Com-Pac Sun Cat 17-2 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used market for a Com-Pac Sun Cat 17-2 means looking at a 17-foot gaff-rigged catboat that Com-Pac Yachts launched in 2000, built on a wide 7-foot-3 beam hull with a ballasted shoal keel and a stainless steel centerboard. These are pocket cruisers meant for trailering and gunkholing, and because the builder remained in business, support and parts remain reachable for owners.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Sun Cat was sold as an open Daysailer with a huge cockpit seating six, and as a standard cuddy-cabin model with two berths plus space under the bridgedeck for a porta-potti. A third deck style, the Sunday Cat, sits between the two with a small forward cabin just for a porta-potti and a larger cockpit than the full-cabin version. Most used boats you encounter will be one of these three, with the cabin models favored by buyers wanting overnight capability and the Daysailer favored for day trips and easy washdowns.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Power comes from a long-shaft outboard of roughly 5 horsepower on an adjustable transom bracket—a baseline every buyer should confirm is present and serviceable. For sail handling, lazy-jack systems are a frequent owner addition that tame the gaff boom on dousing. Navigation and comfort upgrades lean toward a chartplotter as an owner-fitted item and a bimini as a warmer-climate addition; the bimini matters because a pin in the mast hinge can hold the boom clear of it so the forward hatch still opens.
What to Inspect
Catboats concentrate tremendous strain on the mast through the single sail, and that flex can produce cracks or crazing in the gel coat. On older hulls it may be time to inspect and possibly replace the standing rigging, and deck delamination is always a possibility worth checking with careful sounding. The mast hinge deserves close attention given how central it is to the quick-rig system and trailering.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats turn up in the United States. When you go to look, run through this short list: confirm the outboard bracket and a compatible long-shaft motor; raise and lower the hinged mast to check the hinge and safety pin; look for gelcoat crazing and test decks for softness; verify lazy jacks or bimini modifications don't foul the hinge pin; and confirm cabin berths and porta-potti space match the layout you want.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Com-Pac Sun Cat 17-2. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 13 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 | 1 | $26,000 | — |
| Jul 25 | 3 | $17,000 | -34.6% |
| Aug 25 | 3 | $16,000 | -5.9% |
| Sep 25 | 1 | $12,900 | -19.4% |
| Oct 25 | 4 | $18,250 | +41.5% |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $20,000 | +9.6% |
| Dec 25 | 1 | $18,000 | -10.0% |
| Jan 26 | 2 | $18,450 | +2.5% |
| Mar 26 | 2 | $21,100 | +14.4% |
| May 26 | 6 | $11,500 | -45.5% |
| Jun 26 | 6 | $23,500 | +104.3% |
| Jul 26 | 5 | $17,500 | -25.5% |
| Aug 26 | 2 | $21,500 | +22.9% |
Where they're listed
Com-Pac Sun Cat 17-2 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 29.
Country view
29 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $18,450 | 29 | 13 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
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Similar boats to compare
3 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Com-Pac Sun Cat 17-2You are here | — | $ 18,225 | 30 | 14 |
| Horizon Horizon Cat 20 | 20' | $ 29,500 | 19 | 4 |
| Leisure 17 | 16.99' | $ 2,923 | 10 | 2 |