Thom Cat 15

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.13 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 318 kg of hull, so roughly 900 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 318 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.18 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 5 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 5

CoastalBluewater

At 3.16 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 3.16

LightHeavy

93 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 93

EasygoingPowered-up

29.5 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 29.5

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Gaff head Cat

Ratios

SA / displacement

29.5

Displacement / length

92.6

Comfort ratio

5.4

Capsize screening

3.16

Hull speed

5.2 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

375

Hull

Hull type

Centerboard (Trunk)

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 2001

Designer

Menger

Builder

Menger Boatworks, Thompson Boatworks

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Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Thom Cat 19A 19-foot keel-centerboard catboat that offers an optional inboard diesel for extended cruising range Menger Boatworks Cat 15A gaff-rigged daysailer with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, later produced as the Thom Cat 15 Menger Boatworks Cat 19A gaff-rigged catboat with a keel-centerboard configuration, designed for shoal-water versatility and classic appeal Menger Boatworks Cat 17A gaff-rigged catboat with an optional inboard diesel, now a rare find after her original molds were lost to fire

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