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Picnic 17
The Picnic 17 is an American trailerable boat that was designed by Nils Lucander as a sailboat/powerboat cruiser hybrid and first built in 1959.
The design was built by General Boats of Edenton, North Carolina and also Lofland Sail-craft of Wichita, Kansas, both in the United States. Production was started in 1959 and ended in 1972, with 350 boats were completed.
The Picnic 17 is a recreational boat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 700 lb (318 kg) and has no ballast.
The boat has a draft of 2.25 ft (0.69 m) with the centerboard extended and 0.83 ft (0.25 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.
The boat maybe optionally fitted with an outboard motor of up to 40 hp (30 kW). It could also be powered by a Briggs & Stratton lawnmower engine coupled to a Berkeley jet pump. It was designed to be able to tow waterskiers under power.
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker.
The design has sleeping accommodation for two people, although the manufacturer claimed it could sleep five people. It has a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin. The galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder. The head is located opposite the galley on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is 46 in (117 cm).
The design has a hull speed of 5.2 kn (9.6 km/h).
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Picnic 17
The Picnic 17 is an American trailerable boat that was designed by Nils Lucander as a sailboat/powerboat cruiser hybrid and first built in 1959.
The design was built by General Boats of Edenton, North Carolina and also Lofland Sail-craft of Wichita, Kansas, both in the United States. Production was started in 1959 and ended in 1972, with 350 boats were completed.
The Picnic 17 is a recreational boat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 700 lb (318 kg) and has no ballast.
The boat has a draft of 2.25 ft (0.69 m) with the centerboard extended and 0.83 ft (0.25 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.
The boat maybe optionally fitted with an outboard motor of up to 40 hp (30 kW). It could also be powered by a Briggs & Stratton lawnmower engine coupled to a Berkeley jet pump. It was designed to be able to tow waterskiers under power.
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker.
The design has sleeping accommodation for two people, although the manufacturer claimed it could sleep five people. It has a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin. The galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder. The head is located opposite the galley on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is 46 in (117 cm).
The design has a hull speed of 5.2 kn (9.6 km/h).