Balboa 16
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | W. Shad Turner |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1981 |
| Builder(s) | Coastal Recreation, Inc |
| Role | Day sailer |
| Name | Balboa 16 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 1,000 lb (454 kg) |
| Draft | 2.42 ft (0.74 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 16.00 ft (4.88 m) |
| LWL | 14.67 ft (4.47 m) |
| Beam | 7.50 ft (2.29 m) |
| Engine type | Outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 400 lb (181 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 20.00 ft (6.10 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 6.50 ft (1.98 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 16.00 ft (4.88 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 6.60 ft (2.01 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 52.00 sq ft (4.831 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 65.00 sq ft (6.039 m2) |
| Total sail area | 117.00 sq ft (10.870 m2) |
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The Balboa 16 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by W. Shad Turner as a day sailer and first built in 1981.[1][2][3]
The design was built by Coastal Recreation, Inc in Costa Mesa, California, United States starting in 1981. The company was bought out by Laguna Yachts of Stanton, California and became a subsidiary. Laguna Yachts developed the design into the Laguna 16 in 1984, but went out of business in 1986. The boat is no longer in production.[1][3][4][5][6]
Design
The Balboa 16 is a small recreational keelboat intended for beginner sailors. It is built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig with anodized aluminum spars and a transom-sheeted mainsheet. The hull features a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller, a self-bailing cockpit and a fixed, shallow-draft fin keel. It displaces 1,000 lb (454 kg) and carries 400 lb (181 kg) of ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 2.42 ft (0.74 m) with the standard keel fitted. It is normally fitted with a small outboard motor of up to 6 hp (4 kW) for docking and maneuvering.[1]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, plus two quarter berths. To facilitate ground transportation on a trailer the design has a hinged mast step. Factory standard equipment included an ice box, cabin carpeting and a plexiglass sliding hatch. It is normally raced with a crew of two sailors.[3]