Leisure 17

Leisure 17 is a series of sports boats of the British company Cobramold Ltd ( later renamed in Brinecraft Ltd. ). The yacht is designed mainly for voyages in coastal waters. The Kimmkielversion is suitable and therefore very popular in the German Wadden Sea due to their shallow draft and ability to dry traps for trips in tidal waters.

History

The boat has a made ​​hand-laid fiberglass-reinforced plastic hull with a quality of at least 1836 grams per m2 ( 6 oz./feet2 ) and a keel made ​​of cast iron. Most of the 4,500 units built from 1965 to 1990 were fitted with bilge keel ( Leisure 17 KK) and 65 cm depth, the center keel version ( Leisure 17 MK) has 100 cm depth. As of 1980, the Leisure 17 SL was marketed with a new design, the structure was slightly higher and the cabin more spacious.

Deck

The cockpit can comfortably accommodate four people. Between the cockpit and the rear there is a spacious locker, some ships were also equipped with a second locker under the thwarts. The Leisure 17 usually has no guard rail, but mostly a bow and stern pulpit that exist in different versions. On the foredeck leads in older ships a pipe anchor chain in the underlying chain case, another deck layout includes a spacious in the forepeak anchor locker, which is completely separated from accessible from the interior through a large flap from the forecastle.

Sails and rigging

The Leisure 17 is rigged as a Sloop toppgetakelte and can, Jib, Genoa and Spinnaker be sailed with a mainsail and storm jib. The mainsail can be reefed around the rotating tree with a Schneckenreff. If the sail is reefed, the boom vang can no longer be used. Meanwhile, some boats from their owners with furling genoa and (rarely ) have also been retrofitted furling sail that Schneckenreff can be easily replaced by a reefbow.

The mast consists of a unverjüngtem aluminum profile and has a Salingspaar with upper and lower shrouds, backstay is struck by a crow's foot. For the Leisure 17 also higher by about 30 cm Binnenrigg was delivered. To Insert and places the mast, the lower shrouds can remain attached. As a mainsheet between the cockpit and cockpit locker a traveler track be present to adjust the jib sheet - sheet points are mounted on the side deck rails. For hauling the foresail simple Knarrpoller and cleats were originally installed, the traps are occupied on cleats on the mast.

Motorization

When engine is used in most Leisure 17 a outboard used. With 3.68 kW engine power, the hull speed can already be achieved.

Cabin

The cabin of the Leisure 17 consists only of a single room, which is covered by the forepeak to decline with an inner shell, depending on the place of manufacture and date of the expansion quality can vary. The benches of the salon can be used as bunks. In addition there are under the seats of the cockpit two dogs bunks. The boat was built as a family boat for four people and sold, but in practice provides the Leisure 17 only sleeping and living space for a maximum of two people.

At the mast support a swivel table can be mounted. In the fall, a pull-out cooker to be installed, for this there is in the locker a molded recess for receiving a gas bottle. However, this storage is now regarded no longer as safe as any leaking gas can not flow out of the boat. Under the benches of the salon are storage spaces behind the back cushions are available as storage compartments so-called " swallows " available.

In the forecastle may be fitted under a cover, a chemical or dry toilet, which has no outlet to the outside; the use of this location, however, arises for taller people because of the low ceiling height and the mast support directly located in front dar. as a challenge

The original deck layout has plexiglass window ( " Perspex "), which are used with rubber frame and wing beadings. The SL version got glued window. Some boats are equipped with a grating as a wooden floor covering, however, the inner shell also includes the bottom portion with a. A bilge in the traditional sense does not exist.

Interesting

The Leisure 17 is, despite its small size, this seaworthy. Proved this, John Adam, who crossed in 1967 with a Leisure 17 on his journey from England to Cuba the Atlantic in 32 days.

A special feature of the Leisure 17 in the Kimmkielversion is the strikingly small trailer mainly used, on which the boat backwards, rear is at the rear with the tractor on the two keels and skeg.