds an safe passages for those underway.
rudy

[Craig Weis]

Rudy. As far as sitting height in a C-P 19 is concerned I would say NO. Not a lot of room . I am 5'-10 and when I sit on the quarter birth I need to hunch over a bit. Things I find uncomfortable is the narrow cabin sole for my feet, the intrusion of the deck into the cabin creating a ledge above the births that make it hard to lean back without being under the ledge. This is not good for the back. Need lots of pillows. LOL!

Now the boat itself is a tank. No core just solid glass/resin construction. And she will take far more punishment then you can strapped into the cockpit. Just button her up like a cork and enjoy the ride. Yes these boats with a competent captain can and have crossed oceans. Calf. to Hawaii comes to mind.

It took years of trying and a RUDDER CHANGE to a IdaSailor unit, but I was able to put the rail underwater and let the sea scupper through the transom once. Great fun but I was standing on the settee's vertical bulkhead across from where I was sitting, now in it's horizontal position, to do it.

Usually she just rounds-up or weatherhelms, but this time I only had the head sail up. I read a report in a magazine where a sailor said that his mast's tip usually 25 foot above the waterline on a C-P 19 was just 10 foot above the water. And the boat popped right back up.

I would read Burgess's book, Handbook of Trailer Sailing. It really is good and he sailed all over in his two Com-Pacs. A 16 and 19.  skip.

[mgoller]

Hey Rudy,

Cabin to floor height - 46"
Cabin to 1/4 berth - 35"
Cabin to V Berth - 27"
Deck to V berth 18"

I am 6'2" and I can sit on the 1/4 berth comfortably and clear the cabin.
You can recline out on the 1/4 berth with a pillow. 
I also make a full size bed up when overnighting.  I take the extra cushions I made which serve as back rests and insert between 1/4 berths to make a cross wise full size bed.  These cushions are exactly the same dimensions as the V berth fill cushion.
The only thing you can't really do is walk around inside the cabin with the hatch closed or sit down to a table dinner below with a table.
I actually have a table which is made by flipping up the companionway steps, unscrewing the step and screwing in a table leg.  I just never do it.
Go to the old gallery and look up mgoller, "windy" phot gallery to see cabin photos, foldaway galley, full size bed, etc...
The 19 could easily make the passage you are talking about, but generally people move to 30 footers for comfort on these passages.
I have sailed for 17 hours at a time and I was tired.  I was alone though.  If I had had a competent crew member I could have napped below.
The only thing that will hurt the 19 is a corral reef or jagged rocks grounding in my opinion.
M

[rudy]

skip & marcus!
thanks a bunch for your reply to my questions. i did post a similar question in the 23-forum!
best,
rudy