Seller's Description
SOLD PPU 2008 Norsea Marine Montgomery 17 Sailboat - $18,500 ** OBO **
Montgomery 17 sailboat in excellent, turn key condition. Designed by Lyle Hess, the designer known for well sailing, rugged boats that bring their crews home. Built by Robert Eeg in California.
The M17 is a mast head sloop, that has a skeg keel, with the addition of a small swing keel. Max draft is 3.5 feet, min draft is 1.75 feet, she sails beautifully, with a balanced helm, a little boat that sails like a keel boat. All lines are led aft, cockpit is the size of a much larger boat, a cockpit the size of a 25 footer is the most often heard comparison.
Equipment: Upgrades include: LED lights Shelden Furlex furler upgrade Anderson 12 self-tailing winches Dyneema backstay (original backstay in good condition included) Custom Sailors Tailor Boat Cover. Many blocks and cleats were replaced and updated. Originals are included as spares as well as
performance sheets and halyards added in 2021 Bay Sails Triradial Main and Genoa 2021 (Excellent Condition like new) Original Tanbark Elliot Patterson sails included Custom retractable bow sprit added for Asymmetrical spinnaker Precision sails asymmetrical spinnaker with sock (still crinkly). Custom retractable bowsprit fabricated.
Spinlock EJ/1200s tiller adjustable extension 3 tillers, each a different length Rudder Craft kick up rudder Modified for internally run halyards Tller Clutch system added in 2022 Raymarine ST1000 Auto Pilot added in 2023.
2006 Tohatsu 6 hp motor. Maintained regularly. Very reliable Mainsheet system upgraded to include ratcheting block for heavy winds. Small solar charger to keep battery topped up. Dometic Porta potty with push button flush. Manson Supreme anchor. Anchor buddy system
2008 Pacific Boat Trailer with extendable tongue to make launching and retrieving easy. Uses UFP Vault bearing system for no maintenance bearings. Spare UFP bearings and lubricant included (Purchased in 2021). The boat was kept at a mooring, so the trailer was only used twice a year for the last 8 years. All tires and spares were replaced last year.
Specs
- Designer
- Lyle C. Hess
- Builder
- Montgomery Marine Products
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Swing
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 17′ 2″ / 5.2 m
- Waterline Length
- 15′ 9″ / 4.8 m
- Beam
- 7′ 3″ / 2.2 m
- Draft
- 1′ 8″ / 0.5 m — 3′ 6″ / 1.1 m
- Displacement
- 1,400 lb / 635 kg
- Ballast
- 550 lb / 249 kg
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 154′² / 14.3 m²
- Total Sail Area
- ?
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- ?
- P
- ?
- E
- ?
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- ?
- I
- ?
- J
- ?
- Forestay Length
- ?
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- 0
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
6.8 kn
Classic: 5.33 kn
Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
19.7
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
-
39.2
<40: less stiff, less powerful
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
-
158.0
100-200: light
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
9.4
<20: lightweight racing boat
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
2.6
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
Notes
Early boats had a fixed keel.
In addition, a flush deck version was also available.
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