Montgomery 17
M17 | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Lyle Hess |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1973 |
| Builder(s) | Montgomery Marine Products Nor'Sea Yachts Montgomery Boats |
| Role | Day sailer-cruiser |
| Name | Montgomery 17 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 1,400 lb (635 kg) |
| Draft | 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with swing keel down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 17.08 ft (5.21 m) |
| LWL | 15.83 ft (4.82 m) |
| Beam | 7.33 ft (2.23 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | shoal keel and centerboard |
| Ballast | 550 lb (249 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Total sail area | 154.00 sq ft (14.307 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 294 |
The Montgomery 17 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Lyle Hess as a pocket cruiser and daysailer and first built in 1973.[1][2][3][4]
The boat was built in conventional cruiser and flush deck daysailer models.[1][2]
Production[edit]
The design was built by Montgomery Marine Products, Nor'Sea Yachts and Montgomery Boats in the United States, but it is now out of production.[1][4][5]
Design[edit]
The Montgomery 17 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a nearly-plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller. Early boats had a fixed keel, while later ones had stub keel and swing keel combination. Early swing keels were 400 lb (181 kg) cast iron, later increased to 550 lb (249 kg) and finally a 600 lb (272 kg) fiberglass and lead board.[1][4]
The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the keel extended and 1.75 ft (0.53 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][4]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 2 to 6 hp (1 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][4]
The conventional design has sleeping accommodation for three people, with a double "V"-berth in the cabin bow and a straight settee berth on the starboard side of the main cabin stretching below the cockpit. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway. The galley cabinet is equipped with a moulded sink, a shelf for a stove and storage below.[6] The head is located in under aft port side of the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 54 in (137 cm). In the late 1970s a factory option allowed installation of a fourth cabin berth in place of the galley[1][4]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker.[1]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 294 and a hull speed of 5.3 kn (9.8 km/h).[4]
Variants[edit]
- Montgomery 17 - keel with centerboard
- This model was designed by Lyle Hess and introduced in 1973. It has a length overall of 17.08 ft (5.2 m), a waterline length of 15.83 ft (4.8 m), displaces 1,400 lb (635 kg) and carries 400 to 600 lb (181 to 272 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the keel down and 1.75 ft (0.53 m) with it retracted.[1][4][7]
- Montgomery 17 - fixed fin keel
- A few of the early boats were designed with a deep fin cast iron keel with a bulb. A fiberglass fin keel version was built in the late 1980s and early 1990s. As with the early cast iron fin boats only a few were manufactured. The fin keel hull, deck and cabin are identical to the shoal keel with centerboard boats.
- Montgomery 17 - swing keel
- Another early version of the 17 had a heavy swing keel with no shoal keel. The keel is raised/lowered using a worm gear with a crank in the cabin. A trunk in the cabin houses the keel.
- Montgomery 17 Flush Deck
- This flush deck model was designed by Lyle Hess and Jerry Montgomery and introduced in 1975. Only nine were built. The FD boats have a tall mast 1.75 feet longer. The hull is identical to the standard 17 with the length overall of 17.08 ft (5.2 m), a waterline length of 15.83 ft (4.8 m), displaces 1,350 lb (612 kg) and carries 500 lb (227 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the swing keel down and 1.75 ft (0.53 m) with it retracted.[2][8][9]
Operational history[edit]
Montgomery 17s are recognized as safe and seaworthy pocket cruisers with yearly coastal passages on both the Eastern and Western United States. Common locations are Washington State's San Juan Islands, Canada's Gulf Islands, California's Channel and Catalina Islands and the Florida Keys.[10] One highly modified M17, Strawanza, sailed from California across the Pacific to the island of Vanuatu in the South Pacific.[11]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote of the design, "best features: As with her little 15-foot sister [the Montgomery 15], we like her looks. She displays a good level of attention to detail in her construction, Worst features: With the same under body design as the Montgomery 15, compared to her comp[etitor]s she will have the same penalties. That is, she'll be harder to handle at the launching ramp and give poorer performance upwind."[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Montgomery 17 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b c McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Montgomery 17 FD sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Lyle C. Hess 1912 - 2002". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 46. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Montgomery Marine Products". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Montgomery, Jerry. "M17 Sales Brochure". Montgomery Sailboat Owners Group. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Routh, David. "Montgomery 17". shortypen.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Routh, David. "Montgomery 17 Flush Deck". shortypen.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Montgomery, Jerry. "DESIGN CHANGES THROUGH THE YEARS". Montgomery Sailboat Owners Group. Jerry Montgomery. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Montgomery Sailboat Owners Group Newsletters". Montgomery Sailboat Owners Group. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Williams, Scott. "Montgomery 17 Trailer Sailor Crosses the Pacific". Scott's Boat Pages. Retrieved 27 April 2024.