EXPLORER 17 (SAILSTAR)
Fractional Sloop • Centerboard Dinghy • Built 1960
Dimensions
- LOA
- 17 ft
- LWL
- 15.75 ft
- Beam
- 6.33 ft
- Max Draft
- 3.6 ft
- Min Draft
- 0.6 ft
- Displacement
- 650 lbs
- Ballast
- — lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.92 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 33.0
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 74
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- —
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 155 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Centerboard Dinghy
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1960
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Notes:
The listed designer in the Sailstar literature, Talman Bigelow, had previously been an employee of the O'Day Corporation. Sailstar Boats was sued (unsuccessfully) by O'Day Corp. because of the EXPLORER's obvious similarity to O'Day's DAYSAILER.
The real designer seems to have been Robert Baker. (As part of the design brief, Baker was asked to come up with something similar to the O'Day DAYSAILER.)
An 'economy' version of the EXPLORER, without the cuddy/cabin, was called the DEFENDER (1966).
Also offered was a keel version of this same hull called the PIONEER (rare).
Thanks to 'sunbird10201' for providing additional information on this boat.
Designer
- Robert H. Baker (1927–1983)
Builder
- Sailstar Boat Co. (USA) (1960–1971)