Mud Hen 17

Short description: Sailboat class

Mud Hen 17Development

Designer| Reuben Trane
Location| United States
Year| 1981
Builder(s)| Florida Bay Boat Company
Sovereign Yachts
Boat
Boat weight| 650 lb (295 kg)
Draft| 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type| monohull
Construction| fiberglass
LOA| 17.33 ft (5.28 m)
LWL| 16.23 ft (4.95 m)
Beam| 6.25 ft (1.91 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type| centerboard
Rudder(s)| transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type| gaff rig
Sails
Sailplan| catboat
Mainsail area| 155.00 sq ft (14.400 m2)
Total sail area| 155.00 sq ft (14.400 m2)

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The Mud Hen 17, also called the Mud Hen, is an American sharpie, named for the bird. It was designed by the Reuben Trane and first built in 1981.[1][2][3][4]

## Contents

* 1 Production
* 2 Design
* 3 Operational history
* 4 See also
* 5 References

## Production

The design was built by the Florida Bay Boat Company and by Sovereign Yachts in the United States , from 1981 to 1986, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][6]

## Design

The Mud Hen 17 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It is a gaff rigged catboat rig with a plumb stem, an angled, transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 650 lb (295 kg).[1][2]

The boat is an open dinghy, but may be fitted with a canvas dodger.[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the centerboard extended and 6 in (15 cm) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][2]

The design has a hull speed of 5.4 kn (10.0 km/h).[2]

## Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club, PeepHens.org.[7][8]

## See also

* List of sailing boat types

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Mud Hen sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/mud-hen.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Mud Hen". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/sovereign/mud-hen.
3. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Reuben Trane". sailboat.guide. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/trane-reuben.
4. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Reuben Trane". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/reuben-trane.
5. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sovereign Yachts (Custom Fiberglass Products) 1978-1998". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/sovereign-yachts-custom-fiberglass-products.
6. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Sovereign Yachts". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/sovereign.
7. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Peep Hen Owners Site". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/association/peep-hen-owners-site.
8. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Peep Hen Owners Site". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/peep-hen-owners-site-class-association.

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