Newport 17

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Newport 17
Development
Designer Harry R. Sindle
Location United States
Year1974
Builder(s) Newport Boats
Role Day sailer
NameNewport 17
Boat
Displacement 800 lb (363 kg)
Draft 4.75 ft (1.45 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fiberglass
LOA 17.67 ft (5.39 m)
LWL 16.17 ft (4.93 m)
Beam 6.33 ft (1.93 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type centerboard
Ballast235 lb (107 kg)
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan fractional rigged sloop
Total sail area147.00 sq ft (13.657 m2)

The Newport 17 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Harry R. Sindle as a daysailer and first built in 1974. [1] [2] [3]

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Production

The design was built by Newport Boats in Newport, California, United States, starting in 1974, but it is now out of production. [1] [4]

Design

The Newport 17 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 800 lb (363 kg) and carries 235 lb (107 kg) of ballast. [1]

The boat has a draft of 4.75 ft (1.45 m) with the centerboard extended and 9 in (23 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [1]

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 sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two quarter berths in the main cabin under the cockpit that are big enough for children. There is space for a head provided. Cabin headroom is 40 in (102 cm). [3]

The design has a hull speed of 5.4 kn (10.0 km/h). [3]

Operational history

In a 2010 review, Steve Henkel wrote, "this Harry Sindle design is a daysailer with basic overnight accommodations (double berth, place for a head, and some storage space). Best features: Sindle specialized in designing lightweight race boats, so perhaps not surprisingly, this design's sailing performance in light air is good compared to her comp[etitor]s—though her speed is also helped simply by her light weight and relatively high SA/D ratio. Storage space extending under cockpit seats is large enough to serve as quarterberths for two small children. Shallow draft with board up makes trailer launching easier. Worst features: Narrow beam and light weight compared to comps help to make her relatively tender, and high 'top hamper' (ie., freeboard and cabin height) combined with her lightness could make control quirky in gusty wind conditions. Thus even though ads say she is 'an ideal boat for novices' and 'easy to handle', we think this would be true perhaps only in light air and settled weather conditions." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Newport 17 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Harry R. Sindle 1930 - 2020". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 72. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
  4. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Lockley Newport Boats (USA) 1964 - 1988". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

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