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Catalina Capri 16 Sailboats for Sale

Frank Butler·1987 – 2005·Catalina Yachts
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Hull Type
Monohull · fin
Rig
Fractional Sloop
LOA
16.5' · 5.03 m
Disp.
1,350 lbs · 612 kg
First year
1987

The Catalina Capri 16 — also known simply as the Catalina 16 — is an American trailerable pocket cruiser designed by Frank W. Butler and built by Catalina Yachts in the United States from 1987 through 2005. Just 500 of these little recreational keelboats were completed before the design went out of production, yet the boat remains a tidy illustration of Catalina's late1980s approach to the small trailerable market: minimal, honest, and pitched squarely at the weekend sailor rather than the racer or coastal voyager.

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Catalina Capri 16 Buyer's Guide

The Catalina Capri 16 is a trailerable pocket cruiser built by Catalina Yachts in the United States from 1987 to 2005, with 500 hulls completed before the design left production. For a shopper scanning the used market, she presents as a finite, well-understood small boat: a Frank W. Butler design meant for weekend shelter and calm-water sailing rather than long coastal passages.

Layouts on the Used Market

Every Capri 16 shares the same fundamental footprint — a 16.5-foot monohull with a 42-inch headroom cabin, two long straight settees for sleeping, a forepeak stowage space, and a portable head just aft of the companionway. The cockpit runs larger than average for a boat this size while the cabin is smaller than average, a layout that favors day comfort and short overnights. With only 500 built and a single production run, there is no generation split or later-layout variant to parse; what you see in one boat is what the class is.

Equipment and Common Upgrades

A light 3 to 6 hp outboard used for docking and maneuvering is the normal factory fit, and that outboard is the principal propulsion item a buyer evaluates. Beyond that, the design's simplicity means few systems to concern — canvas and a trailer are the practical owner considerations, and any sail-handling or navigation additions fall to individual owners rather than factory packages. Buyers should judge the condition of the wing keel and tiller-steered transom rudder as the core running gear.

What to Inspect

The wing keel draws 2.42 feet, which testers flagged as near the upper limit for convenient trailering, so check the trailering draft margin against your ramp and tow vehicle and look for keel-gouge repair from launch mishaps. Below, the cabin headroom sits lower than her competitors at 42 inches — confirm the companionway and portable head location aft of the ladder suit your use. The construction was judged simple but neat for the type, so inspect the solid fiberglass hull and teak trim for the usual age-related wear rather than structural surprise.

Availability and Buyer's Takeaway

These boats turn up in the United States market. For a buyer, the Capri 16 is a low-complexity weekender: verify the outboard, the wing keel, and the trailer; accept the small cabin and modest sailplan as the trade for a larger cockpit and easy shallow-water access.

  • Confirm 3–6 hp outboard runs and mounts cleanly
  • Inspect wing keel for launch damage at 2.42-foot draft
  • Check teak trim and fiberglass for age wear
  • Measure headroom need against 42-inch cabin
  • Verify trailer bearings and ramp compatibility