Fractional Sloop
• Centerboard (Trunk)
• Built 1966
Dimensions
LOA
17 ft
LWL
15.75 ft
Beam
6.42 ft
Max Draft
3.75 ft
Min Draft
0.75 ft
Displacement
700 lbs
Ballast
— lbs
Performance Ratios
Capsize Ratio ⓘ
2.89
(use caution offshore)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
30.4
D/L Ratio ⓘ
80
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
—
Sail Plan
Sail Area
150 sq ft
Construction
Hull Type
Centerboard (Trunk)
Rig Type
Fractional Sloop
Hull Material
FG
Ballast Type
—
Production
First Built
1966
Last Built
—
Number Built
—
Notes: Most of the early Skipper 17s had a four-berth cabin and a single lifting keel. Shown here is the 'Dayboat' version. A later version with a larger cuddy cabin was sometimes called the SKIPPER MARINER. Later models featured twin (side by side) centerboards.\nAlso offered was the relatively rare SKIPPERS MATE, which had an unusual looking cuddy/cabin.\nA number of other variants with different decks, cabins, and underwater appendages were offered into the 1990's. \n(Later still, from the same tooling came the EAGLE 525.)\nThanks to Skipper 17 owner Frank Leonhardt for updated information.