MacGregor Venture 17 Buyer's Guide
The MacGregor Venture 17 is a late-sixties pocket cruiser from Roger MacGregor's Venture series, built by MacGregor Yacht Corporation in fiberglass with a stub-and-centreboard keel and a fractional rig. For a shopper scanning the used market, it is a small, light, trailerable boat whose appeal rests on shallow draft and simple systems rather than cabin luxury.
Layouts on the Used Market
The stub keel with lifting centreboard is the defining hull feature, giving a draft near 1.4 feet board-up and about 1.7 feet loaded. A buyer should expect the open, minimal arrangement of a seventeen-foot centreboard daysailer rather than a partitioned cruiser, with no fixed berths or enclosed head to evaluate.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The fractional rig carries standard halyards and sheets sized for a small boat, and any spinnaker gear, genoa, or trailer is best confirmed on site rather than assumed. Original running rig used quarter-inch halyards about 50.5 feet long and five-sixteenths-inch sheets near 17 feet, so measure what is fitted.
What to Inspect
Check the centreboard trunk and stub-keel joint for honest fiberglass condition, since the shallow draft and centreboard arrangement are the boat's structural signature. Confirm the running rig matches the original guide lengths—halyards near 50.5 feet and sheets about 17 feet—because a tired or shortened inventory is the most likely wear item on a boat this size. Look for cracks at the trunk where water may enter, and feel the centreboard for free movement.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Venture 17 turns up in the United States. Before committing, walk through this short list:
- Inspect the centreboard trunk for cracks or moisture.
- Verify halyard and sheet lengths against original specs.
- Confirm the stub keel is sound fiberglass.
- Test the centreboard lift and lock.
- Check the trailer if offered with the boat.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the MacGregor Venture 17. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26 | 1 | $3,500 | — |
Where they're listed
MacGregor Venture 17 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $3,500 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |