SOVEREIGN 17
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 17 ft |
| LWL | 14.5 ft |
| Beam | 7 ft |
| Draft | 1.83 ft |
| Displacement | 1,350 lb |
| Ballast | 625 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 5.1 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 17.33 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 6.16 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 16.16 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 7.75 ft |
| FLforestay | 6.2 ft |
| Mainsail | 121 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 53.4 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 90.7 sq ft |
About the SOVEREIGN 17
Similar versions were called SOVEREIGN 18 and SOVEREIGN 5M. Also known as ADVENTURER 17. Reportedly from the same tooling as the SOVEREIGN 23.
Direct variants of the SOVEREIGN 17
Near-identical models — same hull, builder and designer, re-badged or lightly changed. Specs and owner-reported issues are typically shared across the group, so a sister model's page may carry detail this one doesn't.
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the SOVEREIGN 17 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 SOVEREIGN 17yet 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 SOVEREIGN 17? 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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Which engine powers your SOVEREIGN 17?
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Used sails that fit the SOVEREIGN 17
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