ShortyPen's Sailboat Pocket Cruiser Guide
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There are many pocket cruiser sailboats that have almost no representation on the internet. Some were only manufactured for a few years and then the design was discontinued and others had their companies go out of business. This is my comprehensive list and directory of all the fiberglass production sailboats that have a cabin with a door or drop boards, are less than 20 feet long, less than 8' wide, and weigh less than 2000 pounds. "The bigger the boat, the less you sail".
Board Boat Guide
Guppy 13 & Sparrow 12
Peep Hen 14
Potter 15 & 19
O'Day 19
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Sailboats Back From The Dead

The PERFECT Pocket Cruiser
PDRacer Sailboat:
 The easiest sailboat in the world to build.
Free plans, free club, you can build one for
$100 worth of materials from Home Depot.
PDRacer.com

Video of PDRacer [click here]

Replacement Sails
 See my good buddy Bill Tosh at TCBoats.com

Replacement Rudders, Daggerboards 
 See FineWoodenBoats.com


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Model LOA Beam Berths Weight Ballast Keel Type Draft Up Draft Down Manufacturer Number Made Years Made Links
Mystery Boat 2










p1
Mystery Boat 4
 16'



daggerboard

"M Vela"?


p1 p2 p3 L1
12' Boats
Sparrow 12
 12'
 5'8"
 2
 350
 130
 shoal keel
 1'8"
HMS Marine Inc.
Sparrow Yachts
70
 Info
Guppy 13
 12'5"
 5'6"
 2
 360
 150
 shoal keel
 18"
Melen Marine
 245+
 74-75
 Info
13' Boats
Voyager
 13'4"
 5'1"
520
 160
 twin bilge
 1'4"
Juxtamare Marine, Ltd. Essex England.
1973
 own 1 2
14' Boats
Peep Hen
 14'2"
 6'4"
 2
 650
 200
 offset swing centerboard w/int ballast
 9"
 3'0"
 Nimble Boats

Info
Voyager 150
14'6"



twin bilge
 1'6"
Kings Lynn, UK

1973
 own 1
West Wight Potter 14 / 15
 14'
 5'6"
 2
 495
 100
 swing keel
 6"
 3'
 International Marine
HMS Marine

Info
15' Boats
Kelpie
 15'1"
 5'
 2
 1500
 464
2'1"
Macwester Marine
 518+
 '75
 1 p1
Montgomery 15
 15'
 6'2"
 2
 750
 275
 shoal keel / swing centerboard
 1'3"
 2'6"
 Jerry Montgomery
Nor’ Sea Yachts

own mfg 2 3
Newport 16
Lockley Newport 16
Gloucester 16
Neptune 16
 15'7"
 6'3"
 2
 900 (825)
 200 (275)
 swing keel (or shoal keel)
 9" (2'6")
 3'9"
 Gloucester Yachts

own own1 own3 1 2
Sunbird
 15'11"
 5'9"
500

8"
 4'2"
 AMF

pdf 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sunspot 15
 15'3"
 6'3"
 4

Twin Bilge




1 2


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16' Boats
Balboa 16
 16'
 7'6"
 2.5
 1300
 400
 shoal keel
 2'5"
Laguana Yachts Corp.
1980?
Capri 16
Catalina 16
 16' 6"
 6' 11"
 2
 1350
 425
 wing keel




1
Compac 16
 16'11"
 6'
 2
 1100
 440
 shoal keel / swing centerboard?
 1'6"
 3'4"
 Com-Pac

own own2 mfg
Cortez 16
 16'2"
 7'2"
 4
 650
 150
 swing keel
 10"
 4'7"
 Cortez Company of AZ
 1974
p1
Danica 16
16'




full keel




p1 v1
Dolphin
16'
6'


swing keel
 8"
 4'3"

1985
 1
DS-16
 16'
 6'
 2
 650
 203
 swing keel
 7"
 4'
 Schwill
 805+
 1984
 own p1 p2
Evans 16
 16'
 6'6"
500
swing keel
3'
 Whitby

p1 p2 p3 p4
Gale Force 16
 16'
 5'
700
 30
 swing centerboard

Rinker

1 2 3
Mistral 16 Cabin
 16'
 6'2"
 2
 500
 140
 swing keel
 8"



1 L1
Nordica 16
 16'
 6'2"
 2
 925
 400
 shoal keel
 20"
Exe Fibercraft Ltd

own 1 2 3 4
Precision 165
 16'5"
 7'2"
 2
 750
 250
 shoal keel / swing centerboard
OR fin keel
 1'9"
Precision Boat Works

mfg own 1 2 4
Raven
 16'11"
 6'
 2
 1100
 440
 shoal keel / swing centerboard?

Com-Pac

1
Schwill Mark III D521
 16'
2
 900
shoal keel
 16"
Odessa Ontario
1975
Scirocco 16
 16'

2




Diller-Schwill Yachts of Odessa, Ontario.

own L1
Seabreeze 16
(Luger 16 w/cabin)		 16'11"
 6' 3"
 4
 700
 100
 swing keel
 10"
 4' 2"


1
Shipmate
 16'3"
 6'3"
 2.5
 970
 75+90
 centerboard
 1'
 2'6"
 Smallcraft of Blockley, UK
1970-81
 1
Sparrow 16
 16'4"
 6'6"
 4
 900
 300
 shoal keel
 22"
Sparrow Yachts
Northshore Marine
Northshore Marine in Bothell WA
 over 100
 75?-85?
 1
Tangerine 16











own1 1
Wilmette 5.0
(was Mystery 3)
 16'4"
 6'11"
850
 350
 shoal keel
 2'
Wilmette Boat Works

p1 pdf1
17' Boats
2+2 Mini-Tonner
 17'
 7'
 4
 950
 300
 shoal keel / swing centerboard
 1'4"
 3'
 American Fiberglass
 '76
p1 p2 p3 p4 own 1
Buccaneer 180
US 18
 17'7"
 6'8"
 2
 525
swing centerboard
 8"
Bayliner

p1 p2 1 2
Drifter 17
 17'1"
 6'7"
 4
 1100
 400
 swing keel
 1'10"
 4'0"
 Drifter Marine

p1 p2
Edel 540
 17'9"
 8'
 4
 1213
 331
 shoal keel
 2'4"



1 2
Express Pirate
 17'3"
 6'10"
 4
 1400
 600
 twin bilge
 2'3"
Rydgeway Marine
 300
 '70-'80
 1
Leisure 17
 17'
 7'
 4

twin bilge
 1'6"
Cobra Mold
1971
 1 2 3 4 5
Lysander
 17' 0"
 6' 8"
 2

tri bilge
 2' 4"
Lysander class

1
Marsh Hen
 17'
 6'
 3
 650




40?
 1980
Montgomery 17
 17'2"
 7'4"
 4
 1600
 600
 shoal keel / swing centerboard
 1'9"
 3'
 Jerry Montgomery
Nor’ Sea Yachts

own mfg 2 3
Newport 17
 17'8"
 6'4"

235
9"
 4'9"


p1 p2 L1
Nimrod 18
 17'9"
 6'5"
 2
 1050
 260
 swing keel
 8"
 4'
 Westerly Marine

L1 p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8
Picinic
 17'6"






General Boat Co.

1975
 p1 p2 p3 p4
Precision 18
 17'5"
 7'5"
 4
 1100
 350
 shoal keel / swing centerboard
 1'6"
 4'3"
 Precision Boat Works

1 2
Renken 18
 17'6"
 6'4"
 4
 1220
 450
 shoal keel
 24"
Renken Boat Manufacturing
 300?
 '84
 own1 1 2 3
Sanibel 17
Sanibel 18
Commodore 17
Skipper's Mate
 17'9"
 7'4"
 4
 1350
 450
 offset swing centerboard
 12"
 48"
 International Marine
Southern Sails, Inc.
Commodore Yacht Corporation
Captiva Yachts, Inc.

own 1 2 3
Sidney Loa 17
 17'











Silhouette
 17' 3"
 6' 7"
 4
 1890
 450
 twin bilge
 2' 1"
Russel Curnow of Marazion
Varne Yachts of Nottingham

own p1 p2 p3
Siren 17
 17'2"
 6'8"
 2
 750
 130
 swing keel
 8"
 4'3"
 Vandestadt & McGruer Ltd.

own 1 2 3 4
Skipper 17
Eagle 525
 17'
7'
 2-1/2
 1000
 250
 twin swing keel
 1'3"
 4'
 Manufacturer Richmond Marine (England)
 1000
 1963 to 2003
 1 2
Slipper 17
Seaward 17
 16'10"
 8'
 4
 1250
 425
 shoal keel, swing centerboard
 1'7"
 2'7"
 Starboard Yacht Co
Hake Yacht

own 1 2 3
Solo II
 17'
2

shoal keel
 1'9"
Helton Marine

1
Sparrow 17
 16'8"


750
 210
9"
 3'7"
 North Shore Yacht


1
Sun Cat 17
 17'







Com-Pac

1
Triton 18
 17'10"
 6'10"
 2
 800
 none
 swing centerboard
 6"
 4'1"
 Pearson

L1 p1 p2 p3 p4 p5
Ultimate 17
 17'6"









1
Vagabond 17
Holder 17
Hobie Weekender 17
(Hunt 5.2)		 17' 0"
 7'3"
 4
 950
 345
 swing keel
(shoal keel / swing centerboard)		 1'8"
 4'2"
 Vagabond Sailboats
Hobie
 400?
 '81-'83
 Own
Venture 17
 17'4"
 6'4"
 4
 800
swing keel
 17"
 4'6"
 MacGregor

own ring 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Victoria 17
Victoria 18
 17'




shoal keel

McVay Yachts

1 2 3
Wyliecat 17
 17'6"







9

18' Boats
Alacrity
18'6"
 6'11"
 3
 1450
 480
 twin bilge
1'10"
 Wells Yachts
1964
 1
Balboa 18
Laguana 18
Windrose 5.5
Windrose 18
 18'5"
 7'
 4
 1500
 400
 shoal keel
 1'
 4'


1 2 3 4
Baymaster 18


1100
swing keel
 10"
Regatta Plastics

L1 L2
Capri 18
 18'
 7'7"
1500
 425
2'/2'4"
Catalina
1986-today
 info own 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Crown 18
 18'5"
 6'8"
 2



3'2"


own p1 1
Davidson D-18
18'1"
 6'9"
1125
 425
 swing keel




p1 p1
Foxcub 18
 18'0"
 6'3"
1200
bilge (fin)
 1'9"(3'2")



own
Gloucester 18
 18'









own1 own
Gulf Coast 18
 18'
 6'2"
 2
320
 swing keel
 9"
 3'6"


1 2
Herreshoff America
18'









L1
Hunter 18.5
 18'

1600
 520
2'


'83-'95
 1 2 3
Hurley 18










own 1
Johnson Weekender 18
 18'2"
 7'6"
800
shoal keel / swing centerboard
 1'7"
 3'6"
25
p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6
Liberty 18
 18'
 7'6"



swing keel

Tremsco
'75-'76
 1 2 3 p4 p5 p6
MacGregor 19 Powersailer
 18'10"
 7'5"
 4
 1250
 800
 water ballast/centerboard
 9"
 5'1"
 MacGregor
'92-'95
 1
Manta 19
 18'7"
 6'9"
 4
 1496
 407
 shoal keel / swing centerboard (or twin bilge)
 1'7"
 3'


1 2
Mirror Offshore
18'11"
 6'9"
 2 or 4
380 or 700
 shoal keel
1'11"
 Elisabethan Marine Ltd.

1980-83
 1
ODay 19 & O'Day 192
 18'7"
 7'1"
 2 / 4
 1400
 400
 shoal keel / swing centerboard
 1'5"
 4'2"


Mfg mine L1 L2 p1
Pierce Arrow 18
 18'7"
 8'
 4
 1100
daggerboard
 9"
 4'



Sandpiper 565
 18'6"
 7'1"
 4
 1200
 300
 drop keel
 10"
 2'10"


1 2
Serenita 55
 18'9"
 6'7"
 2

shoal keel / swing centerboard
3'3"
 Gibert Marine S.A.


1
Skipper Cuddy
 18'9"
 6'8"
1900
 800
 shoal keel
 2'
SOUTHERN SAILS, INC.

1
Sovereign 18
 18'
 7'
1350
shoal keel
 1'10"
Sovereign America Inc.

own 1 2 3 4 5 6
Starwind 19
 18'7"
 7'6"
1350
 395
 shoal keel / daggerboard
 1'6"
 4'6"
 Wellcraft


p1 p2 p3
Sunstar 18
 18' 3"
 7' 2"
 4
 1300
 600
 twin bilge
 2'11"
Intermarine LMTD
1971
 1 2 3 4 5
Swift 18
 18'
 7'11"
 4
 1450
 375
 swing keel
 9"
 3'6"
 Swiftcraft

own 1
T-Craft 18
 18'



swing keel
 1'6"