Engineering:Cherry 16
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Short description: Lightweight trailer sailer designed by Frank Pelin
 Class Symbol | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Frank Pelin |
| Location | New Zealand |
| No. built | 700 [1] |
| Role | Cruising and racing |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Plywood |
| Hull weight | 108.9 kg (240 lb) |
| LOA | 4.864 m (15.96 ft) |
| Beam | 2.178 m (7.15 ft) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Centerboard |
| Ballast | 41 kg (90 lb) |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 7.06 m2 (76.0 sq ft) |
| Jib/genoa area | 3.72 m2 (40.0 sq ft) |
| Spinnaker area | 7.62 m2 (82.0 sq ft) |
The Cherry 16 is a 4.864 m (15.96 ft) light weight trailer sailer designed by Frank Pelin in the 1970s.[2][3] The hull is assembled from plywood using the stitch and glue method and can be assembled by an amateur boat builder.[2][4] Plans for the construction of the Cherry 16 are still commercially available from Pelin Plans (New Zealand).
References
- ↑ "Cherry 16 Register". http://www.users.on.net/~dbannon/cherry/register.html. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dudley, Vanessa (November 1980). "The Cherry 16 - A trailer-sailer that gets back to cheap family sailing". Modern Boating and Seacraft (NSW (Australia): Modern Magazines Ltd).
- ↑ "Cherry 16 Blog". http://pelincherry16.blogspot.com/. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ↑ "Pelin Plan". https://www.pelinplans.co.nz/boat-plans/yachts/cherry-4-864m-detail. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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