| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Ron Holder |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1982 |
| Builder(s) | Holder Marine Hobie Cat |
| Role | Day sailer-Cruiser |
| Name | Holder 17 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 950 lb (431 kg) |
| Draft | 4.17 ft (1.27 m) with keel down |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 17.00 ft (5.18 m) |
| LWL | 15.00 ft (4.57 m) |
| Beam | 7.00 ft (2.13 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | swing keel |
| Ballast | 325 lb (147 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 18.80 ft (5.73 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 6.66 ft (2.03 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 20.00 ft (6.10 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 7.75 ft (2.36 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop Masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 77.50 sq ft (7.200 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 62.60 sq ft (5.816 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 140.10 sq ft (13.016 m2) |
| Total sail area | 140.04 sq ft (13.010 m2) |
The Holder 17 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Ron Holder as a pocket cruiser and day sailer and first built in 1982.[1][2][3]
The boat was developed from the 1976 Vagabond 17 design.[1][4]
The design was built by Holder Marine and Hobie Cat in the United States, but it is now out of production.[1][3][5]
The Holder 17 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars. The hull has a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a locking swing keel. The boat has foam flotation, making it unsinkable. Cabin headroom is 48 in (122 cm).[1][3][6]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 2 to 5 hp (1 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[3]
The design has a hull speed of 5.2 kn (9.6 km/h).[3]
In a 2010 review, Steve Henkel wrote, "unlike most of Hobie Cat's boats, the Holder 17 is neither a catamaran nor a product of the fertile mind of Hobie Alter, the multibull firm's namesake. It is instead a 'monomaran' from the drawing board of businessman and designer Ron Holder. First came the cabin sloop, in 1981; the next year, a daysailer version was introduced. Best features: The Holder has good sitting headroom compared to her comps. Foam flotation is intended to make her more or less sink-proof. Her relatively heavy swing keel keeps her minimum draft low for easy launching and retrieval at a ramp, while offering good stability with the keel in the 'down' position. With relatively high D/L and low SA/D compared with her comps, she should be stable in heavy air. Worst features: The steel swing keel can be a pain in the neck to keep from rusting."[3]