Com-Pac 16 Pilot House?

[SouthOyster]

Cheers everyone,

I was looking for some intriguing DIY projects and did find a company that make those 16 mini pilothouse. Its see a lot of windage for a small boat, but sure they look incredibly beautiful. Perhaps with some craziness....
Does anyone have more information on those beauties? Just checking.

All the best for fantastic summer. Guido

[nies]

What was the name of the company or web site?...................nies

[SouthOyster]

I actually find a lot more information here. http://www.ipass.net/sailboat/cp16traw.html
Nice boats!

[SouthOyster]

Sorry broken link. Here is the right one. http://www.ipass.net/sailboat/cp16traw.htm

[wes]

Not a great web site; suggest you call Keith Scott there. He's the dean of North Carolina sailing and has been a Com- Pac dealer for 30 years. He's forgotten more about boats and sailing than I will ever know, and the pilot house is his baby.

Favorite Keith story: I told him I'd bought a a 1988 CP27 sight unseen and would be picking her up soon. He responded that the boat would have 350 hours on the diesel, about 20 blisters the size of a quarter, and I should replace the small raw water pump with the larger version.

Exactly right on all counts. The guy is a walking encyclopedia.

Wes

[zmiller]

Keith will be adding a pilot house and through hull rudder to my CP19-2 this year. I'll post pictures along the way.

[mikew]

Guido,  I too like the idea of converting the Compac 16 to a motorsailer or trawler with a pilothouse. On the mentioned website :
http://www.ipass.net/sailboat/
check the left side of the page for Kieth's " Trawler study guide ", a nice 6 part guide to build your own.
I think about adding a pilothouse to the Cp-16, and building in 1/4" marine ply, epoxy coated with fiberglass cloth on the exterior. Lexan windows. I wouldn't cut the cabin roof though , instead just bolt the house down over the companionway extending back to the cockpit some.
A steering wheel built into a box mounted on the companion way bulkhead would contain a pushpull cable to the tiller for steering. This way you have shelter , but the boat could still be converted back to original if needed.  

Zmiller- it would be great to see pictures of your boat - of all the older Compac's 16,19,23- I think the 19 would be the "just right" size for a pilothouse.
Mike
1983 Cp-16.

[Mike]

Keith will be adding a pilot house and through hull rudder to my CP19-2 this year. I'll post pictures along the way.

I will watch for the pictures, and data on cost of installation, installer, other related mods to your 19

[mayrel]

Greetings,  we just purchased a 1983 CP16 from Keith.  He reconditioned it and I'm doing the detailing left.  I've put it on the market as we want to get another Montgomery 17 which we can now keep in a slip vice trailering, rigging, launching and retrieving...too much for us at our age. But we too looked at the pilot house conversion for a CP 23 Keith was building.  Now having thought about converting the CP16, here's my idea.
If you're strictly looking for being able to increase the sleeping accommodations, enclosing the cockpit with a combination bimini top and dodger with side curtains, I think this would work fine.  You would want to have this made to withstand operating the boat vice anchored and/or tied to a dock.  I would keep the tiller steering and add about a 4 to 5hp motor which would be more than enough power, provides you with F-N-R gearing and alternator for charging your battery.  Our CP16 happens to have the teak and stainless steel boom gallows which could be used for attaching the cockpit extension.  You won't have standing headroom, but you would not be cutting up the boat either; it would be very easy to continue to sail and/or motor the boat with this configuration.  The cost would be fairly expsensive, probably about $1000 for the bimini/cockpit enclosure.  We may end up keeping our CP16 and making this upgrade.  Hope this helps....John

[mikew]

Mayrel, I like your idea about the shelter on the Cp-16. I did mention above about a pilothouse mod , but the more I think about it-
maybe a " flexible" approach would be easier to make up. I already have 4 hp Yamaha with F/N/R, it is a great engine and works quite well motoring with using the rudder to steer. I already have a larger bimini for my Cp-16. I am now thinking of making up a vinyl windscreen with acrylic edges and cloth side curtains with vinyl side windows to attach to the bimini. I don't like how a traditional dodger looks with the curved front windows, so maybe something that looks more like a pilothouse, but in acrylic and vinyl. I am going to experiment more with this as I live near the Erie / Champlain canals in NYS and plan to use the Cp-16 on the rivers this summer. Also getting older here and think more and more about the "trawler mode".   
Mike  

[Defiant]

I built a pilothouse for my Compac 16/1

It doesn't create too much windage and it doesn't put too much weight up high. The pilothouse has 1/4" thick plexiglass portholes and is constructed of 1/2" coosa board and 3mm Luan with fiberglass cloth. It weighs approximately 50lbs. The pilothouse bolts to deck and could be removed as needed. The addition of the pilothouse opens up the interior making it much more comfortable. I re-used the sliding hatch which is a nice addition and allows climbing into/out of the cabin.

It's not an easy or quick project but it can be done by the amateur DIY boatbuilder.  I started the project in November- December. I would guess it cost me approximately $600-800 and 200-250 build hours.

[Defiant]

I'm finishing the pilothouse/deck joint with teak trim as well as the bulkhead edges. There will be a sunbrella door that snaps in place with clear vinyl Windows. The pilot house sits approximately 18-20" off original deck and extends approximately 10" past the bridge deck.

[frank]

Very nice!!!

Looks great!

Sure opens things up

[Bob23]

Wow that does look great. Gives me an idea for my 23! I may pick your brain after I get done with all the other things on the list.
Bob23

[BruceW]

Bob, a guy named Bob Lamb raised the lid on his CP 23; he used to be on here, but I don't know if he is still active. He could tell you how he did it. He was a very clever guy.

Bruce