SANIBEL 17/18
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 17.88 ft |
| LWL | 15.06 ft |
| Beam | 7.8 ft |
| Draft | 4 ft/ 1 ft min |
| Displacement | 1,369 lb |
| Ballast | 450 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 5.2 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 18.8 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 8.3 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 20 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 9.2 ft |
| FLforestay | 8.3 ft |
| Mainsail | 177.4 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 78 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 132.6 sq ft |
About the SANIBEL 17/18
The SANIBEL 17/18 derived from the SKIPPERS MATE, built by Southern Sails Inc. of Clearwater, FL. By 1984 it was the COMMODRE 17, built by Commodore Yacht Corp. of Saint James City, FL. In 1985 Captiva Yachts began building it as the SANIBEL 17. In 1986 the name was changed to the SANIBEL 18 although it wasn't until slightly later that a number of changes were actually made to the design. Another set of molds were created from an existing SANIBEL 18 by Leisure-Time Fiberglass Products of Cadillac, Michigan. Their version was sold as the SNUG HARBOR 18 though very few were built.
Performance
Market Price
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 17.88ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the SANIBEL 17/18yet 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.
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