25 ft Catamaran plans for sale.

[oldsailor7]

Due to an accident at home I am unable to build or sail boats any more.
I have a complete set of Richard Woods 25 ft "Gwahir" plans for sale.
I have the designers OK to on-sell the plans as no boat has been built from them.
Included is extra information, pics and dwgs, on building in double diagonal or chined planking. Also choice of wooden or alloy crossbeams. An alternate fully battened fathead mainsail plan is included for those wanting to race.
The Gwahir was designed to be easily and quickly built, is de-mountable, and since it can be fitted with four berths, galley and toilet, makes for a great fast weekender / cruiser / racer. $200.00 includes P & P.worldwide. Questions answered.

[vadim_go]

Sorry to hear this. I hope you will be able to share your wisdom and help us beginners.
Are the plans still available? I was actually contemplating the project like that, and Woods designs are real high in my short list.

[oldsailor7]

Yes Vadim I still have the plans. Suggest you have a look at the "Gwahir" on Richard Woods website to get an Idea what is involved. Then contact me by Private Messaging on these forums. PM is more secure than E-mail when exchanging personal information.

[vadim_go]

well, I need some more posts to be able to PM, please.

[vadim_go]

Yep,
I've looked at them again yesterday. Diagonal planking, you mean cold molding? And what is the chine???

Couple of months ago I've spend some time researching the topic, read some books etc.
My intentions where to find a multihull under 30 ft, trailer/transportable, with accommodations for 2 adults/2 kids for overnight/weekending.

I was not sure the "Gwahir" is the right one. It is marketed as a racing cat for experienced sailor. I have an old 23' finkeel that I am sailing/fixing for the last 4 summers plus around the cans crew racing on J/105. Clearly, I can not claim to be an experienced multihull sailor, but I believe I have some experience plus common sense.

Then there is the question of actually building one. From what I've found out, cold molding makes a strong light hull, but it is not the fastest, nor the easiest one. I was thinking more about the ply (stitch and glue), strip or foam core. Hughes' ply molding approach got my attention (even got his designs catalog), but I did not see a design I really like.

[vadim_go]

from reading the site, it seems that the biggest difference between the Gwahir and Wizzer is the rig.

[vadim_go]

Does that mean that it is easier to flip the Gwahir than Wizzer?

[oldsailor7]

The size of the rig you put on either is up to you. The real difference between the two is the hull section on the Whizzer which is more complicated and thus must be done in double diagonal or strip planking. Richard said that in racing he never lifted a hull on the Gwahir. You should ask him for his opinion regarding your intended use for the boat. The plans you would be getting cost me $740.00 which I thought was worth it. Only my unfortunate falling down a flight of stone steps prevented me from building it,---- or any other boat now.

[mugsman]

Sorry to hear about your fall; from what I have read on this site you are no doubt one of the most knowledgeable contributors.
Can you let me know if you are still able to supply Buccaneer plans as I am kinda hooked on the design after reading your posts.
Thanks

[oldsailor7]

Originally Posted by mugsman

Sorry to hear about your fall; from what I have read on this site you are no doubt one of the most knowledgeable contributors.
Can you let me know if you are still able to supply Buccaneer plans as I am kinda hooked on the design after reading your posts.
Thanks

Thanks for your inquiry and kind words. The set of plans I have are spoken for-- but not yet confirmed.
Nevertheless I am getting a renewed surge of interest the the B24.
I have moved homes from the seashore to the mountains, but that does not stop me from producing plans again. As I have said before it is not worth producing plans if I can't do a run of minimum five sets at a time.
As soon as we have settled into our new house I am going to review the options. So all I can say is --hang in there and I will advise the outcome on the Buccaneer 24 trimaran thread, as soon as I can.
Thanks again. Paddy.

[mugsman]

Thank you for your prompt reply!!!! It would be much appreciated if you can keep me in mind for a set of plans. Well - off to clean-up the shop and get ready for the construction phase.
Thanks again