Hey guys!
I am new to these forums but have read through what I could get my hands on, about the Venture 17. A little about me.
I picked up this boat in May of 17' and sailed it all that summer. The boat sailed, but there were some key issues, that I wanted to fix and need to fix. My goals with this boat are to make it my own. This means putting in more money than its worth but it's my boat and something that I enjoy working on, as much as I love sailing it.
Issues:
Mast Step - This is my first and possibly biggest issue. There is a rather large crack, running on the top of the deck (ie: picture) and the core needs to most likely be redone.
Lowriding - The boat sits quite low in the water, often noticed as lowriding. It looks great (people always say it looks like a pirate ship!) but obviously, this is not good for the boat nor what I want it to be like.
Keel Wench Tube - Water comes through here depending on the number of people in the boat, and most likely this is because of the rear of the boat sitting so low, there is nowhere else for the water to go. This could also be because of leaking through the wench tubing, but I am not sure.
I have attached some pictures, for review and have already started working on the boat. I would love some input and would like to make this into an ongoing thread so that anyone else in the future can also look back here as far as any issues they might have with a V17. I love this boat and can't wait to make it run like new again someday soon. The goal is to get this sailing for this summer, rather sooner than later.
Thanks, guys! I look forward to hearing from you guys.
Cheers,
Eb
I am new to these forums but have read through what I could get my hands on, about the Venture 17. A little about me.
I picked up this boat in May of 17' and sailed it all that summer. The boat sailed, but there were some key issues, that I wanted to fix and need to fix. My goals with this boat are to make it my own. This means putting in more money than its worth but it's my boat and something that I enjoy working on, as much as I love sailing it.
Issues:
Mast Step - This is my first and possibly biggest issue. There is a rather large crack, running on the top of the deck (ie: picture) and the core needs to most likely be redone.
Lowriding - The boat sits quite low in the water, often noticed as lowriding. It looks great (people always say it looks like a pirate ship!) but obviously, this is not good for the boat nor what I want it to be like.
Keel Wench Tube - Water comes through here depending on the number of people in the boat, and most likely this is because of the rear of the boat sitting so low, there is nowhere else for the water to go. This could also be because of leaking through the wench tubing, but I am not sure.
I have attached some pictures, for review and have already started working on the boat. I would love some input and would like to make this into an ongoing thread so that anyone else in the future can also look back here as far as any issues they might have with a V17. I love this boat and can't wait to make it run like new again someday soon. The goal is to get this sailing for this summer, rather sooner than later.
Thanks, guys! I look forward to hearing from you guys.
Cheers,
Eb
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