| Mud Hen 17 | |
| Designer: | Reuben Trane |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1981 |
| Builder: | Florida Bay Boat Company Sovereign Yachts |
| Draft: | 3.5feet with centerboard down |
| Displacement: | 6500NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 17.33feet |
| Lwl: | 16.23feet |
| Beam: | 6.25feet |
| Keel Type: | centerboard |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | gaff rig |
| Sailplan: | catboat |
| Sailarea Main: | 155square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 155square feet |
The Mud Hen 17, also called the Mud Hen, is an American sharpie, named for the bird. It was designed by the Reuben Trane and first built in 1981.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The design was built by the Florida Bay Boat Company and by Sovereign Yachts in the United States, from 1981 to 1986, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [5] [6]
The Mud Hen 17 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It is a gaff rigged catboat rig with a plumb stem, an angled, transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 6500NaN0.[1] [2]
The boat is an open dinghy, but may be fitted with a canvas dodger.[1] [2]
The boat has a draft of 3.5feet with the centerboard extended and 6inches with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1] [2]
The design has a hull speed of 5.4kn.[2]
The boat is supported by an active class club, PeepHens.org.[7] [8]