New to the Forum with a New-2-Me 1980 ComPac 16

[JBoyle]

Howdy!

She and the trailer need a hair of work but loving her lines and looking forward to getting my hands on them

Questions to come....

[tmw]

Welcome aboard!  While I can't purport knowledge enough to answer questions accurately, I'm sure others here can.  From where are you joining us, geographically speaking?

[Mas]

Welcome indeed!. A great boat, we learned on one. What's her hull number?

[ChuckD]

Welcome, from the Pacific Northwest!
When you've snapped some pics:
http://cpyoa.geekworkshosting.com/forum/index.php?topic=8397.0

Chuck

[JBoyle]

Hi All!

Thanks for the Warm Welcome!

I'm hailing from Austin Texas.  I used to sail with a buddy in the Galveston Bay area about 20 years ago and have since aspired to get back under the wind.

My hull number is 007 (and yes, I have thought about naming her "shaken, not stirred").  I believe I made a mistake claiming she was birthed in 1980, and given her hull number as well as sifting through a myriad of serial number deciphering strategies, now think she was made in 1974.

She seems to be in solid shape. I have spent the last two days cleaning her up, and have noticed no real causes for concern.

I got, what I feel is, a killer deal on her and the boat spoke to both my lady-bird and I the day we saw her.

I have since woken up in the middle of the night, planning the refurbishing of her and the adventures to be had.

[ChuckD]

Joy!

[Bilgemaster]

She's a beauty!...and the boat's nice, too.  Though I'm a newbie myself, both to sailing and Com-Pacs, I believe I can assure you that you've come to the right place.  Lotta nice folks here who seem to know their stuff.  Austin's a great little town.  I spent a couple of years there back in the late '80s.  From what I recall and am led to understand from this forum, you've got yourself just the right boat, both for Lake Travis and for trailering down to the coast.  If you snap up a copy of Bob Burgess' Handbook of Trailer Sailing, I think you'll enjoy it.  It reads a bit like a buddy with a Com-Pac 16 just filling you in on the pleasant possibilities of such a craft, with lots of practical little tips on getting the most fun out of your floating pup tent.

[Tim Gardner]

Welcome JB!  Travis, when full of water, can be a great place to sail.  You'll be a master at tacking in no time at all.  River sailors also learn to read the topography of the land's effect on the wind. 

I own some property in the City of Lago Vista.  Haven't seen it in 20 years except on Google maps.

TG