⛵ Sailboat DB

PICNIC 17

Fractional Sloop • Centerboard (Trunk) • Built 1959

photo drawing

Dimensions

LOA
17 ft
LWL
15.33 ft
Beam
6.5 ft
Max Draft
2.25 ft
Min Draft
0.83 ft
Displacement
700 lbs
Ballast
— lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
2.93 (use caution offshore)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
38.0
D/L Ratio ⓘ
87
Ballast Ratio ⓘ

Sail Plan

Sail Area
187 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Centerboard (Trunk)
Rig Type
Fractional Sloop
Hull Material
FG
Ballast Type

Production

First Built
1959
Last Built
Number Built
350
Notes: One of the earliest sail-power hybrids and, according to the sales literature, was designed to accept an outboard motor of up to 40hp. Or the boat could be propelled by by an optional Berkeley jet-pump attached to a Briggs & Stratten lawnmower engine. \nAn inset on the original sales brochure shows the boat, under power, towing a water skier.