Headroom in CP-19

[TJ]

I know I am on the wrong site but I have a CP-16 and starting to suffer a little from 3' itis!  How much headroom in in the CP-19?

[Billy]

a lot more than in the 16. Enough to sit up.

[deisher6]

Ted, save yourself time and money, go straight to a C-27!  You can stand up in it if you are less than 6'1".
regards charlie

[Catawampus]

Ted,
If you want more cabin space, and would like to continue to have an easily trailerable boat, you might look at a Sun Cat too.

[kickingbug1]

   i have to say that when i had my 16 and got (what became 2 foot itis) cabin space was important but more beam was the main reason. being 6'5" the 16 would be a bit cramped after about 4 hours sailing. between the suncat and the 19 i would lean to the 19. it has lots more space below and its still a sloop'. we couldnt find a nice 19 that wasnt overpriced so we ended up with a catalina 18 (not sorry about that at all). the 19 is a bit more to trailer and launch but the mast isnt particularly heavy so rigging isnt all that hard. nothing will be as easy to rig and launch as your 16 although the suncat comes close. for us the extra 15 minutes rigging time is worth it as our 18 is over 7ft wide and extremely comfortable and a good sailer as well.

[Tim Gardner]

4' 7" ,  unlimited in the sliding hatchway!  

[TJ]

I know I am on the wrong site but I have a CP-16 and starting to suffer a little from 3' itis!  How much headroom in in the CP-19?

Thanks to all for response, I am now looking at a Com-Pac 19 and will sell my Com-Pac 16.  I have had larger boats so know that the 19 is the boat for me.    tj

[Mike]

Thanks to all for response, I am now looking at a Com-Pac 19 and will sell my Com-Pac 16.  I have had larger boats so know that the 19 is the boat for me.    tj

Having owned many boats from 16 to 21', I can say that you will love the 19 both as a sailer and for accomodations.  The draw back if any is mast stepping and launch if you are comparing to the 16 or other under twenty centerboard boats.  Granted I am spoiled by the simplicty of the Drascombe lugger with gunter masts which make stepping a one person snap in 15 min but the feel of the 19 once on the water or at anchor will certainly be noticable after smaller boats.

[Tom L.]

I can tell you from experience, the Sun Cat is the fastest to launch from trailer to water. It does not have sitting head room in the cabin. It sails very fast when cracked off the wind. Sails reasonable close hauled but you have to accept the fact it will not point as well as a sloop. It makes up for that when you bear off just a little.  I love this little pocket cruiser for the way we now trail and sail. We have been all over central Florida and will expand our cruising ground next year.

Tom L.

[Catawampus]

Tom,

Did you really intend to say that the Sun Cat does NOT have sitting head room in the cabin?  I think that "not" got in there by mistake.

The Sun Cat has amazing cabin space for a 17 foot boat.

[MacGyver]

Thanks to all for response, I am now looking at a Com-Pac 19 and will sell my Com-Pac 16.  I have had larger boats so know that the 19 is the boat for me.    tj

Dont forget about my 19 for sale, and I will consider offers if serious cause I want to have it sold by spring.

Mac

[Tom L.]

I guess I should have qualified that siting head room in a Sun Cat. My wife at 5'-6" can just sit up. I am 6'-0" and I can not sit up straight.

Tom L.

[Catawampus]

My apologies Tom. I see the world from a 5'8" perspective.

[hoddinr]

I saw Tom's comment and wondered "How tall is that guy?"

I have plenty of sitting headroom in the cabin of Nomad, my SunCat.

Ron

[Ferd Johns]

In my SunCat, I couldn't sit up straight to read in the bunk @ 5' 11", but it wasn't anywhere as bad as I thought it might be. I did sell her and buy a CP23, but for reasons other than the slight lack of headroom. First of all, I can now keep a boat in the water at a convenient dock. Given that, it was nice to get a bit more more real estate, both in the cockpit and below, for a couple of 65-75 year old curmudgeons to stagger around in, and a lot more room for stores for our typical three week cruises. And, I must admit, I expect to enjoy the greater distance between the head and my head when my sailing partner has to answer nature's call in our wet weather- several times a night- as happens with us old guys. But if I were still trailersailing, I'd probably still have the SunCat, or an Eclipse. It is a fun, very capable little boat. But so was the CP19 I had some years back. More room, super stable, less expensive used (if you can find one), but a good bit harder to rig and launch. Both are fantastic boats.

Ferd