I 17 hunter,
I would look a 2 things.
1). Look at the daggarboard wells. Is the 'top' of the well fashioned to allow the board to slide all the way down, being flush with the deck but allowing room for you to put your hand in and pull the boards up?
..if so, looks like a I-17
2) Ask to see the Daggarboard. Is there a insert at the top to put your hand in, so as to grab the board while adjusting it? There will be no rope or rubber fittings on the board. The board has a almost square bottom, with slightly rounded corners. The width of the board is the same dimension, top to bottom.
..if you can identify these features, it is a 'I' series daggarboard.
Or ask to see the mainsail, in it will be the class symbol and a number. The class symbol is a big red I-beam 'I'. under this 'I' will be a '17' about
1/5th smaller in size( when compared to the big 'I')
If you find the above to be true, you have a nice find. It cannot be in that bad a shape, for the boat came out in 2000.
Price; they are hard to find. I saw a distress sale go for $7000 on the 'R' version. It was in the Catsailor CLassified about 4 months ago. That was a great deal fo someone.
regards,
Bruce
I-17
UVSI