Picnic 17

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Development
Designer Nils Lucander
Location United States
Year1959
No. built350
Builder(s) General Boats
Lofland Sail-craft
Role Sailboat/powerboat cruiser hybrid
NamePicnic 17
Boat
Boat weight 700 lb (318 kg)
Draft 2.25 ft (0.69 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fiberglass
LOA 17.00 ft (5.18 m)
LWL 15.33 ft (4.67 m)
Beam 6.50 ft (1.98 m)
Engine type outboard motor or a Berkeley jet-pump
Hull appendages
Keel/board typecenterboard
Ballastnone
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan fractional rigged sloop
Total sail area187.00 sq ft (17.373 m2)
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The Picnic 17 is an American trailerable boat that was designed by Nils Lucander as a sailboat/powerboat cruiser hybrid and first built in 1959. [1] [2]

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Production

The design was built by General Boats of Edenton, North Carolina and also Lofland Sail-craft of Wichita, Kansas, both in the United States. Production was started in 1959 and ended in 1972, with 350 boats were completed. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Design

The Picnic 17 is a recreational boat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 700 lb (318 kg) and has no ballast. [1] [2]

The boat has a draft of 2.25 ft (0.69 m) with the centerboard extended and 0.83 ft (0.25 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [1] [2]

The boat maybe optionally fitted with an outboard motor of up to 40 hp (30 kW). It could also be powered by a Briggs & Stratton lawnmower engine coupled to a Berkeley jet pump. It was designed to be able to tow waterskiers under power. [1] [2]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker. [1]

The design has sleeping accommodation for two people, although the manufacturer claimed it could sleep five people. It has a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin. The galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder. The head is located opposite the galley on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is 46 in (117 cm). [1] [2] [5]

The design has a hull speed of 5.2 kn (9.6 km/h). [2]

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "this is one of the first fiberglass sailboats, sold beginning around 1959, and was claimed by the marketer to do "everything." Even though she’s only 17 feet long, she supposedly sleeps five (though we don't see where), Even though she weighs only 700 pounds all up (ie., with spars and sails), she supposedly can handle a 40-horse outboard, plane, and tow waterskiers. The flared hull shape supposedly deflects spray so the cockpit stays bone dry. But she never caught on, though available new for thirteen years—perhaps because she didn't live up to her advertised capabilities. Best features: If you really want to waterski behind your sailboat, this is one of the few sailboats specifically designed to do that—though we'd rather opt for a ski boat to tow skiers, plus a separate sailboat to go sailing. Worst features: Her narrow waterline beam combined with big rig (compared to her comps, the Picnic has the highest SA/D) tends to make her a bit tippy in a breeze." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Picnic 17 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 52. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "General Boats (USA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Lofland Sail-craft Inc. (USA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sailboats". MotorBoating. January 1969. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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