| Vagabond 17 | |
| Designer: | Ron Holder |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1976 |
| No Built: | 400 |
| Builder: | Vagabond Boats |
| Role: | Cruiser |
| Draft: | 4.17feet with keel down |
| Displacement: | 9500NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 17feet |
| Lwl: | 15feet |
| Beam: | 7.25feet |
| Keel Type: | swing keel |
| Ballast: | 3450NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 18.8feet |
| J: | 6.6feet |
| P: | 20feet |
| E: | 7.8feet |
| Sailplan: | Fractional rigged sloop Masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 78square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 62.04square feet |
| Sailarea Spin: | 165square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 140.04square feet |
The Vagabond 17 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Ron Holder as a pocket cruiser and first built in 1976.[1] [2] [3]
The design was developed into the Holder 17 in 1982.[1]
The design was built by Vagabond Boats in the United States. A total of 400 boats were built, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [4]
The Vagabond 17 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars. The hull has a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a locking swing keel. It displaces 9500NaN0 and carries 3450NaN0 of ballast.[1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 4.17feet with the swing keel extended and 1.67feet with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a split double "V"-berth in the bow and two quarter berths in the main cabin. The galley includes a sink and water tank. The head is located behind a partial bulkhead.[3]
For sailing the design can be equipped with a 150% genoa and optional winches for handling it. There is a bow-mounted stainless steel pulpit and the hull is equipped with positive flotation. It can be equipped with an asymmetrical spinnaker of 165square feet.[3] [5]
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood described the design as, "a little overnighter".[3]
A Sailrite review noted, "the Vagabond 17 small cabin but it is roomy enough for a couple or a small family. With a galley and private head it is great for short overnight trips. It has a locking swing keel which makes for easy launching and beaching."[5]
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