16’ Compac small pilothouse sailboat

Discussion in 'Motorsailers' started by MotorCityBW, Dec 8, 2025.

  1. MotorCityBW
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    Build your own. It doesn’t create too much windage, nor too much weight, nor affect the balance, or break your bank account. It just makes a tiny sailboat—better

     
    MotorCityBW, Dec 8, 2025
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    My pilothouse building notes and a layman’s way to design a pilothouse on a small sailboat

     
    MotorCityBW, Dec 8, 2025
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  3. MotorCityBW
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    Pilothouse Design worksheet and pilothouse design process for the amateur who never went to naval architect school or studied boat design
     
    MotorCityBW, Dec 8, 2025
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