Chrysler Mutineer Sailboat Photo Gallery

Back in the '60s and '70s the Chrysler Corporation had a Marine division that built sailboats and power boats. The small sailboats were designed by Rod Macalpine-Downey and Dick Gibbs. The two most popular boats that Chrysler built during that period were the Buccaneer and the Mutineer. There were close to 6000 Mutineers built out of Chrysler's Plano, TX plant. In 1980, when Chrysler re-organized under the guidance of Lee Iacocca, one of the first things to go was the Marine division. The molds for the boats were initially sold to a group that called themselves Texas Marine Industries, but they quickly sold to Wellscraft Marine. Wellscraft built the Mutineer from 1982 through 1983 and they did make some modifications to the boat. These modifications were made without approval from the designers so their license to build the boat was pulled. That was not the only reason the license was pulled, there were also royalty issues. The molds were then sold to Gloucester Yachts that built them for a year then they sold their whole business to Cardinal Yachts that owned the molds up until August of 2005 when they sold to Nickels Boatworks who is our new licensed builder who plans to brings the Mutineer and Buccaneer back into production. Nickels Boatworks is also the current builder of the Lightning, Snipe, and Rebel class sailboats.

The modifications that Wellscraft made are still part of the current design. They were made to strenthen the area under the mast. This area is a weak spot on most of the old Chryslers. The fix to this weakness is the installation of a compression post right under the mast step area. It is a very simple repair. I have done it to mine.

With 6000 of these babies built and sold, there are alot of them just sitting around waiting to get back on the water.

Written by Rey Garza

Go to Sailing Texas classifieds for current sailboats for sale Chrysler Index 5/25/15, early 70s Chrysler Mutineer , Jacksonville, Texas, $350 Chrysler Mutineer #289, Conroe, Texas, asking $1200 6/2/15, 1973 Chrysler Mutineer 15, North Ft Worth, Texas, $850 5/20/13, 1973 Chrysler Mutineer 15, Ann Arbor, Michigan, $1,650 3/20/11, 1973 Chrysler Mutineer 15, Seabrook, Texas, $1,250 2/26/11, 1973 Chrysler Mutineer 15, Spicewood, Texas, $800 6/23/07, 1973 Chrysler Mutineer 15, Oxford, Michigan, $1,500 7/25/06, 1973 Chrysler Mutineer 15, Cleburne, Texas, asking $1,100 6/17/06, 1973 Chrysler Mutineer 15, San Antonio, (Boerne), Texas, $2,500 6/25/05, 1973 Chrysler Mutineer 15, Clearwater, Florida, asking $1,650 7/11/04 1973 Chrysler Mutineer 15, Raleigh, North Carolina, asking $1500 1974 Chrysler Mutineer 5/11/15, 1975 Chrysler Mutineer 15, Omaha, Nebraska, $1,473 6/22/11, 1975 Chrysler Mutineer 15, Grand Rapids, Michigan, $1,400 4/7/06, 1975 Chrysler Mutineer 15, Richardson, Texas, $1,000 3/16/05, 1975 Chrysler Mutineer 15, Jackson, Mississippi, asking $750 8/21/18, 1976 Chrysler C-15 Mutineer, Ocala, Florida, $1,800 10/6/11, Chrysler C-15 Mutineer, 1976, Atlanta, Georgia, $1,100 12/11/07, 1976 Chrysler Mutineer 15, Keller, Texas, $1,500 7/20/04 1976 Chrysler Mutineer 15, Titusville, Florida, asking $1,000 9/3/16, 1977 Chrysler Mutineer, Brick, New Jersey, $850 7/24/12, 1977 Chrysler Mutineer, Memphis, Tennessee, $750 12/24/10, 1977 Chrysler Mutineer, Bowie, Texas, $1,600 5/29/10, 1977 Chrysler Mutineer, Lincoln, Nebraska, $650 8/21/09, 1977 Chrysler Mutineer, Farmington Hills, Michigan, $950 4/27/07, 1977 Chrysler Mutineer, Grand Rapids, Michigan, $1,000 6/30/12, 1978 Chrysler Mutineer, Tijeras, New Mexico, $1,500 6/5/08, 1978 Chrysler Mutineer, Memphis, Tennessee, $1,200 8/31/04, 1978 Chrysler Mutineer, Pengilly, Minnesota (near Duluth), $800 8/1/04 1978 Chrysler Mutineer, Birmingham, Alabama, $950 1978 Chrysler Mutineer, Petal, Mississippi, $700 7/7/11, 1979 Chrysler Mutineer, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $800 7/18/09, 1979 Chrysler Mutineer, Baltimore, Maryland, $1,200 6/25/22, 1980 Chrysler Mutineer, 15', Magnolia, Arkansas, $950 3/31/16, 1980 Chrysler Mutineer, 15', Albuquerque, New Mexico, $950 7/23/11, 1980 Chrysler Mutineer, 15', Wallingford, Connecticut, $1,099 9/21/10, 1980 Chrysler Mutineer, 15', East Bloomington, Minnesota, $790 7/14/05, 1980 Chrysler Mutineer, Minocqua, Wisconsin, $950 3/27/07, 1981 Chrysler Mutineer, San Antonio, Texas, $700 11/15/06, 1981 Chrysler Mutineer, Leander, central Texas, $1,600 1981 Chrysler Mutineer, Dallas, Texas, asking $1500 9/3/07, 1982 Starwind Mutineer 15, Prairie Village, Kansas, $1,250 7/3/11, 1983 Starwind Mutineer 15, Seabrook, Texas, $1,700 5/2/09, 1983 Wellcraft Starwind 15, Boerne, Texas, $1,900 1983 Wellcraft Starwind 15 (Chrysler Mutineer), Texas 3/15/12, 1983 Gloucester Mutineer 15' Jacksonville, North Carolina, $1,100 Chrysler Index Sailboat Photo Gallery Select the first letter of the sailboat make or model A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   R   S   T   U   V   W   Y   Z   Sailboats for sale

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