THISTLE
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 17 ft |
| LWL | 17 ft |
| Beam | 6 ft |
| Draft | 4.5 ft/ 0.5 ft min |
| Displacement | 515 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 5.5 kn |
About the THISTLE
Spin area: 220 sq ft. Other builders: Northwest One Design Great Midwest Yacht Company Doug Laber Box 364 140 E Granville Street Sunbury, OH 43074 740-965-4511
Performance
Estimated Value
Low ConfidenceEstimated 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 THISTLEyet 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 THISTLE? 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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