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Skipper 17
Dayboat

Skipper 17
and Skipper Mate

Blister (Cuddy) Cabin

Skipper 17
and Sk. Mariner 17
Single Plate

Full Cabin

Skipper 17
and Sk. Mariner 17
Twin Plate

Skipper 17
MkII

Eagle 525
1992 onwards

Eagle 525
1999 onwards

LOA

17’0” (5.18m)

17’3” (5.26m)

LWL

15’0” (4.57m)

Beam

7’0” (2.13m)

7’1” (2.16m)

Draft plate up

1’0” (0.30m)

1’3” (0.38m)

1’4” (0.41m)

Draft plate down

3’9” (1.14m)

3’11” (1.19m)

4’0” (1.22m)

Ballast in Plate(s)

150 lb (68kg)

185 lb (84kg)

Ballast in Hull

100 lb (45kg)

170 lb (77kg)

245 lb (111kg)

Ballast Total

250 lb (113kg)

355 lb (161kg)

430 lb (195kg)

Displacement

780 lb (354kg)

710 lb (322kg)

904 lb (410kg)

960 lb (435kg)

1000 lb (454kg)

1200 lb (544kg)

1400 lb (635kg)

Mainsail Area

90 ft2 (8.36m2)

85 ft2 (7.90m2)

Genoa Area

60 ft2 (5.58m2)

50 ft2 (4.65m2)

Main + Genoa

150 ft2 (13.93m2)

135 ft2 (12.54m2)

140 ft2 (13.00m2)

160 ft2 (14.86m2)

Spinnaker Area

100 ft2 (9.29m2)

Racing Handicap

1197^

Mast Length

20’0” (6.10m)

Boom Length

9’10” (3.00m)

Forestay Length **

5315mm

LowerShroudLgth**

2800mm

Cap Shroud Lgth **

5100mm

TYPICAL MANUFACTURER’S TECHNICAL DATA FOR
SKIPPER 17, MARINER 17 AND EAGLE 525.
VERSIONS SHOWN IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

Notes
^ Displacement Sailing Handicap according to Byron Software
** Shroud and Forestay lengths are wire lengths only (doesn’t include bottle screws, shackles or fixing plates) measured between bearing surfaces. These figures have been measured on the author’s boat and must only be regarded as typical.