| Com-Pac Legacy | |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Builder: | Com-Pac Yachts |
| Role: | Cruiser |
| Draft: | 3.51feet with centerboard down |
| Displacement: | 10000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 16.5feet |
| Lwl: | 14.25feet |
| Beam: | 6feet |
| Engine: | outboard motor |
| Keel Type: | keel with centerboard |
| Ballast: | 4000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| Sailplan: | fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Total: | 130square feet |
| Previous: | Com-Pac 16 |
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]
The Com-Pac Legacy is a development of the 1972 Com-Pac 16.[1] [2] [3]
The design is built by Com-Pac Yachts in the United States, starting in 2006 and it remains in production.[1] [2] [4]
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 10000NaN0 and carries 4000NaN0 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 3.51feet with the centerboard extended and 1.35feet with it retracted, allowing ground transportation on a trailer.[1] [2]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 2to 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 39inches.[1] [2]
The design has a hull speed of 5.1kn.[2]
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]
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