Specifications
The Mutineer 15 is a sloop with a fractional rig. It is 15 feet (4.6 m) long from bow to stern (LOA) and the length on the waterline (LWL)of the boat is 14 feet (4.3 m), 1 inch. The primary construction material for the Mutt is fiberglass, with molded-in and textured cockpit seats and skid-resistant deck and flooring.
The cockpit itself is 7 feet (2.1 m) long. Standard racing crew on the mutt is two, but for day sailing the Mutt has a maximum capacity of 4 people. The Mutt can also be rigged for single-handing for those with enough experience. The deck is white with a green or yellow hull. Ronstan and Harken hardware comes standard on Nickels Mutineers. The Mutineer 15 is equipped with a cunningham, boomvang, and jib uphaul system. Depending on the model there is either foam flotation (older) or fully sealed air tanks (Nickels Mutineers) to provide additional flotation.
The boat has a centerboard that can be raised and lowered according to varying conditions and for ease of transport. When the centerboard is fully extended, the Mutineer 15 will draw a maximum of 4 feet 1 inch (1.24 m) When the centerboard is raised the boat will draw a maximum of 8 inches. The boat displaces a total of 410 pounds.
The mast is 21 feet 8 inches (6.60 m) tall. The total allowed sail area for the mutt is 150 square feet (14 m2). The main sail is 100 square feet (9.3 m2), and the jib is 50 square feet (4.6 m2) maximum. The mutt can also be rigged for a spinnaker. Sail area for the spinnaker is 166 square feet (15.4 m2) maximum.
The Mutt comes standard with an 8 oz dacron jib. The standard main is also 4 oz-dacron with 4 battons. The Mutt can also be rigged for a spinnaker. The jib can be reefed from the cockpit; the main has mid-boom sheeting. The jib is roller furling and the bow is equipped with a spinnaker launcher. Neil Pryde is the current provider of the standard sails for Nickels Mutineers,although they offer upgrades to North, Quantum, Schurr, and Vermont Sail Sailing Partners sails.
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