Catalina Yachts Catalina 16.5 Fin keel
Sailboat
17′ 2″
Monohull
Since 1994
Overview
- Builder
- Catalina Yachts
- Model
- Catalina 16.5 Fin keel
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1994 on
- Designer
- Gerry Douglas
- Hull material
- Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 17′ 2″ (5.23 m)
- Beam
- 7′ (2.13 m)
- Draft
- 3′ (0.91 m)
- Displacement
- 650 lb (295 kg)
- Ballast
- 249 lb (113 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- No engine
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 150 sq ft (13.9 m²)
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 32.0
- Ballast ratio
- 38%
- Capsize screening
- 3.23
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : fin without bulb
- Ballast ratio
- 38 %
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
- Country
- United States
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Trailerable
- Yes
- Unsinkable
- No
- Version
- Fin keel
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.