M17 | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Lyle Hess |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1973 |
| Builder(s) | Montgomery Marine Products Nor'Sea Yachts Montgomery Boats |
| Role | Day sailer-cruiser |
| Name | Montgomery 17 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 1,400 lb (635 kg) |
| Draft | 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with swing keel down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 17.08 ft (5.21 m) |
| LWL | 15.83 ft (4.82 m) |
| Beam | 7.33 ft (2.23 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | stub keel and swing keel |
| Ballast | 550 lb (249 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Total sail area | 154.00 sq ft (14.307 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 294 |
The Montgomery 17 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Lyle Hess as a pocket cruiser and daysailer and first built in 1973.[1][2][3][4]
The boat was built in conventional cruiser and flush deck daysailer models.[1][2]
The design was built by Montgomery Marine Products, Nor'Sea Yachts and Montgomery Boats in the United States, but it is now out of production.[1][4][5]
The Montgomery 17 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a nearly-plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller. Early boats had a fixed keel, while later ones had stub keel and swing keel combination. Early swing keels were 400 lb (181 kg) cast iron, later increased to 550 lb (249 kg) and finally a 600 lb (272 kg) fiberglass and lead board.[1][4]
The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the keel extended and 1.75 ft (0.53 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][4]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][4]
The conventional design has sleeping accommodation for three people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and a straight settee berth on the starboard side of the main cabin. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin, under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 54 in (137 cm). In the late 1970s a factory option allowed installation of a fourth cabin berth in place of the galley[1][4]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker.[1]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 294 and a hull speed of 5.3 kn (9.8 km/h).[4]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote of the design, "best features: As with her little 15-foot sister [the Montgomery 15], we like her looks. She displays a good level of attention to detail in her construction, Worst features: With the same under body design as the Montgomery 15, compared to her comp[etitor]s she will have the same penalties. That is, she'll be harder to handle at the launching ramp and give poorer performance upwind."[4]