American-16 Day Sailer for Sale: $3,600

Location: San Jose, CA       (print out)

Contact me via email, p.wesling@ieee.org, with any questions.

I’m putting my American 16 — a popular East Coast day sailer — up for sale. It has been a great family sailboat — very stable, spacious, and easy to store in your side yard. We’ve sailed it all around California: San Diego harbor, Morro Bay, Monterey Bay, mountain lakes, and SF Bay Area lakes. Comes with trailer, electric trolling motor, and fish-finder. She’s in good shape, ready to give your family years of happy sailing. Read more, below.


American-16, hull #824, shown with its trailer and equipment
(more detailed view below)

  • Made by American Fiberglass Corp (on the East Coast), hull #824
  • Popular 16-foot East Coast class of daysailer
  • New Dacron running rigging: halyards, sheets
  • Roller reefing for main (so you can reduce sail area at higher wind speeds)
  • Encased swing centerboard; broad beam (very stable)
  • Wooden tiller with swing rudder
  • Electric motor for launching, maneuvering, or when wind dies
  • Highlander tilt trailer:
    • Nearly-new tires; spare wheel; buddy bearings
    • Recently rewired; all-new LED taillights
  • Comes with everything you need:
    • Main sail, jib, with sail bag
    • New Dacron sheets, halyards
    • Boom with roller reefing
    • Cuddy cabin: custom pads for floor; 2 hanging hammocks for gear; 2 storage basins
    • Two Stearns life jackets; two O’Brien life jackets; one youth jacket, one toddler jacket
    • Four seat pads
    • Paddles
    • Bilge pump, bailer, dock lines, anchor
    • Lifting bridle (for hoist launch)
    • Gimbaled marine compass, air horn, flares
  • I’ve kept it covered while in my side yard, with wheels off the ground
  • Great boat/trailer for camping trips:
    • Holds most of your camping gear
    • Can sail across the lake, set up remote camp
  • Also serves as your fishing boat:
    • Minn-Kota MAXXUM electric trolling motor (40 lbs. thrust)
    • 12-volt deep-cycle battery, wiring
    • Humminbird 300TX fish finder (wired to battery)
  • Cash/Zelle/PayPal or similar (no trades)

More photos:
kids on foredeck kids on foredeck

Granddaughters, ready to sail           Family photo on spacious foredeck

fishfinder Minn-Kata motor

Electric trolling motor                   Humminbird fish finder

Specs


An easy boat to launch


At the dock, ready to sail


And we’re off for a sail on Lake Tahoe, aided by the electric trolling motor

Rigging
Rigging the boat


Reefed on June Lake, for single-handing in high winds

Sailboat