517 vs Mustang 17
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On the numbers
Next to the 517, the Mustang 17 is the same length and 1% heavier. The 517 has the higher D/L (100, ultralight), the Mustang 17 the lower (97, ultralight). The 517 has the higher Comfort ratio (7.0, lightweight racing), the Mustang 17 the lower (6.4, lightweight racing). The Mustang 17 has the higher Capsize screening (2.80, above the guideline), the 517 the lower (2.64, above the guideline).
517
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Mustang 17
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| General | ||
| Builder | – | Tidewater Boats |
| Designer | Christian Maury | Sparkman & Stephens |
| Hull type | Centerboard (Trunk) | Dbrd. Dinghy |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | FG | FG |
| First built | 1976 | 1964 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 5.15 m ▼ | 5.18 m ▲ |
| Waterline length | 4.65 m ▼ | 4.70 m ▲ |
| Beam | 1.86 m ▼ | 1.98 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 1.08 m ▼ | 1.19 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | 0.20 m ▼ | 0.28 m ▲ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 360 kg ▼ | 363 kg ▲ |
| Ballast | – | 91 kg |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | 11.95 m² | – |
| Mainsail | 6.55 m² | – |
| Foresail | 5.41 m² | – |
| Ratios | ||
| SA/D | 24.1 high-powered | – |
| D/L | 100 ▲ ultralight | 97 ▼ ultralight |
| Ballast/Disp | – | 25.0% low |
| Comfort ratio | 7.0 ▲ lightweight racing | 6.4 ▼ lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 2.64 ▼ above the guideline | 2.80 ▲ above the guideline |
| S-number | 5.4 | – |
| Hull speed | 5.23 kn ▼ | 5.26 kn ▲ |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.