The Tender 17 is a compact motorboat inspired by the clean, functional lines of 1970s fishing boats. Reinterpreted by Black Pepper Yachts with a distinctive neo-retro style, it combines simple proportions, refined finishes and a high level of customisation.
The Tender 17 has a clean, understated profile, with low freeboard, an almost straight sheer line and an uncluttered deck. Its design goes beyond a conventional V-shaped hull: a stepped hull, pronounced chines and distinctive gull-wing sections contribute to both its character and its performance on the water.
With its teak deck, wooden steering wheel and stainless-steel handrails, the Tender 17 has a distinctly classic character. A wide range of options allows owners to personalise the boat, including different steering-console configurations, a hardtop, hull colours and selected deck equipment.
Comfort can be tailored through different upholstery layouts, including a forward sunpad and cockpit seating. Generous storage, particularly in the forward locker, allows cushions and equipment to be stowed easily on board.
Despite its compact dimensions, the Tender 17 offers a high level of customisation and practical equipment, combining classic styling with everyday usability.
With its pronounced chines, low profile and lightweight hull, the Tender 17 offers precise and responsive handling across a wide range of speeds.
At around 7–8 knots, the hull generates very little wake, making the Tender 17 particularly well suited to inland waters and sheltered cruising areas. Its modest fuel consumption can provide more than six hours of cruising with the standard fuel tank.
Thanks to its light displacement, relatively little power is required to bring the boat onto the plane. The hull remains comfortable in a light chop and, at full power, the Tender 17 can approach 30 knots, delivering lively and enjoyable handling.
Its low weight also makes launching, recovery and transport considerably easier.
All technical data is provided for information only and does not constitute a contractual commitment. They may be modified by Black Pepper SAS without notice.
The Tender 17 is made from dry fiberglass and resin. The process involves placing parts draped in dry glass cloth under vacuum in a mould closed by a tarpaulin, which are then impregnated under vacuum by injection of the required quantity of resin, which is sucked in by the vacuum created in the mould.
The hull and deck are built in separate moulds and then assembled manually by gluing and laminating.
The entire boat structure is first assembled by gluing and laminating in the hull.
The whole structure is then coated and painted before adding the engine, electronic and electrical components, deck fittings, teak and other fittings.
