Com-Pac 23

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Com-Pac 23
Development
Designer Clark Mills
Location United States
Year1978
Builder(s) Com-Pac Yachts
Role Cruiser
NameCom-Pac 23
Boat
Boat weight 2,900 lb (1,315 kg)
Draft 2.25 ft (0.69 m)
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fiberglass
LOA 22.75 ft (6.93 m)
LWL 20.17 ft (6.15 m)
Beam 7.83 ft (2.39 m)
Engine type outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast1,340 lb (608 kg)
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height26.00 ft (7.92 m)
J foretriangle base8.42 ft (2.57 m)
P mainsail luff22.75 ft (6.93 m)
E mainsail foot8.50 ft (2.59 m)
Sails
Sailplan masthead sloop
Mainsail area96.69 sq ft (8.983 m2)
Jib/genoa area109.46 sq ft (10.169 m2)
Total sail area206.15 sq ft (19.152 m2)
Racing
PHRF 260
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The Com-Pac 23 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Clark Mills as a pocket cruiser and first built in 1978. The boat has undergone design changes over time resulting in a series of improved models. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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Production

The design has been built by Com-Pac Yachts in the United States since 1978 and remains in production as the Mark IV and Pilothouse models. [1] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Design

The Com-Pac 23 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned plumb stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin, shoal draft keel. [1] [6]

The boat has a draft of 2.25 ft (0.69 m) with the standard shoal draft keel. [1] [6]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 9 hp (2 to 7 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. [1] [6]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee quarter berths in the main cabin. The galley is located aft of the companionway ladder and is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The head is a portable type and is located in the bow cabin between the bunks. Cabin headroom is 52 in (130 cm). [1] [6]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 260 and a hull speed of 6.0 kn (11.1 km/h). [6]

Variants

Com-Pac 23
This model was introduced in 1978. It has a length overall of 22.75 ft (6.9 m), a waterline length of 20.17 ft (6.1 m), displaces 2,900 lb (1,315 kg) and carries 1,340 lb (608 kg) of ballast. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 5 U.S. gallons (19 L; 4.2 imp gal). [1] [6]
Com-Pac 23 Mk 2
This model was introduced in 1979. It has a length overall of 23.92 ft (7.3 m), a waterline length of 20.17 ft (6.1 m), displaces 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) and carries 1,340 lb (608 kg) of ballast. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 14 U.S. gallons (53 L; 12 imp gal). [2]
Com-Pac 23 Mk 3
This model introduced in 1984 and carries a bowsprit. It has a length overall of 23.92 ft (7.3 m), a waterline length of 20.25 ft (6.2 m), displaces 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) and carries 1,340 lb (608 kg) of ballast. A Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 9 hp (7 kW) was a factory option. [3]
Com-Pac 23 Mk 4 or 23/IV
This current productionmodel has a length overall of 23.92 ft (7.3 m), a beam of 8.0 ft (2.4 m) and displaces 3,000 lb (1,361 kg). The keel and rudder both use a NACA airfoil low drag-high lift design. [6] [7]
Com-Pac 23 Pilothouse
This model was introduced in 2011 and features a pilothouse from which the boat can be steered by a wheel in inclement weather. It has a length overall of 23.92 ft (7.3 m), a waterline length of 20.16 ft (6.1 m), displaces 3,500 lb (1,588 kg) and carries 1,340 lb (608 kg) of ballast. [4] [8]

Operational history

In a 2008 review in Sailing Magazine, John Kretschmer wrote, "although the Com-Pac 23 is a very practical boat, its wide appeal comes from its traditional appearance. The sheerline sweeps aft from the short bowsprit before bending up again just before the transom-hung rudder. The box cabintrunk, with round or oval bronze ports, flows naturally into the deck lines. From a distance the boat looks bigger than 23 feet. There is a shallow forefoot and a long, shoal keel with a draft of just 2 feet, 3 inches. Any more draft would make it difficult to launch on many ramps." [10]

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "the Com-Pac 23 ... is now in its fourth iteration (called Mk IV). Along the way various changes have included a bowsprit which moved the sail area center of effort forward, reducing weather helm), a small increase in ballast weight, an on-deck anchor locker, improvements in hardware including a switch from round ports to rectangular ones, a PVC rubrail with stainless steel striker plate, a foil rudder blade in place of one made of flat plate, an optional 9 hp Yanmar inboard diesel engine, and others. (The company included the new bowsprit in the boat’s length, changing it from 22' 9" to 23' 11"; we use LOD, not LOA, as a measure of length, so we exclude the bowsprit.) Best features: The finish is above average, with lots of teak below and a teak-and-holly sole, Worst features: The draft of the Com-Pac 23 at only 2' 3", with no centerboard, limits the boat's ability to sail close to the wind." [6]

In a 2012 boats.com review of the Pilothouse model, Zuzana Prochazka wrote, "'cute as a button' is one way to describe Com-Pac Yachts’ 23-foot pilothouse sloop, but the emphasis on the diminutive is misleading because the CP 23 PH is much more than just loveable and small. It’s actually an innovative and serious trailerable cruiser, enhancing Com-Pac’s reputation for building tough boats with well-thought-out details." [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Com-Pac 23 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Com-Pac 23 Mk 2 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Com-Pac 23 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Com-Pac 23 Pilothouse sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  5. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Clark Mills 1915 - 2001". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 225. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
  7. 1 2 3 Com-Pac Yachts (2021). "The Com-Pac 23/IV". www.com-pacyachts.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 Com-Pac Yachts (2021). "The CP 23 Pilothouse". www.com-pacyachts.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  9. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Com-Pac Yachts/ Hutchins Co". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  10. ↑ Kretschmer, John (10 November 2008). "Com-Pac 23". Sailing Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  11. ↑ Prochazka, Zuzana (5 January 2012). "Com-Pac 23 Pilothouse: Pocket Sailboat". boats.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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