Cape Cod Mercury 15
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Sparkman & Stephens |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1940 |
| Builder(s) | Cape Cod Shipbuilding |
| Role | Sailing dinghy |
| Name | Cape Cod Mercury 15 FK |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 730 lb (331 kg) |
| Draft | 2.42 ft (0.74 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Wood or Fiberglass |
| LOA | 15.00 ft (4.57 m) |
| LWL | 13.83 ft (4.22 m) |
| Beam | 5.42 ft (1.65 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Total sail area | 119 sq ft (11.1 m2) |
The Cape Cod Mercury 15, also called the Mercury Sloop and just the Mercury, is an American trailerable sailboat and sailing dinghy, that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens and first built in 1940.[1][2][3][4][5]
The design is sometimes confused with the unrelated Ernest Nunes 1939 Mercury 18 design.[1][6]
Production
[edit]The design is built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding in the United States, and remained in production in 2020 after 80 years.[1][4][5][7]
Design
[edit]The Mercury 15 is a recreational keelboat or dinghy, depending on the model, originally built of wood, since 1948 it has been constructed of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars. The hull has a spooned plumb stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or a retractable centerboard.[1][4]
The design has accommodation for five people, but is normally sailing with a crew of two sailors.[5]
An optional teak motor mount is available to allow use of an outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1]
For sailing the design may be equipped with an optional genoa and spinnaker. Roller furling, a boom vang and boat trailers for both versions are also optional.[5]
Variants
[edit]- Cape Cod Mercury 15 FK
- This fixed keel model has a draft of 2.42 ft (0.74 m) with the standard keel. It has a displacement of 730 lb (330 kg) and carries 200 lb (91 kg) of iron ballast.[1][5]
- Cape Cod Mercury 15 CB
- This centerboard model has a draft of 3.25 ft (0.99 m) with the centerboard down and 6 in (15 cm) with the centerboard retracted. The boat displaces 470 lb (213 kg).[2][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Cape Cod Mercury 15 FK sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ a b McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Cape Cod Mercury 15 CB sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, page 94. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
- ^ a b c d e f Cape Cod Shipbuilding (2020). "Mercury Sloop". capecodshipbuilding.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Mercury 18 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Cape Cod Shipbuilding". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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