Vagabond 17' 3" Keel Sloop
Description
The Vagabond 17' 3" Keel Sloop is a classic wooden pocket cruiser design by naval architect Edwin Monk (sometimes referred to as Ed Monk Sr.), featured in his book How to Build Wooden Boats: With 16 Small-Boat Designs (original edition around 1934, with reprints available). It is a compact, seaworthy little cruiser intended as a simple wooden boat for amateur builders. The book presents it with construction drawings, and it appears in a double-chine (multi-chine plywood or plank) version in the plans, though some references note a round-bilge option might exist or have been adapted. Monk reportedly based elements on larger designs by Ted Geary, scaled down into this "pocket" version.
Construction Details
| Designer | Ed Monk Sr. |
|---|---|
| Builder | Home Built |
| Length | 17.250 ft |
| LOA | 17.250 ft |
| Displacement | 2760 lb |
| Ballast | 866 lb |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 15 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 6 ft |
| p | 21.50 ft |
| e | 12.83 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 ft | 6 ft | 21.50 ft | 12.83 ft | - | - | - | - |
Documents
Sails
Vagabond 17' 3" Keel Sloop - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 21.5 ft - (6553 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 12.83 ft - (3911 mm) |
| Leech | 23.5 ft - (7163 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 82.23 ° |
| Diagonal | * 23.5 ft - (7163 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4.5 in - (114 mm) |
| Area | * 141.062 ft² |
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Vagabond 17' 3" Keel Sloop - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 15 ft - (4572 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 6.5 ft - (1981 mm) |
| Leech | 13 ft - (3962 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 93.5 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 5.61 ft - (1710 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 8.45 ° |
| Area | * 42.11 ft² |
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