Picnic 17

Picnic 17

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Development
DesignerNils Lucander
LocationUnited States
Year1959
No. built350
Builder(s)General Boats
Lofland Sail-craft
RoleSailboat/powerboat cruiser hybrid
NamePicnic 17
Boat
Displacement700 lb (318 kg)
Draft2.25 ft (0.69 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionfiberglass
LOA17.00 ft (5.18 m)
LWL15.33 ft (4.67 m)
Beam6.50 ft (1.98 m)
Engine typeoutboard motor or a Berkeley jet-pump
Hull appendages
Keel/board typecenterboard
Ballastnone
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
Sails
Sailplanfractional rigged sloop
Total sail area187.00 sq ft (17.373 m2)

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]

  1. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Picnic 17 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. ^ Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 52. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0