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He can't go down with three barrels on him. Not with three barrels, he can't....

Winter 2016/2017 project

Converting 1981 Compac 16 "Lillyanna" to a fishing and sailing trawler

The quote above is of course from Quint, from of Jaws lore. I love sailing, and I love fishing. The Compac 16 can be well-adapted to do both. This section details a winter basement project to build a pilothouse and additional fishing accessories to convert the Compac 16 to a small, ship-shape, classic-look 16' Pilothouse Trawler.

I modified my 1981 Compac 16, to accommodate two outriggers, two downriggers, a pilothouse, and steering wheel. The design retains the option to rig Lillyanna with jib and mainsail, so that she can continue her adventurous life as a fine sailing boat.

My plans are shown in the the drawings below; which are understandably, by necessity, a compromise between many design variables. The boat will be designed to be quickly rigged a fishing trawler or as a sailboat with the mast, boom , jib, and shortened main from a 1981 Compac 16 (I recognize this will raise the center of effort of the sail and reduce sail area, which will not be improvements in sailing performance). The links below show my progress on this project.
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Compac 16 Pilothouse
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This sketch shows the boat with the trawler mast hoist assembly. The boat will also be able to be rigged with the original aluminum mast and boom when used as a sailboat.
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Trailering configuration
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Back to port at night.
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Freshly caught Coho Salmon, stuffed with dill, chives, and lemon. Seasoned inside and out with sea salt. Dill and Taragon stuffed into cuts in the sides. Ready for baking on a bed of sliced red potatoes coated in olive oil, salt, and taragon. May 16th and the lilacs are in bloom!
Trawler mast and boom hoist
Mounting Downriggers
Rebuilding Big Jon Downriggers
Outriggers
Building the Pilot House
Making a Custom Ship's Flag, Known as a "Private Signal"
Attaching the Pilothouse and Final Rigging
The Lillyanna before the pilothouse
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Heading out fishing on an early morning, Lake Michigan.
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  • Home
  • The Shipyard
    • Building SCAMP "ARGO"
    • Compac 16 Pilothouse
    • Building a Kaholo SUP
    • Making a SUP Paddle
    • Ships' Provisions
    • True Seafaring Tales: Book Reviews
    • Nautical Fiction: Book Reviews
    • Seafaring and Boat Building Reference Books
  • The Woods of Arcady
    • Wisconsin Mushroom Hunting
    • Wisconsin Wildflower Photo Gallery
    • Making Apple Cider
    • Making Maple Syrup
    • Building a Stone Arch
    • Making Traditional Wooden Skis
  • The Homestead
    • The Warp and Weft >
      • Making a Large Tapestry Loom
      • Making a Small Hand Loom
      • Weaving Projects for Small Hand Loom
      • Beautiful Handmade Tapestry Beaters
    • The Merry Blacksmith
    • Making Cheese
    • Wooden Cheese Boxes
    • How to Make Pickled Pike
    • Wisconsin Bluegill Fry
    • Making Wooden Spoons by Hand
    • Handmade Wooden Dustpans
    • Making Broom-Corn Brooms
    • Making Horsehair Brushes and Brooms
  • The Muse
    • Poetry
    • Building a Martin Style Backpacker Guitar
    • Making an Alphorn
    • 3D Printed Alphorn
    • Making an Alphorn Bag
    • Alphorn Gallery
    • Viking Lur
    • Antique Typewriters >
      • Underwood Standard Portable 3 Bank Typewriter
      • Corona 3 Folder Typewriter Refurbishment
      • Typewriter Platen Replacement
      • Design of Rubber Parts for Antique Typewriters
  • The Model Maker
    • Making a booknook
    • Krick Alexandra Steam Launch >
      • Assembling Miniature Steam Model Clyde Oscillating Steam Engine
    • Ship Model FD 10 Arnanes Fishing Smack Johanna
    • Artesania Latina, Cargo Ship "Capri"
    • Building a Ship in a Bottle
    • Model of a Disney Water Taxi
    • BlueJacket Optimist Sailboat Model
    • Oseberg Viking Ship Model
    • Paddle to the Sea Model
    • Making a Cuckoo Clock
    • 3D Print Workshop >
      • 3D Printed Object Gallery
  • Tales of Adventure
    • Sailing from Door County to the UP Michigan
    • Sailing Northern Door County
    • Sailing Lake Superior Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
    • Sailing Lake Huron: St.Ignace, Mackinac Island, Les Cheneaux Islands, St Martin Islands
    • From Manitowoc to Algoma and back on a small boat, 2017
    • Sailing around Chambers Island Door County Wisconsin