SCA looking cp19 owner reviews

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Josh Colvin at Small Craft Advisor is looking for cp19 owner reviews for their next edition. Deadline for input and pictures is June.

Ahoy!

Here at Small Craft Advisor magazine we've decided to do a series of Boat Review articles where we "revisit" boat designs previously featured and add some new thoughts, photos, and owner quotes.

If you're receiving this e-mail it's because we think you own (or have owned) a Com-Pac 19, which is the first boat we'd like to revisit. Pasted below are our Owner Survey questions—we'd appreciate any comments you'd be willing to share. If you don't have an opinion about one or another category, that's fine., just comment where you'd like.

Also, we would love to have some good photos of Com-Pac 19—under sail, at anchor, cruising, modifications, etc. Please send us what you can.

As usual we're running up again the deadline and would need any comments or photos by July 13th.

Thanks as always for helping us produce this magazine.

Best,
Josh

Joshua Colvin
Small Craft Advisor
Duckworks Boat Builders Supply
PO Box 1343
Port Townsend, WA 98368
www.smallcraftadvisor.com
www.duckworks.com
PH 800-979-1930
PH 360-379-1930

Thank you for participating in the Small Craft Advisor COM-PAC 19 review. No one can know the strengths and weaknesses of a boat better than one who has sailed her and lived with her through good conditions and bad. Your opinion is valuable. The information you submit, with that of other respondents, should enable us to begin to see consistent patterns of opinion about the boat in review. We believe this method will result in the most accurate assessment available for a given boat.

Feel free to respond to the following questions in as much or little detail as you wish. We may or may not use any or all of your responses. In most cases we will use direct quotes, e.g. "John Johnson, owner of hull #777 "Tinkerbell," says 'The boat has great ultimate stability and performs exceptionally well in heavy weather.'"

Modify the questionnaire as you see fit. If you need more room for a certain section, just make it bigger. Obviously some questions won't apply to this type of boat. When you've finished, please return it to us via e-mail. Thanks again. We look forward to hearing what you have to say about this very popular boat.


ABOUT YOU AND YOUR BOAT:
Your name:
Your boat's name:
Boat make and length:
Year of manufacture:
Please tell us a little about the extent of your sailing experience.

PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS:
Please give us your general impressions on the following subjects:
Ease of trailering
Ease of launching and retrieving
Ease of rigging
How the boat performs in light airs.
How fast the boat is.
How well it points.
Initial stability
Ultimate stability

SEAWORTHINESS:
How does your boat perform in heavy weather?
Is the boat forgiving?
Does it inspire confidence?
Is it dry-riding?
Does it exhibit a "weather helm?"
Is cockpit drainage adequate in your opinion?

ACCOMMODATIONS:
How many can comfortably daysail, overnight , or cruise for extended
periods on your boat? Are sleeping accommodations comfortable? For how
many? Is the head practical and convenient to use. Cooking facilities?
Storage?

QUALITY:
What do you think of the boats construction? How about the stock
rigging? Does the boat seem durable? Any noticeable oil-canning,
flexing, peeling or delamination? Any obvious shortcomings or
corner-cutting in the design?

COMPROMISES:
What stands out in your mind as a compromise an owner of this boat is
likely to have to make?

MODIFICATIONS:
List any significant modifications you've made to your boat, how
difficult they were to execute, and how successful you consider them,
particularly in light of time and money spent.

VALUE:
Compared with other small sailboats (25' or less), how do you rate this
boat's value? A bargain? Average? Pricey?

OTHER:
Please feel free to share any other general or specific comments about
this boat.