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MELODY. Courtesy John C. Beery 

 Co. 



be confused with the i8-foot Mercury (described next) which is sailed on 

 the Pacific Coast. There are now about eight hundred of the 15-foot Mer- 

 cury s, with a heavy concentration on Massachusetts Bay. First built in 

 1940 of wood, a new sheer line was drawn by the designer in 1952, and the 

 boat was built of fiber glass with flotation tanks, and is now available in 

 both keel and centerboard mbdels. The Mercury was designed as a boat 

 small enough and safe enough for beginners but large enough for a grown 

 instructor and two teen-aged boys. Price is $1262 new, about $975 used, no 

 kits. 



VITAL STATISTICS: L.O.A. 1$'; watcrlinc is'io"; beam s's"; draft 

 without centerboard 8", with C.B. 3'3" (keel model 2' 4"); sail area 119 

 sq. ft. (spinnaker used); weight— C.B. model 470 lbs., keel model 

 730 lbs. 



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