Pender Harbour 17 Daysailer

  • Vessel Specifications and Comments

    • Construction:plank-on-frame, carvel or lapstrake options.
    • LOA: 17' 6"
    • LWL: 16' 8"
    • Beam: 6' 4"
    • Draft: 12" B/U
    • Draft: 4' 3" B/D
    • Displacement: 1600 lbs
    • Centerboard: = steel plate 160 lbs
    • Sail Area (Marconi Main): 242 sq.ft.
    • Sail Area (Gaff Main): 170 sq.ft.
    • General Comments: Designed for safety, stability, and ease of use, for a young family to daysail from their Pender Harbour home, as a roomier and more forgiving successor to their Bill Garden Tom Cat.
  • About the Plans

    • Construction Method and Materials:

      Wood. Plank on frame, carvel or lapstrake construction options.
    • Number and Type of Drawings:

      • Five sheets of drawings;
      • Lines and Offsets,
      • General Arrangement and Sail Plan,
      • General Construction,
      • Full Size Construction Details,
      • Spar Plan.

Designer's Comments

Designed for safety, stability, and ease of use, for a young family to daysail from their Pender Harbour home, as a roomier and more forgiving successor to their Bill Garden Tom Cat. Plans drawn up for construction at the Silva Bay School.

Tad Roberts