Com-Pac Picnic Cat Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Com-Pac Picnic Cat means looking at a 14-foot Clark Mills daysailer built by Com-Pac Yachts. The boat is a trailerable centerboard picnic design with a hand-laid fiberglass hull, a gaff rig, and a 500-pound displacement, intended for shallow water and easy solo operation rather than overnight cruising.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Picnic Cat's layout is consistent across the used fleet: a 9-foot 6-inch self-draining cockpit with a large high-backed bench seat whose lift-up sections reveal a cavernous storage void beneath. A teak seat set amidships on the transom covers a 3-gallon auxiliary tank space. The bow is plumb and the transom nearly so, giving a waterline almost equal to the 14-foot length. Below the cockpit there is no cabin — this is an open picnic boat with a steel centerboard trunk of stainless and mahogany occupying the middle.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Used examples vary in fitted gear, but the boat was sold with an outboard bracket as standard, and most owners report the Honda 2HP four-stroke as their engine of choice, where the long shaft version is the one to seek for staying hooked up in a seaway. Seat cushions were an option, either two long cushions or six smaller ones stowed under the seat, so a buyer should check which configuration, if any, is present. Any electronics, trailers, or sail covers found aboard should be judged as individual owner additions.
What to Inspect
The centerboard is 1/4-inch stainless steel plate inside a stainless-and-mahogany trunk weighing 100 pounds total, so confirm the trunk wood is sound and the board swings freely. The rudder is aluminum and hinges to kick up; verify the hinge and the transom opening where the laminated tiller passes through, since that horizontal slot makes a clean hinge difficult to engineer. The hand-laid fiberglass should be checked for the sturdy feel it was built with, and the four-part mainsheet tackle on the trunk cam cleat should be tested for free running.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Picnic Cat appears on the used market in the United States. For a buyer, the checklist is short: confirm the mast hinge and tabernacle lock are intact, the centerboard trunk is rot-free, the rudder kicks up, and the cockpit seats and storage are undamaged. Seek the long-shaft Honda 2HP and the cushions you prefer, but treat those as negotiable rather than standard.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Com-Pac Picnic Cat. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 11 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 | 1 | $8,500 | — |
| Jun 25 | 2 | $14,900 | +75.3% |
| Jul 25 | 1 | $13,000 | -12.8% |
| Aug 25 | 1 | $6,000 | -53.8% |
| Sep 25 | 1 | $5,400 | -10.0% |
| Oct 25 | 1 | $5,500 | +1.9% |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $5,500 | 0.0% |
| Dec 25 | 2 | $9,450 | +71.8% |
| Mar 26 | 2 | $6,250 | -33.9% |
| May 26 | 2 | $13,999 | +124.0% |
| Jun 26 | 2 | $10,863 | -22.4% |
Where they're listed
Com-Pac Picnic Cat listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 12.
Country view
12 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $7,375 | 12 | 4 | 100.0% |
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2 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Com-Pac Picnic CatYou are here | — | $ 7,375 | 12 | 4 |