| Boat Name | Sidney 17 / LOA 17 | |
| Manufacturer | Sidney Blinder of Marina Del Rey | |
| Hull Type | Pocket Cruiser | |
| LOA | 17'0" | (5.18m) |
| Beam | 5'10" | (1.78m) |
| Weight | 900 | (409.05kg) |
| Ballast | (kg) | |
| Keel Type | swing keel | |
| Berths | ||
| Draft Up | 8" | (0.2m) |
| Draft Down | 4'0" | (1.22m) |
| Year Start | 1966 | |
| Year End | ||
| Number Made | ||
| Country | ||
| MIC | ||
| Shortypen ID | 66 | |
| Clone | ||
[ suggest corrections to specs ]
2016-07-21 by: Marty
Hi
Wandering around I found your site. Great stuff.
The Sidney 17 was called a LOA 17 by it's builder, Sidney Blinder of Marina Del Rey. In the spirit of the times, the design was lifted from a 19 foot Lightning hull.
A lot of builders of the time out right lifted molds from competitor's boats. Some did some pretty good work, resulting in a better boat that the original, like the Del Rey 24 which was a direct copy of the Islander Bahama 24. The Del Rey was a better boat in...read more