New Venture 17 owner

[James Magill]

Hello all,
Just had a gentleman give me a Venture 17. Its not in the best of conditions but not my first referb job so its not a problem. I have a mast question, not sure if the mast and boom are the correct ones. Can someone give me the correct length of both the mast and the boom?

Thank You
Jim

 

[Dave Groshong]

You've probably seen this page, doesn't give the spar lengths, but the "E" is 8.75, so the boom is likely about 9ft. The "P" (mainsail hoist) is 18.5ft, so the mast is likely about 21ft:
http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_ID=4091

http://www.sailrite.com/Venture-17-Sail-Data

We can offer block upgrades and pre-measured running rigging replacement:
https://shop.macgregorowners.com/cu/detail-rrc.php

 

[James Magill]

Thanks Dave,
I saw that information and I was thinking the same thing. I have a mast and a boom that came from a Capri 14.2 that I think will be an almost prefect match but would still like to know the exact measurements.

 

[Tom Winningham]

The measurements from my Venture 17 (circa 1970), are exactly 21 feet for the mast and 9 feet for the boom.
This is a fun and easy to sail small boat, I hope you get a lot of enjoyment from yours.