Design
Penobscot 17
Designed by Arch Davis
A 17 ft sail-and-oar cruising boat by Arch Davis, drawn for builders who liked the Penobscot 14 but needed more boat. It is a new design and not a scale-up, a little leaner in proportion, with a 5 ft 4 in beam and a weight of 260 to 300 lb. Rig choices are a gunter sloop of 132 sq ft, a ketch of 118 or a schooner of 139.
Glued lapstrake 6 mm plywood over fore-and-aft stringers, with 3/4 in plywood bulkheads. The designer says it is no harder than the 14 for a builder with some woodworking experience, since the curves are easier, and advises being ready to spend as much as a year. Budget 500 to 800 hours. Measured medians from build logs appear below.
What building a Penobscot 17 actually takes
Medians from the build logs kept on this site, not the designer’s estimate. Nobody has logged this boat here yet, so they are empty until the first builder does.
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| Design | Plans from | LOA | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Sound 17 | B&B Yacht Designs | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | 0 |
| Core Sound 17 Mark 3 | B&B Yacht Designs | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | 0 |
| Waterlust Sailing Canoe | Chesapeake Light Craft | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | 0 |
| Glen-L 17 | Glen-L Marine | 17′ 3″ (5.26 m) | 0 |
| Duckling 17 Sailing Version | Devlin | 17′ 3″ (5.27 m) | 0 |
| Eider 17 | Devlin | 17′ 4″ (5.28 m) | 0 |