Seller's Description
I upgraded from a hobie sailboat to this beautiful catboat. I wanted something larger to take my kids and guests along. This gorgeous boat is a mini yacht! It has two berths, with an option to connect them in the middle for a super sized double. A sink, ice box, and lpg stove make up the galley. The head is an easy to manage porta-potty and a separate vanity sink.
The boat is beautifully appointed, with teak trim, a bow pulpit, and a traditional ships wheel completes the helm. If you love classic styling, this checks all the boxes!
A catboat has a large single large sail - this makes it easy to sail single handed, and no slouch off the wind. A drop down centerboard allows gunkholing and getting where other boats can’t, but even with it up the built in skeg means no sacrifice in upwind performance. The 8hp outboard is more than adequate for this boat, and raises out of the water when sailing so it has no drag, unlike an inboard. It’s also much easier to service.
Best of all, it has the easiest mast raising and lowering system, doing it myself takes literally minutes to go from trailer to fully rigged!
She could use minor polishing on exterior trim, and some paint touch up to her bottom. There is some gelcoat cracks as usual for a boat this age.
This boat was kept in freshwater on lake Keuka in upstate NY until I bought her this summer, and she was lifted into the water, so the trailer was never in the water. I trailered the boat 275 miles down to where I live without issue - All lights work, and the trailer has surge brakes.
Title for boat and trailer registration are in hand.
The reason I am selling is since I trailer launch and sail usually single handed, it’s just too much boat for me. I got a good deal on it, I’d like to pass on some of those savings to her next loving owner.
Email me for pictures and clips, or any questions.
Equipment: Main sail 8hp outboard 12 v electric system interior and exterior lighting Sail cover Wheel cover Bimini interior and cockpit cushions anchors
Custom trailer
Specs
- Designer
- Halsey Herreshoff
- Builder
- Com-Pac Yachts
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Stub + Centerboard
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 20′ 0″ / 6.1 m
- Waterline Length
- 17′ 8″ / 5.4 m
- Beam
- 8′ 5″ / 2.6 m
- Draft
- 2′ 1″ / 0.7 m — 2′ 3″ / 0.7 m
- Displacement
- 2,500 lb / 1,134 kg
- Ballast
- 600 lb / 272 kg
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Gaff-Cat
- Reported Sail Area
- 205′² / 19.1 m²
- Total Sail Area
- ?
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- ?
- P
- ?
- E
- ?
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- ?
- I
- ?
- J
- ?
- Forestay Length
- ?
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- 1
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
6.7 kn
Classic: 5.65 kn
Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
17.8
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
-
24.0
<40: less stiff, less powerful
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
-
199.6
100-200: light
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
12.4
<20: lightweight racing boat
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
2.5
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
Notes
Inboard diesel optional.
Based on HORIZON CAT 20.
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