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The '''Mercury 18''', sometimes just referred to as a '''Mercury''', is an American [[sailboat]] that was designed by [[Ernest Nunes]] as a [[one design]] [[Sailing (sport)|racer]] and first built in 1939. The boat was one of the first one-design sailboat classes designed for [[plywood]] construction.<ref name="Data">{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/mercury-18|title = Mercury 18 sailboat |access-date = 14 October 2020|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/JtO7L|archive-date= 14 October 2020 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Sherwood">Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 94-95. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. {{ISBN|0-395-65239-1}}</ref>
The '''Mercury 18''', sometimes just referred to as a '''Mercury''', is an American [[sailboat]] that was designed by [[Ernest Nunes]] as a [[one design]] [[Sailing (sport)|racer]] and first built in 1939. The boat was one of the first one-design sailboat classes designed for [[plywood]] construction.<ref name="Data">{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/mercury-18|title = Mercury 18 sailboat |access-date = 14 October 2020|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/|archive-date= 14 October 2020 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Sherwood">Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 94-95. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. {{ISBN|0-395-65239-1}}</ref>


The design is sometimes confused with the unrelated [[Sparkman & Stephens]] 1940 [[Cape Cod Mercury]] design.<ref name="Data"/><ref>{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cape-cod-mercury-15-fk|title = Cape Cod Mercury 15 FK sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 14 October 2020|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/aqLs5|archive-date= 16 October 2020|url-status= live}}</ref>
The design is sometimes confused with the unrelated [[Sparkman & Stephens]] 1940 [[Cape Cod Mercury]] design.<ref name="Data"/><ref>{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cape-cod-mercury-15-fk|title = Cape Cod Mercury 15 FK sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 14 October 2020|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/|archive-date= 16 October 2020|url-status= live}}</ref>


==Production==
==Production==
The design was built in the [[United States]] by Ernest Nunes, [[W. D. Schock Corp]] originally in [[Corona, California]] and later in [[Santa Ana, California]] and [[Moore Sailboats]] in [[Watsonville, California]]. By 1994 a total of 1,060 boats had been completed, but it is now out of production.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Sherwood"/><ref>{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/schock-wd|title = Schock W.D.|access-date = 14 October 2020|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/kVBaf|archive-date= 18 July 2020 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/moore-sailboats|title = Moore Sailboats|access-date = 14 October 2020|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/99OxO|archive-date= 14 October 2020 |url-status= live}}</ref>
The design was built in the [[United States]] by Ernest Nunes, [[W. D. Schock Corp]] originally in [[Corona, California]] and later in [[Santa Ana, California]] and [[Moore Sailboats]] in [[Watsonville, California]]. By 1994 a total of 1,060 boats had been completed, but it is now out of production.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Sherwood"/><ref>{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/schock-wd|title = Schock W.D.|access-date = 14 October 2020|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/|archive-date= 18 July 2020 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/moore-sailboats|title = Moore Sailboats|access-date = 14 October 2020|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/|archive-date= 14 October 2020 |url-status= live}}</ref>


W. D. Schock Corp records indicate that they built 21 boats between 1963 and 1967.<ref name="Prod">{{cite web|url= http://wdschock.com/history/boatlist.htm|title= Boats built by W.D. Schock|access-date= 9 August 2022|author= W. D. Schock Corp|author-link= W. D. Schock Corp|work= wdschock.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100221183356/http://wdschock.com/history/boatlist.htm|archive-date= 21 February 2010|url-status= dead}}</ref>
W. D. Schock Corp records indicate that they built 21 boats between 1963 and 1967.<ref name="Prod">{{cite web|url= http://wdschock.com/history/boatlist.htm|title= Boats built by W.D. Schock|access-date= 9 August 2022|author= W. D. Schock Corp|author-link= W. D. Schock Corp|work= wdschock.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100221183356/http://wdschock.com/history/boatlist.htm|archive-date= 21 February 2010|url-status= dead}}</ref>
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==Operational history==
==Operational history==
The design is supported by an active US west coast type club, the Mercury Class, that organizes racing.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/association/mercury-class-us-west-coast|title = Mercury Class (US West Coast)|access-date = 14 October 2020|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/yKtWt|archive-date= 14 October 2020 |url-status= live}}</ref>
The design is supported by an active US west coast type club, the Mercury Class, that organizes racing.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/association/mercury-class-us-west-coast|title = Mercury Class (US West Coast)|access-date = 14 October 2020|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/|archive-date= 14 October 2020 |url-status= live}}</ref>


In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "this classic-design, full-keel sloop is usually found in the
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "this classic-design, full-keel sloop is usually found in the

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Mercury 18
Development
DesignerErnest Nunes
LocationUnited States
Year1939
No. built1060 (1994)
Builder(s)Ernest Nunes
W. D. Schock Corp
Moore Sailboats
RoleOne-design racer
NameMercury 18
Boat
Crewtwo
Displacement1,100 lb (499 kg)
Draft3.08 ft (0.94 m)
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionPlywood or fiberglass
LOA18.00 ft (5.49 m)
LWL13.00 ft (3.96 m)
Beam5.33 ft (1.62 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast635 lb (288 kg)
Rudder(s)keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I foretriangle height18.40 ft (5.61 m)
J foretriangle base7.30 ft (2.23 m)
P mainsail luff21.92 ft (6.68 m)
E mainsail foot9.08 ft (2.77 m)
Sails
SailplanFractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area99.52 sq ft (9.246 m2)
Jib/genoa area67.16 sq ft (6.239 m2)
Total sail area166.68 sq ft (15.485 m2)
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The Mercury 18, sometimes just referred to as a Mercury, is an American sailboat that was designed by Ernest Nunes as a one design racer and first built in 1939. The boat was one of the first one-design sailboat classes designed for plywood construction.[1][2]

The design is sometimes confused with the unrelated Sparkman & Stephens 1940 Cape Cod Mercury design.[1][3]

Production

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The design was built in the United States by Ernest Nunes, W. D. Schock Corp originally in Corona, California and later in Santa Ana, California and Moore Sailboats in Watsonville, California. By 1994 a total of 1,060 boats had been completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][4][5]

W. D. Schock Corp records indicate that they built 21 boats between 1963 and 1967.[6]

At one point plans and also unfinished fiberglass hulls were available for amateur construction.[2]

Design

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The Mercury 18 is a recreational keelboat, originally built predominantly of plywood and, starting in 1952, from fiberglass with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with wooden or aluminum spars. The single chined hull has a spooned raked stem, a raised counter transom, a keel-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel. It displaces 1,100 lb (499 kg) and carries 635 lb (288 kg) of lead ballast built into the keel.[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 3.08 ft (0.94 m) with the standard keel.[1]

For sailing the design is equipped with two jumper stays, the topmost or which is angled forward, plus a backstay. Flotation is not required by the class rules, but Personal flotation devices, bilge pumps and additional safety equipment is required to be carried for racing.[2]

The design is normally raced with a crew of two sailors.[2]

Operational history

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The design is supported by an active US west coast type club, the Mercury Class, that organizes racing.[7]

In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "this classic-design, full-keel sloop is usually found in the [United States] Northeast or on the West Coast."[2]

See also

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Similar sailboats

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Mercury 18 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 94-95. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
  3. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Cape Cod Mercury 15 FK sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Schock W.D." sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Moore Sailboats". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  6. ^ W. D. Schock Corp. "Boats built by W.D. Schock". wdschock.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  7. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Mercury Class (US West Coast)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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