The Sanibel 18 is an American trailerable

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, that was designed by

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, first built in 1982 and named for the Floridian town and island.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 58.

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, 2010. The boat was built by a series of different builders under several different model names in the United States, but all are now out of production.

Design

The series are all small recreational

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s, built predominantly of

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, with wood trim. They have fractional

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rigs, transom-hung

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s and retractable

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s. They are normally fitted with a small

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for docking and maneuvering. The design has sleeping accommodation for three people, with a double

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in the bow and a straight settee in the main cabin. Cabin headroom is .

Variants

;Skipper's Mate 17 :This model was introduced in 1982 and was built by Southern Sails until 1984. It has a length overall of , a waterline length of , displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the centerboard down and with it up. The boat has a

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of . ;Commodore 17 :This model was introduced in 1984 and was built by the

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until 1985. It has a length overall of , a waterline length of , displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the centerboard down and with it up. The boat has a hull speed of . ;Sanibel 17 and 18 :The Sanibel 17 was introduced in 1985 and was built by Captiva Yachts and later by

. It was renamed the Sanibel 18 in 1986, although initially no changes were made to the design. A total of 169 examples were completed between 1985 and 1988. It has a length overall of , a waterline length of , displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the centerboard down and with it up. The boat has a hull speed of . ;Snug Harbor 18 :This model was introduced in 1990 and was built by Leisure-Time Fiberglass Products, although very few were built. The molds were made by using an existing Sanibel 18 boat hull as a fiberglass mold plug. It has a length overall of , a waterline length of , displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the centerboard down and with it up. The boat has a hull speed of .

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Design

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