Seller's Description
Mutineer 15’ sailboat. Ready to sail! And ready to trailer.
Will accept asking price or best offer, and may be willing to help transport if necessary.
Has sails in great shape: main sail, jib sail. Also has spinnaker sail with pole, suspect this is the original spinnaker that came with the boat when it was new, appears to be in acceptable condition but I have not used it. Has durable boat cover in good shape, can shed rain and some snow while on trailer or at mooring.
Mainsail is in very good condition. The jib is like new, made in early 2022. The sailmaker sent slightly wrong size; the luff of the sail was too long. So, they adjusted the luff, but they left the foot unchanged; so its a few inches longer than usual at the foot. It sails well and theres been no problem with it.
Recently new main and jib sheets, and some other new lines.
I am focusing on time with very young family (too young to sail yet), so need to let go of this boat. I have put significant time and money into this boat, and am not expecting to get it back out of the boat, but am looking for a fair price. I bought the boat for 1800 and have put in an additional 800 plus numerous work hours. I most enjoyed this boat on light days, it is very fast even on a light breeze.
Trailer with tires in good shape, cradles and side-guides, roller stand for trailer neck. Tilt-up type of boat trailer – can launch in very shallow water, the tilt feature also makes it easier to get boat on and off of trailer on solid ground if needed, which is helpful if you need to do some work on the boat and want to put it on grass yard. Trailer lights electrical attachment is the 4-flat type. Trailer has 2 hitch receiver. Works well behind car or truck.
When I was sailing it recently, I noticed one of the battens is missing (of course it sails okay without it and its not difficult to make a new one).
Equipment: - Boat with mast, boom, spinnaker pole, mainsail with mesh sail bag, jib sail with nylon sail bag, jib roller-furler, running rigging for main and jib, paddle. - trailer with hitch lock and key - boat cover - paper booklet guide and other original promotional materials, other files (can send as email attachment): Mutineer owner manual, tuning guide, list of running rigging. - A second (an extra) main sail, with original sail number and emblem, in poor condition due to some holes but could be patched, suspect this is the original sail that came with the boat when it was new.
Specs
- Designers
- J.R. (Rod) Macalpine-Downie
- Dick Gibbs
- # Built
- 7000
- Hull
- Monohull Dinghy
- Keel
- Centerboard
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 14′ 11″ / 4.6 m
- Waterline Length
- 14′ 0″ / 4.3 m
- Beam
- 6′ 0″ / 1.8 m
- Draft
- 0′ 7″ / 0.2 m — 4′ 0″ / 1.2 m
- Displacement
- 410 lb / 186 kg
- Ballast
- ?
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 150′² / 13.9 m²
- Total Sail Area
- ?
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- ?
- P
- ?
- E
- ?
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- ?
- I
- ?
- J
- ?
- Forestay Length
- ?
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
8.4 kn
Classic: 5.03 kn
Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
43.5
>20: high performance
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
- ?
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
-
65.7
<100: Ultralight
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
4.0
<20: lightweight racing boat
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
3.2
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
Notes
Sail area(sq.ft.):
Total-150, Main-100, Jib-50, Spinnaker-166
PRODUCTION HISTORY:
1971 - 1980
Chrysler Corp. built almost 8,000. In 1980 the Chrysler sailboat division is sold to Texas Marine Industries, (TMI).
1981-1982
Texas Marine Industries, (TMI).
1982 - 1984
Wellcraft Marine (STARWIND 15)
1984 - 1987
Gloucester Yachts (some as the GLOUCESTER 15)
1987 - 2003
Cardinal Yachts builds a small number.
2003 -
Nickels Boats (current builder) purchased the molds from Cardinal.
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