New Berth

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It's been only a year since I first laid eyes upon our CP-16.  In that time I've made a lot of changes to her, and had her out more than I have any of my earlier boats.  I've sailed her on lakes around Georgia and in coastal waters off Saint Simon Island, Georgia and Beaufort, South Carolina and she's the best boat I've ever owned trailored or sailed.  And I'm afraid we're going to have to sell her.  

I found out that a fellow Com-pac owner who moored a Com-pac 19 at a marina near our home was moving and had decided to sell his boat at a very reasonable price.  The boat is sound, but needs attention as any boat would that spends most days and nights at the dock.  Now, normally I would not argue that bigger is better, especially as a proud owner of a micro-yacht.  In this case we had to think long and hard about this decision.  The 16 is a pretty, boat, easy to handle, fits handily in our garage and has been great fun.  The main reason we decided to move to the 19 is that our desire is to go on frequent trips to the coast, which is 4 to 5 hours away from here.  Once we get there, we would want to sail for a few days, and while I know I could do it and would be quite happy in the 16, the additional room on the 19 makes this much more inviting to the crew.  On both of our last trips we camped ashore and sailed during the day.  My plan is to arrive, launch and park the car and trailer where it can collect dust and rainwater for a few days and anchor where ever.   The 19 is also going to take a good bit of work to get ready, but that's also fun for me.  

Now about the CP-16.

Nearly everything except the hull, rudder, standing rigging and sails on our 16 is  has been replaced.  She has all new woodwork, mahogony ply with fiber tape waterproofing under all in the rebuilt cabin. It has a roller furl of my own design, and a folding mast and custom folding boom gallow, which serves as a stern rail when underway.  A new paint job, sails in good shape, bulkhead compass, foiled rudder, outboard motor and various odds and ends that brought her back to life.  I would love to keep her, but with two kids in college, my boat buying budget is more suited for the toy section at WallyMart.   I've got pictures of her in the owners section under "My Girl"  and be glad to talk to anyone interested.  She is on an original trailer that has been painted and modified with guide rollers. The bunks are sound, springs and axel and the bearings worked fine on both of the long trips we took this summer.

Our CP-16 is dearly loved and I would very much like to find her a new home with a sailor who would understand the true value of the gem he or she bought.  So I am announcing it here first.  She is moored in our garage just north of Atlanta and I will be posting an ad in our classified section for $2500 or best offer.

Clemens