Com-Pac Sun Cat 17-2 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a used Com-Pac Sun Cat 17-2 means looking at a Clark Mills–designed catboat that Com-Pac Yachts commissioned and built from 2000 onward on a 17-foot hull with three deck-style variants. These trailerable shoal-draft boats are generally encountered as daysailer or cuddy-cabin versions, and the used fleet spans boats that are all less than 20 years old, so buyers are dealing with a comparatively young design rather than a legacy classic.
Layouts on the Used Market
Used Sun Cats appear as open daysailers with a huge cockpit roomy enough for six adults, or as the standard cuddy-cabin version with two berths and space under the bridgedeck for a porta-potti. The cabin is noted as quite spacious for a 17-foot boat thanks to the 7-foot-3-inch beam, and the cockpit carries high coamings that double as back rests with storage under the benches and an enclosed locker forward. A bridgedeck separates cockpit from cabin to keep wash out, and the traveler sits across that bridgedeck as part of the original layout.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The Sun Cat requires an outboard engine and carries an adjustable motor bracket on the transom, typically set up for a long-shaft outboard of around 5 horsepower. A bimini is a frequent owner upgrade in warmer climates, and a chartplotter falls into the same sometimes-or-owner-upgrade tier rather than standard equipment. Lazy jack systems are available to help manage the gaff-rigged main and are commonly added by owners, while the Mastendr rig with hinged mast and in-place boom and sail remains a defining standard feature.
What to Inspect
Because catboats must endure tremendous strain on the mast with its single sail, look for flex-induced cracks or crazing in the gel coat. Deck delamination is always a possibility on the Sun Cat, so test soft spots carefully, and pay close attention to the mast hinge given its load-bearing role. On older boats the standing rigging may be due for inspection and possible replacement, since the oldest examples had been around for 16 years.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical market for used Sun Cats is the United States. For a brokerage buyer, the short checklist is: confirm hull and deck for gel-coat crazing or delamination, inspect the mast hinge and standing rigging age, verify the cuddy or daysailer layout matches your plans, and check for owner-added bimini or chartplotter rather than expecting them as standard.
- Verify mast-hinge condition and gel-coat cracks from rig strain
- Sound deck for delamination risk
- Inspect standing rigging on older hulls
- Confirm outboard bracket and 5 hp long-shaft setup
- Expect bimini or chartplotter only as owner upgrades
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 · 12 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 | 3 | $ 1,500 | -93.6% |
Where they're listed
Com-Pac Sun Cat 17-2 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 31.
Country view
31 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $ 17,500 | 31 | 15 | 100.0% |
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3 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Com-Pac Sun Cat 17-2You are here | — | $ 17,500 | 31 | 15 |
| Horizon Horizon Cat 20 | 20' | $ 34,900 | 16 | 5 |
| Leisure 17 | 16.99' | $ 3,070 | 9 | 2 |