Production model
Sun Cat
Built by Com-Pac
A 17 ft 4 in sailboat designed by Clark Mills, built from 2000. She carries 7 ft 3 in beam, 4 ft 6 in draft and 1,500 lb displacement. Hull form is keel and centerboard.
A gaff-rigged catboat with a mast that tabernacles down for trailering, which makes rigging a one-person job. Com-Pac build in Clearwater, Florida and specialize in small trailerable pocket cruisers and catboats with shoal draft and traditional looks. The figures below come from owners who logged work on this boat here.
What building a Sun Cat actually takes
Medians from the build logs kept on this site, not the designer’s estimate. Nobody has logged this boat here yet, so they are empty until the first builder does.
Those medians firm up as more people log this boat.
Builds of this boat
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| Model | Builder | LOA | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precision 18 | Precision | 17′ 5″ (5.31 m) | 0 |
| Thistle | Thistle Class | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | 0 |
| Hunter 170 | Hunter | 16′ 10″ (5.13 m) | 0 |
| Daysailer | O'Day | 16′ 9″ (5.11 m) | 0 |
| Capri 18 | Catalina Yachts | 18′ 0″ (5.49 m) | 0 |
| Legacy | Com-Pac | 16′ 6″ (5.03 m) | 0 |