Yep, build a dobsonian mount.. 16" is worth the effort - which is not a big one for basic mount. It may be more involved if/when you will need tracking but even this can be handled relatively easy and inexpensively - if you have handyman skills.
There is a lot of websites that describe how to do it..
a good start is here:
http://www.bbastrodesigns.com/tm.html
and here:
http://www.bbastrodesigns.com/BBAstr...ted_Telescopes
(you can omit motors and computer controls for the start)