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MERCURY 18
Built by Nunes/W. D. Schock/Moore Sailboats
• Designed by Ernest Nunes
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General Information
Hull Type:
Fin Keel
Rigging Type:
Masthead Sloop
First Built:
1939
Dimensions
Length Overall (LOA):
5.49 m
Length Waterline (LWL):
3.96 m
Beam:
1.62 m
Draft (Max):
0.94 m
Weight & Ballast
Displacement:
499 kg
Ballast:
288 kg
Ballast Type:
Lead
Sail Plan
Foresail Area:
6.24 m²
Mainsail Area:
9.25 m²
Sail Area:
15.49 m²
Sail Area (reported):
18.58 m²
I (Fore Triangle Height):
5.61 m
J (Fore Triangle Base):
2.23 m
P (Mainsail Hoist):
6.68 m
E (Boom Length):
2.77 m
Est. Forestay Length:
6.04 m
Engine & Systems
Performance Ratios
Hull Speed:
4.83 knots
SA/Displacement (Calc):
25.07
SA/Displacement (Reported):
30.09
Ballast/Disp Ratio:
57.73%
Displacement/Length:
223.52
Comfort Ratio:
12.61
Capsize Screening:
2.07
S-Number:
3.20
Immersion:
44 kg/cm
Notes
One of the first one-design boats specifically designed for plywood construction and built only in wood until 1952. Hulls since then are of fiberglass or wood.
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