Holder 17
The Holder 17 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Ron Holder as a pocket cruiser and day sailer and first built in 1982. The boat was developed from the 1976 Vagabond 17 design. Production The design was built by Holder Marine and Hobie Cat in the United States, but it is now out of production. Design The Holder 17 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars. The hull has a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a locking swing keel. The boat has foam flotation, making it unsinkable. Cabin headroom is . The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The design has a hull speed of . Variants Holder 17 This cabin model was introduced in 1982. It has a length overall of , a waterline length of , displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the swing keel down and with it retracted. Holder 17 DS This day sailing model has only a cuddy cabin for stowage and was introduced in 1982. It