PIONEER 17 (SAILSTAR)
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 17 ft |
| LWL | 15.75 ft |
| Beam | 6.33 ft |
| Draft | 3 ft |
| Displacement | 700 lb |
| Ballast | 100 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 5.3 kn |
About the PIONEER 17 (SAILSTAR)
Sailstar called PIONEER the 'deluxe, heavy duty version' of the EXPLORER 17 which was available with a steel centerboard or cast iron keel and sold at a slightly higher price. Very few seem to have been built.
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the PIONEER 17 (SAILSTAR) 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 17ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the PIONEER 17 (SAILSTAR)yet 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.
Own a PIONEER 17 (SAILSTAR)? 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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