Petrel 16 Overnighter
Description
The Petrel 16 is a 16-foot sailboat design that appeared in Boat Builder magazine during the 1950s, part of that golden era when magazines regularly published complete construction plans for amateur builders. This is the "Overnighter" version with a small cabin.
Construction Details
| Designer | Boat Builder Magazine |
|---|---|
| Builder | Home Built |
| Length | 16.000 ft |
| LOA | 16.000 ft |
| Beam | 6.000 ft |
| Displacement | 650 lb |
| Ballast | 150 lb |
| Year Built | 1977 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 13.75 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 5.75 ft |
| p | 18 ft |
| e | 12 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.75 ft | 5.75 ft | 18 ft | 12 ft | - | - | - | - |
Documents
Sails
Petrel 16 Overnighter - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 18 ft - (5486 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 12 ft - (3658 mm) |
| Leech | 20.79 ft - (6337 mm) |
| Tack Angle | 86.4 ° |
| Diagonal | 21 ft - (6401 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4.5 in - (114 mm) |
| Area | * 111.021 ft² |
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Petrel 16 Overnighter - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 14 ft - (4267 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 5.75 ft - (1753 mm) |
| Leech | 12 ft - (3658 mm) |
| Length Perpendicular | * 4.88 ft - (1487 mm) |
| Area | * 34.17 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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