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@@milesstimac6548 the little keel limits windward performance but I have found sail trim and keeping speed up helps a lot. This boat goes out on days most people are headed in. It won’t love light wind days. Slow = slip. It took some experimenting to figure out what worked and I’m still open to new ideas. Initially I could only get 3.5 to windward and now I can do 5.5 pretty reliably. Practice and you’ll probably teach me something new. First thing I would do is get hold of a foiled rudder. Helps immensely with control and performance. Spendy but worth it. I have them on both of my sailboats. I keep my rigging pretty tight with a taught forestay. When pointing the 16, keep the jib sheets inside the rigging so you can keep the jib close in to the mast. Sheets should be pulling down more toward deck than back. If your boat has the travelers move them forward all the way. The 16 has a heel sweet spot. Too much loses speed and that loses forward progress. Experiment with your positioning or passenger positioning to keep the boat heel to a minimum. Tinker with the boom position. Move it around to get the headsail feeding the main efficiently. Sail shape/rigging in this video compared to the “we towed a compac 16 across the country” Gulf of Mexico video I posted is vastly different. That was when I first started sailing the 16 and I clearly didn’t have a good grasp on what the 16 prefers in that video. I have the mark II which sails a little better than the mark I. Not sure hull you have but these comments will be applicable either way. I sail Mendota pretty regularly. Maybe we will cross paths out there!

@@growntogether9913 Thanks for getting back to me, I will defintley do some experimetation this weekend again and implment the adivce you gave. It is very possible that I did not have enough sail up (under douuble reef) to build up speed. Nevertheless it will be fun to figure it out. That is a beautiful lake, I will keep an eye out for your boat when I go out there! I sail out of Port Washington on Lake Michigan for the most part. Thanks again for the repsonse and I think your videos are awesome!

@@milesstimac6548 I have one other thought for you if you’re on Lake Michigan. Current on big water most definitely plays a factor for these boats. If the wind and water direction are against you that side slip can be very problematic for a small boat. Thanks for the kind words and have fun with your boat!

@@SailingrumrunnerII Head down this fall or winter. I have made three trips to the Gulf of Mexico with that boat. Had a few issues with various things each time but worth the drive.

@@willboudon7023 Several trips on Lake Michigan where we ran it for hours on end. Held up great. No regrets.

The part number is almost certainly different but you should be able to find one for a 5.7.

@@growntogether9913 i tried so far nothing for the 5.7 liter.

Key west would be great but it’s a long drive for sure. About 1800 miles for us. Next Florida trip we were talking about the St Petersburg area.

Great suggestion for the next time a repair is needed.

I think it depends on your abilities. I had to replace wheel cylinders and cut and split the rear drums to get at them. Took me most of the day but my rust situation was severe.

I did cut several coosa inserts to support the cut out pieces and used thickened epoxy in a caulk tube to glue everything back in to place. This was not a cheap repair by the time I replaced the rub rail and painted the boat. It does get compliments at the boat launch and I don’t have to wax or fuss about the finish since going to polyurethane boat paint. If you’re ever considering doing it on a different project boat the repairs turned out great and I think it was worth the effort.

Small indeed. I called Catalina and swapped a few bits over to make it very quick to rig. The quick release tensioner on the forestay was worth every penny. I can launch it at almost any ramp with that little keel. We beach launched it once. That one is so simple to rig we daysail or do dinner cruises.

I’ve had that little boat in Florida three times. Get your boat painted and start planning your trips. I took my wife down this spring and posted that trip. Weather wasn’t great but we still had a good time. Lots of dolphins. We are close to Lake Superior and Michigan. Epic scenery and great trailer sailing. If you’ve never been, put the Great Lakes on the list.

Catalina 22 is the gold standard. I'm biased, I sail an '85 swing keel / pop-top. Sail her out of Olympia in the Puget Sound. She can handle just about anything.

@@teeheeteeheeish I like the Catalina 22 as well. Very capable trailer sailer.

Sure was. We learned about that boat from commenters. We had no idea!

Some clear advantages to a smaller trailerable boat. I have taken it to Florida three times and Lake Michigan last summer. Planning to go to the apostle islands on Lake Superior this summer.

That sounds awesome! I also have a 22ft trailerable and I take it places here in Canada and eventually will take it to Florida and Bahamas

This boat was pretty well optioned. I bought it the way it sits. I added the grill and outboard. I believe the final run of 16 hulls came with the life line option. I would call or email com-pac because they still carry a complete list of parts and accessories for the boat.

Not that I have noticed and I have put a really heavy truck on it. I will put a 6000 pound vehicle on it in a few days and will watch.

@growntogether9913 OK thanks and if you don't mind letting me know how that turns out would be great. How I noticed it was I was looking down the length of the runways on the underside and saw a slight bow in them so then I decided to measure them.

I recently had to go through all of the adjustments because one of the safety catches was hitting differently than the others. I am sure this was just cable stretching from normal use. 20 minutes, wrenches, and a tape measure got it working perfectly again. I did oil changes, differential checks, basic maintenance on four trucks last night. Dropped two gas tanks last month. Have done new hard brake lines which required the gas tank to be removed. It cost $30 in brake line and the afternoon. The more I use the lift the happier I am with the purchase. Personally it has paid for itself in saved labor costs.

Thanks for taking the time to respond, it’s greatly appreciated. I probably won’t use it as much as you, more to store a car on, with a few oil changes. Sounds as long as a person stay on top of maintenance and adjustments, the lift works well. Thanks again.

It’s not the biggest cockpit but it’s doable when you pitch everything inside the little cabin. We routinely take three adults. The 16 is slow, heavy, predictable. For those reasons, I think it’s ideal for kids that sit on ropes or move around with no concept of counter ballast. The boat is pretty stiff with a small rig so you can take a beat to free rigging or assess what you need to do. A child, or even two, climbing around won’t make a huge difference in heeling angle. Admittedly a tiny boat but a well mannered daysailer. I would go look at one and assess for your needs.

I would suggest looking for a Oday Mariner. it's a bit bigger @ 19 ft long. I have one and it works for me. However, for 4 people, (if you want to be comfortable) I would suggest 22-24 footers unless you REALLY like each other. But for a day sail on the cheap? I'd get a Mariner.

It depends on your size. If you’re small it can be a good boat for two adults and two kids. If you’re sailing on a lake with shifting winds the cockpit is small for 4 people even if they are small. If you’re in an area with steady wind direction it’s plenty roomy for a family of four. When I had a compac 16 we mostly sailed it two at a time and when we had four aboard we often had two in the cabin and out of the cockpit. I’m the largest person in my family at 5’7” and 150 lbs so take that into consideration when I say we ran out of room in the cockpit for active sailing. It worked great for us because it was mostly my daughter and I sailing with my wife and son joining occasionally. Another consideration is that the boat is small enough for 1O year olds to handle raising sails and handling sheets. That’s a plus. My daughter was able to sail it solo at 12 and probably could have done it younger had we started sooner.

no !!! I recomend a pearson or hunter 30 ish ....

I went out and took a few measurements for you. The ramps on my lift are more like 4 3/8 inches. Based on your measurements it looks like you have a little over 3.5 inches of wiggle room. The problem I think you will run into is that the safety catches and the desired lift height will have to be carefully calculated and executed. 1. You are lifting the ramps past an adjustable safety stop on each post. Looks like the stops have 3 inches of adjustment possible. 2. At the lower end of the travel there is a stop at about 58 inches. Meaning I have several inches of adjustment to raise that stop height. 3. In order to release the safeties, you have to lift the top car high enough out of the stops so they are free. Meaning you should leave several inches of lift height. 4. You might be limited on which car goes on top and below based on how you can adjust the stops. I would call support, run all your measurements by them, and ask for an opinion. My experience calling was really positive. The person I spoke with knew the lift inside and out. Another option would be to respond to some of the other commenters here. A few have mentioned height limitations and they might be able to offer some additional thoughts.

You bet!

No, I’ll be back in Wisconsin. Looks like a good time though.

I'd love to do that event, I'm trying for the Texas 200 this year. Maybe next year! My boat is an AMF Sunbird. Not as nice as a Compac 16 but it's what I got.

@@kevbjork1 There is a guy that posted a video series on CZcams where he circumnavigated Isle Royale with his sunfish. We have boated Lake Superior and it is beautiful but freezing cold. If he was able to plan and execute that trip you should be able to do the same with the bigger Sunbird on the Gulf. Would be an epic adventure. Be careful!

Should work on all 5.3 v8 engines. But you have to buy the correct part. There are different shapes depending on where you need to make the repair at. I bought one made for the front driver side and another one for the rear driver side. They are both different. Maybe you got the wrong one?