Mud Hen 17

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{{For|the bird species|American coot}}

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|designer = Reuben Trane

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|location = United States

|year = 1981

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|builder = Florida Bay Boat Company
Sovereign Yachts

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|draft = {{convert|3.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with centerboard down

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|displacement = {{convert|650|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

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|construction = fiberglass

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|keel type = centerboard

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|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder

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The Mud Hen 17, also called the Mud Hen, is an American sharpie, named for the bird. It was designed by the Reuben Trane and first built in 1981.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/mud-hen|title= Mud Hen sailboat |access-date= 23 February 2022|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220223162528/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/mud-hen|archive-date= 23 February 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/sovereign/mud-hen|title= Mud Hen|access-date= 23 February 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220223162523/https://sailboat.guide/sovereign/mud-hen|archive-date= 23 February 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/trane-reuben|title= Reuben Trane|access-date= 23 February 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201002154114/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/trane-reuben|archive-date= 2 October 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/reuben-trane|title= Reuben Trane|access-date= 23 February 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220223173813/https://sailboat.guide/reuben-trane|archive-date= 23 February 2022|url-status= live}}