Com-Pac Legacy

The Com-Pac Legacy, also called the Com-Pac Legacy 17, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed as a pocket cruiser and first built in 2006.[1][2]

Com-Pac Legacy
Development
LocationUnited States
Year2006
Builder(s)Com-Pac Yachts
Boat
Boat weight1,000 lb (454 kg)
Draft3.51 ft (1.07 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionfiberglass
LOA16.50 ft (5.03 m)
LWL14.25 ft (4.34 m)
Beam6.00 ft (1.83 m)
Engine typeoutboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board typekeel with centerboard
Ballast400 lb (181 kg)
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
Sails
Sailplanfractional rigged sloop
Total sail area130 sq ft (12 m2)

The Com-Pac Legacy is a development of the 1972 Com-Pac 16.[1][2][3]

Production

The design is built by Com-Pac Yachts in the United States, starting in 2006 and it remains in production.[1][2][4]

Design

The Com-Pac Legacy is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig; a plumb stem; a reverse transom that slopes to a plumb transom; a transom-hung, kick-up rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed stub keel, with a centerboard. It displaces 1,000 lb (454 kg) and carries 400 lb (181 kg) of lead ballast.[1][2]

The design incorporates a folding boom and mast that allows the mainsheet to be unhooked, the boom to be folded up against the mast and then the mast pivoted aft to lay on a transom-mounted crutch, making launching and recovery from the trailer easier.[2]

The boat has a draft of 3.51 ft (1.07 m) with the centerboard extended and 1.35 ft (0.41 m) with it retracted, allowing ground transportation on a trailer.[1][2]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 2 to 4 hp (1 to 3 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][2]

The design has sitting or sleeping accommodation for two people below decks. The head is a portable type. Cabin headroom is 39 in (99 cm).[1][2]

The design has a hull speed of 5.1 kn (9.4 km/h).[2]

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "the Com-Pac Legacy 17 is the successor to the Com-Pac 16, the first sailboat the Hutchins Company built, back in 1975, The new ... boat has gained three inches on the waterline compared to her older sister, adding a theoretical half a knot to her maximum speed. She is also 100 pounds lighter, with 50 of those coming out her [of] lead ballast. Most other dimensions remain the same as the original Com-Pac 16 ... While sailing, a slightly taller rig should make her faster in light air compared to her older sister. Worst features: Compared with her comp[etitor]s, relatively low headroom and narrow beam somewhat restrict cabin space."[2]

See also

Related development

References

  1. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Com-Pac Legacy sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 69. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
  3. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Com-Pac 16 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Com-Pac Yachts/Hutchins Co". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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