M-16 SCOW
Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar) • Scow Twin Cbrd. • Built 1950
Dimensions
- LOA
- 16 ft
- LWL
- — ft
- Beam
- 5.8 ft
- Max Draft
- — ft
- Displacement
- 440 lbs
- Ballast
- — lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 3.05 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 40.7
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- —
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- —
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 147 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Scow Twin Cbrd.
- Rig Type
- Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar)
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1950
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Notes:
Since 1999, all new M-16's have been built using the MC SCOW hull and deck molds and now shares other rigging, such as a single rudder, with the MC SCOW. The main sheet traveller has been done away with and the mast no longer rotates.
Sail Area
Main: 108 sq.ft.
Jib: 39 sq.ft.
Builders
- Melges Performance Sailboats (1945)
- Tanzer Industries Ltd. (1966–1986)
- Windward Boatworks (1994)
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| MC SCOW | 16 | 1956 | Cat (Marconi) |