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. International Marine/

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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 sloop rigs, transom-hung

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s and retractable centerboards. 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 "V"-berth 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 International Marine. 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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