First Sailboat

[FirstSB]

L'Attitude - 1977 CP-16.  I never set foot on a sailboat until I retired last summer and a friend said he had a project for me.  A free sailboat if I would pull it out of his back yard.  He had drug it out of the woods a couple of years earlier but never got to work on it.  I pumped up the tires and bailed the water out and pulled it home.  All the wood was rotten and it was missing a few parts, such as the tiller, but the sails had been stored and were in pretty good shape.  I got it home in August and with the help of neighbors got it cleaned up.  Made a tiller and bought lines, gelcoat for the bottom and a new red stripe.  Also bought a book, "Learing to Sail".  By September we were ready to launch to see if it would float before I started on the inside repairs and bought a motor.  It was a success and I fell in love with sailing.  Pictures are on my website under Sailing at retripp.com.
     I just found this site and it looks great.  It would have saved me a lot of work.  I found it now because I'm looking for some hardware to match my original parts.  I need a cam cleat for my jib sheet.  I've searched the web to no avail and our local West Marine doesn't have anything close.  I would appreciated any leads?
     I have plenty of stories on my repairs and adventures in learning to sail but I save them to later.

[Craig Weis]

Welcome to this site, First SB. A Com-Pac that is in pretty good shape is a fine boat to learn to sail on. Not too big nor too small. Things happen fast on small 'tippy' sail boat having a centerboard, which is not the case with a C-P 16. It's a good boat...a be it not a fast boat. It is safe and fit for three or two adults or some kids as a crew. A cam cleat similar to the original can be had but you may have to search the Westmarine catalog again. It's there.
Once in the water have a USPS safety inspection and get a sticker. That way the local police or coast guard will leave you alone
Lot of info is in this site and 'we' collectively have the answers. Thanx for joining.

Oh and you can blow away the double post. Just pick on the double post and in the upper right hand top you can hit delete. Gone! And then you can also blow away the 'Sorry about the double post..." And if you want to add or subtract something after you posted just click on modify, type in the change and hit 'save'. skip.

[FirstSB]

Thanks for the reply.  The delete button works great.  May not need the cam cleat.  After viewing lots of posts I saw one that replaced the one on the stern with a swivel cam cleat.  That looks like a good idea since I've had similar problems letting the boom out.  If I do that mod then I'll have the cleat to use on my port.  Saw lots of other great ideas too.

[Bob23]

First SB:
   That's a great story! And what a wonderful way to start your retirement. I've never owned a 16 but I love 'em.  Where is your home port?
   Bob in "Koinonia"  ( a 23)

[B.Hart]

Welcome to the COM-PAC family, and to the world of sailing.I enjoy seeing another  boat come back from the grave, make sure you get on the registry.   BILL

[FirstSB]

Homeport is Newport NC on Bogue Sound.  It's about 2 miles wide, 5 miles long and 4 feet deep if you get out of the channels.  Great for a CP16.  Thanks for the welcome.  I've already used a couple of the ideas I've seen on the site.  I love the cam cleat & block for the main and jib.

[arw-16]

I really love the pic of the boat with trees growing in cockpit.  It reminds me of an old truck I resurrected one summer.  I sure miss that truck. I bought my first boat and am learning the ropes this summer on a CP 16.   I am from Dunn, NC and I am always looking for good places to sail.  Bogue sound south of Atlantic Beach looked like a great place.  I have notice on the charts that the water levels in many areas there are only 1 foot at low tide and therefore I have been afraid to try it.  Have you had any problems?  Is it best to sail at high tide?  Any suggestions about danger areas or any other information would be great.  Hope to see you there sometime.

[Paul]

FirstSB and Ricky:

Bouge Sound sounds like an ideal location to sail.  Probably little traffic in the area as well, excepting the channel.  What other locations might you trailer your boat in that area?

[FirstSB]

Bogue Sound is a great place to sail!  No traffic outside of the ICW.  Sundays I have a bunch of neighbors who race Sailfish but they keep close to me since I'm carring their coolers.  The depth is fairly uniform with a few shallow areas but you learn to spot them.  The water changes color and birds are standing instead of floating.  I've learn to tack fast when the rudder starts bumping.

[Paul]

COOL. 

[Freedumb]

Fantasic! a fellow you-can-have-it-if-yo -tow-it-away-er. Looks like you've done a good job there, and I hope the future of my boat and I is just as bright.

[multimedia_smith]

HI and WELCOME!
Sailing has that rare combination of both excitement and relaxation... it is definitely both a zen "in the moment" and reflective place to be.

Now, about your jib cam cleat... My boat has a genoa track on which the sheets are mounted on swivel cleats.
you can find that part at Annapolis Performance Sailing (APS) site... here's the updated SWIVEL cleat (RCA1942) link:

http://www.apsltd.com/Tree/d78000/e77959.asp

the track we use is a 5/8 Ronstan track, but you need the curved one from the Com Pac factory.  I used their track eye slider base to mount my bimini hardware on the genoa track...

If you don't have the track mounted swivel cleat, you can use something like this...

http://www.apsltd.com/Tree/d261000/e260161.asp

Have Fun

Dale

[Rick Klages]

Hope all is well, how about an update!  Did you get the parts you need?  How does it sail?  Oh, and congrats on your first sailboat.

ick