Q 17 (Quicksilver)
Description
The Q17 (also known as the Quicksilver Q-17) is a versatile 17-foot trailerable cruising sailboat designed by Joseph C. Dobler, a retired aeronautical engineer and prolific naval architect. This plywood sloop was specifically created for amateur builders using taped seam construction with FRP (fiberglass) sheathing, making it permanently watertight and structurally sound as a one-piece unit. The Q-17 was designed to incorporate the latest and best in modern boat design and construction while being as easy to build and inexpensive as possible—light, trailable, but fast, seaworthy, self-righting, and featuring a self-bailing cockpit.
Construction Details
| Designer | Joseph C. Dobler |
|---|---|
| Builder | Home Built |
| Length | 17.000 ft |
| LOA | 17.000 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | - |
|---|---|
| j | - |
| p | 19 ft |
| e | 8.17 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 19 ft | 8.17 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Q 17 (Quicksilver) - MAINSAIL
| Luff | 19 ft - (5791 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 8.167 ft - (2489 mm) |
| Leech | * 20.06 ft - (6114 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 86.74 ° |
| Diagonal | 20.25 ft - (6172 mm) |
| Head (inches) | 4 in - (102 mm) |
| Area | * 80.22 ft² |
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Q 17 (Quicksilver) - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 17.58 ft - (5358 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 8 ft - (2438 mm) |
| Leech | 19 ft - (5791 mm) |
| Area | * 70.26 ft² |
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Q 17 (Quicksilver) - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 13.67 ft - (4167 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 5.83 ft - (1777 mm) |
| Leech | 12.25 ft - (3734 mm) |
| Area | * 35.7 ft² |
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Q 17 (Quicksilver) - GENOA
| Luff | 21.33 ft - (6501 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 10.5 ft - (3200 mm) |
| Leech | 20.5 ft - (6248 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * -3.27 ° |
| Area | * 105.96 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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