Prindle 16 Specs

The Prindle 16 is a recreational sailboat first made by Santa Ana, California-based Performance Catamarans Inc. and designer Geoffrey Prindle back in 1971. It's still being made in 2010 with several new materials but the same basic look and operation of the original. The Prindle 16 is a sloop-type sailboat with 300 pounds of water displacement. The company geared the watercraft, with asymmetrical hulls, toward family-oriented outings.

  1. Generally

    • The 1971 Prindle 16 sailboat has a wooden hull, but the 2005 model has a fiberglass hull. They both are 16 feet long with a width of 7-feet-11-inches, though. The listed surface area of the two sails is 189 square feet. The draft is about 22 inches, the depth you'll need for your Prindle 16 to go anywhere.

    Specifically

    • The Prindle 16 is a side-riding catamaran with a fractional sloop. The mast is 26 feet long, and it has a low water line at 15 inches. Its adjustable kick-up rudders

      and double-trapeze harness system provide two-at-a-time riding.

    Materials

    • The Prindle 16 has molded white hulls and harken main and jib blocks. The jib and main are color-coordinated. It has a hinged mast step system, a boom with outhaul, roomy stretch of black mesh trampoline and coated shrouds.

      The battens and adjustable tiller extension, as well as many other parts, are made of fiberglass in the 21st century, but the overall look is the same as the classic.