Com-Pac 16 Pilot House?

[Defiant]

Gear Hamocks: this is a mod I've done on several boats, especially ones with a single skin or sold fiberglass hull which has a relatively smooth interior. First sand and paint the interior. Colors such as red can be quite stunning in certain interior boat applications.

Next cut blocks of wood about 1x2". You will glue these blocks to the interior hull using 3m5200 for the purpose of eventually screwing the Hamock mount hooks into.  Over time I've come to use material other than wood for my blocks. Coosa board is great, but you need to be sure not to overtighten screws. I've used PVC lumber and my best choice is 1/2" thick Sintra or Celtec which is a PVC rigid foam material. It looks like wood. Hard like wood. But it's lighter than wood. It's cleaner than coosa and easy to use perfect for these mount blocks.

You glue the blocks where you will anchor the hammocks. You hold them in place to dry with gorilla tape overnight. By next day your blocks are set you can touch up with paint then mount the hammock hooks.

The netting is marine cargo storage netting available on Amazon. Comes in various premade sizes, elasticized and the mount hardware comes with it. Cheap

[Seadub]

Thanks! Good ol'/5200!

[Defiant]

Photos of Alaskan bulkhead and new cushions.
New Sails on their way

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New black sails and roller furler arrived from National Sails. I shopped around and their prices were clearly the best, best options, best customer service.

My sails buying experience was very interesting. Everyone responds with plug and play emails. Especially in their quotes. It's hard to take quotes seriously when I'm being told how personalized and customized my customer experience is when the emails are really form emails. BTW all the emails say basically the same thing.

In addition some quotes are super detailed. Some not so much. Most are pdf files. One was a link not accessible to apple product users. They say that in the email. Lol. One quote was 12 pages--but it doesn't really say anything, just cool sail skematics and blank space and a cool personalized cover sheet. But they spelled my name wrong. Lol. I did spell my name right in my original email didn't I?

The more expensive quotes list every option and the extra cost and nickle and dime you to death. Interestingly some companies quote me white sail material when I clearly asked for tan bark or black. They correct it on redirect--but of course then left out the black. Two companies recommended furlers clearly not suitable or in line with what I asked for my boat. One company actually called me, but recommended the wrong furler for a Compac 16.

Two companies ran about $1500 in their quote. One is $1000. Interestingly the $1000 company did none of the silly things above but they didn't call me back.

The furler is the small CDI. It was easy to install, simple, complete. The jib is a 150% Genoa cut to normal size for a Compac 16. The mainsail cut one foot shorter to clear the pilothouse. Main halyard & topping lift run to the pilothouse roof.

[Defiant]

Splashed and ready to sail UP Michigan for 4th of July

[mikew]

Well all I can say that it's one pretty boat! Question is that just clear marine vinyl used for the rear curtain?
Mike

[BruceW]

I always wonder if I should try something like this on my CP 23. Never do, mainly because of inertia.

There was a guy on here who does this sort of thing with a dodger. I might be just as happy with that. Still learning the ins and outs of my new Bimini. It is very roomy, and can slide forward over the cabin top at least a bit.

However, it's open air, and you lose some functionality that way.

This is a great looking boat!

[Defiant]

Well all I can say that it's one pretty boat! Question is that just clear marine vinyl used for the rear curtain?

The Alaskan bulkhead is made of tinted clear vinyl. It's not as thick as normal enclosure plastic. I scored some scraps in a garage sale. The vinyl edges are trimmed in 1.5" black webbing.

Seems similar to clear dry bag vinyl.

[Defiant]

Maiden voyage. 5 knots wind.

[Defiant]

Thanks for all the positive feedback. Really happy with how it turned out. Gathers spectators everywhere it goes. If I had a Compac no matter what the size I would do the pilothouse mod. You will not be disappointed.


First sail report:

1) pilothouse windage and weight un-noticeable. Visibility excellent. The addition of the original sliding hatch makes access to the mast a breeze. Lines led aft or to the pilothouse a must.

2) the Pilothouse is fantastic for shade and you can steer from the bridge deck.  I actually find the original tiller a little long if sitting farthest aft. But the tiller length is perfect for steering from pilothouse.

3) the sails are fantastic. If I had to do it again I would consider a 155% genny  or bigger. The CDI roller furler is wonderful. I've always been partial to hank on sails but it's nice to control everything from cockpit.

4) Honda 2hp four stroke works fine. It is noisy. But it's simple and pushes boat to 5.5 knots. Yesterday it was blowing a good snot when launched;the little motor did great when I brought the boat around to the slip.

5) this boat is a Compac 16/1 with the add on bowsprit and an aftermarket rudder. Fantastic additions. Sails quite well. But I'd really like to see how it goes in a blow.

This rig is a great solo adventure platform. For solo camping and ease of use, pilothouse can't be beat.

[Defiant]

Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge. Lake Huron

[Seadub]

Man, oh, man. What a head-turner!  I'll bet you're gonna have a ton of fun out there.