1948 Luders 16
Complete Refinish Winter 2015/16:Topsides and Deck Painted WhiteNew Navy Blue Boot StripeFresh Anti-fouling Bottom PaintAll Exterior Wood Stripped, Sanded, and Recoated with 7 layers of finishResealed Hull to Keel JointFilled low spots on keel before repaintingBeautiful refinish of Purple Heart Cockpit WoodTiller RefinishedMast and Boom RefinishedToe Rails RefinishedAbout the Luders 16: The L16 is sloop-rigged sailboat. The "L" is for the designer, A. E. (Bill) Luders, and the sixteen represents the waterline length of the boat.L16s are twenty-six feet long overall and have a working sail area of 207 square feet. The boats have a small cuddy cabin with sitting headroom and, optionally, two berths for spartan overnight accommodations.Production wooden L16s were built in the post-World War II years by Luders Marine. The hulls were hot-molded from five one-eighth inch plys of mahogany. In the sixties and seventies, fiberglass reproductions were built by International Plastics Corporation, then by Midwest Marine and Easterly Yachts. In all, close to 300 L16s were produced.
