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NORSEBOAT 17.5 CLASSIC

NorseBoat🇨🇦· Design: Chuck Paine
from 2004
$400 – $1.0K est. annual maintenance
Performance RacermonoGaffhead SloopVariable

Specifications

Hull

LOA17.49 ft
LWL14.99 ft
Beam5.15 ft
Draft3.08 ft/ 0.82 ft min
Displacement599.66 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL5.2 kn

Rig & Sails

Mainsail110 sq ft
Jib (100%)50 sq ft

About the NORSEBOAT 17.5 CLASSIC

Also available in wood/epoxy. Displacement above is lightship. Max load (person + gear + outboard) displacement: 495 kg / 1,091 lbs The "Classic" is an upgraded version of the 17.5. Same hull. Upgrade includes a fully- battened mainsail with an innovative upwardly-curved rigid headboard instead of a gaff yard. Larger furling headsail and inboard rudder. Sail area: - Main: 110 ft² / 10.23 m² - Jib: 50 ft² / 4.65 m²

Performance

Comfort6.6
Capsize2.44
SA/Disp36.1
Disp/Len79

Pricing

We don't have market pricing data for the NORSEBOAT 17.5 CLASSIC yet. If you own one, help other buyers — what did you pay for it? Reports build a community price estimate over time.

Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 17.49ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$400 – $1.0K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the NORSEBOAT 17.5 CLASSICyet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.

Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.

1Structural & Bulkheads9732Standing Rigging6403Deck & Topsides6404Keel & Keel Bolts5535Rudder & Steering5086Hull & Bottom377
Free general pre-purchase checklist
25 survey areas — hull, keel, rig, engine, electrical and more. Take it aboard when you view any boat.

Own a NORSEBOAT 17.5 CLASSIC? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.

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