A worthy competitor to the Marshall
17' 0" 18' 6" 16' 6" 1' 8"/ 4' 6" 23' 0"
Andrew Menger Menger Boatworks 1976-1990 250 sq. ft.
portable, inbd. 12 gal. portable
Min./max. draft: Bridge clearance: Power: B/D ratio:
17' 0" 18' 6" 16' 6" 1' 8"/ 4' 6" 23' 0"
Designer: Builder:
Years produced: Sail area: Fuel tankage: Water tankage:
Andrew Menger Menger Boatworks 1976-1990 250 sq. ft.
portable, inbd. 12 gal. portable
Approx. trailering wgt.: 3,250 lbs.
This design started as the hull lines from an old catboat designed in 1905 by William Goeller. She is an easily trail-erable, readily cruisable boat loaded with character. Best features: She responds to her helm nicely in all but the strongest (25-30 knots) gusts. The cabin arrangement is outstanding, made possible by moving the lower portion of the companionway bulkhead aft. That means a portable ice chest, portable head, even a galley unit can be slid out of the way under the cockpit. The cabin finish also wins high marks for its neat white fiberglass cabin liner, varnished pine wainscotting on cabin sides, teak and holly sole, and maple drop-leaf table hinged off the centerboard trunk. The cabin arrangement permits extra-long berths: the starboard berth measures 7' 10" end to end; the port berth extends 10' 6". Worst features: The fiberglass gaff saddle on some boats is unlined and may tend to scrape away the mast paint. Also, the outboard gas tank is kept in the port cockpit locker, so that although the open shelf where it sits is vented to the cockpit, gasoline fumes still might find their way into the bilge, a potentially dangerous situation.
|
Avg. |
Max. |
Motion |
Space |
No. of |
Head | ||||||||
|
Comps |
LOD |
Beam |
MinDr |
Displ |
Bllst |
SA/D |
D/L |
PHRF |
Speed |
Index |
Index |
Berths |
room |
|
Lynx 16 |
16' 6" |
7' 11" |
1' 2" |
2,000 |
200 |
20.2 |
218 |
NA |
5.4 |
11.4 |
179 |
2 |
3' 4" |
|
Menger Cat 17 |
17' 0" |
8' 0" |
1' 8" |
2,200 |
500 |
23.6 |
219 |
351 |
5.4 |
12.4 |
194 |
2 |
4' 3" |
|
Cape Cod Cat 17 |
17' 0" |
7' 11" |
1' 8" |
2,200 |
500 |
23.6 |
222 |
372 |
5.4 |
12.4 |
222 |
2 |
4' 6" |
|
Marshall Sanderling 18 |
18' 2" |
8' 6" |
1' 7" |
2,200 |
500 |
23.9 |
178 |
315 |
5.6 |
10.5 |
281 |
2 |
3' 7" |
|
Molly Catboat 17 |
17' 0" |
7' 6" |
2' 2" |
3,000 |
1,000 |
15.4 |
317 |
NA |
5.4 |
19.2 |
194 |
2 |
4' 0" |
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