22 - 24 trimaran

[oldsailor7]

As RHP said---"how many people are there willing to fork out $60,000 PLUS for a 7.5M tri ", with poor accommodation, when you can build a high performance DIY Tri for less than half that ???

[NiklasL]

Only those who don't have time to build or that are lazy enough.
Plus who likes one design racing since it is better for comparing skills on the water. But if it is a construction contest then go ahead and build. =)

[unionjak]

hello oldsailor7,
Can you provide me(via email) with the study plans for the Kismet k24t ?

If you can i would be happy to pay via paypal etc but would need to know the details.

Many thanks,
Steve.

[oldsailor7]

Sorry Steve.

I am not in the boat design plans business.

I am just a retired guy who is making the Buccaner 24 plans available again, because I believe that it is too good a design to just let die.

Apparantly there are plenty of B24 owners/restorers/sailors/builders who agree with me.

[Chris Ostlind]

In the US, there is what is known as a "hotrod culture" in which enthusiasts and romanticists of the golden days of American cars; the days when engines and fins were huge, as well as the testosterone levels of those driving the beasts were in full bloom.

These guys meet on warm summer evenings, typically, at a local hamburger joint and show off their rides, their big bellies, their now older babes and their propensity to spend huge sums of money chasing that long ago dream with the car of their choice.

Oldsailor7 is one of these guys, as are many of us here... only we do it with our boats. We hold onto our crusty dreams of days gone by and make snide comments about all the young dudes in their carbon fiber whiz-bangs with computer generated foils and sail rigs from another planet. Secretly, we all would just flat love to have one of these modern go-fast rides, but age and the realities of managing the funds correctly for our sunset years have cast a new process of thinking across our bows, as it were.

Some of these wonder boats from yesteryear can still hold their own in the face of modern competition and the Buc 24 is one of them when properly maintained and sailed with a sense of urgency and shrewdness acquired from years of putting the royal yachtsmen in their place.

Long live the classic multihull gang!

[bruceb]

Hey, be nice, I have the belly and the old hot-rods too. (and some carbon fiber) Fast is still fun! Bruce

[unionjak]

Hello,
Oldsailor did you manage to do the in-detail study plans for the bucc 24 ?

I am very new to this game but am keen....however i am on a very tight budget.
Is the bucc 24 a stitch and sew or will i have to make some kind of framing to hold things up ?
In short is the bucc good for new people to build ?
And one more.....what is the accomodation size in the cabin.

Manythanks,
steve.

[oldsailor7]

Steve.
Your post is OT for this thread.

If you go to "24' Trimaran Plans for Sale" in the "Marketplace" sub-forum, you will find a three view which you can print down "Landscape" and scale up 140%. Materials list is there also.

Hope this helps.

[marios]

Good morning,
how see and buy the Buccaneer plans, please?Thank You
Marios from Italy

[oldsailor7]

Originally Posted by marios

Good morning,
how see and buy the Buccaneer plans, please?Thank You
Marios from Italy

Marios. Thanks for your inquiry.

Your post is Off Topic for this thread.

If you go to "24' Trimaran Plans for Sale" in the "Marketplace" sub-forum, you will find a three view which you can print down "Landscape" and scale up 140%. Materials list is there and also building instructions.

When you have made five posts on these forums I can talk to you via Private Messaging.

Hope this helps.

[marios]

Thank You
Marios

[johnelliott24]

I have just completed a 24ft hydrofoiling tri. The design objective was to use lots of production parts, to rig in 15 minutes from trailer to water and to be quicker than anything in all conditions except large waves. Once I get it sorted, I plan to add an optional cabin like the buc 24's, that quickly fastens in sections on top of the base tri. One person called it a "tinker toy" because everything pops together. The cabin will fit in sections even in my minivan with the amas. My tiny 8 ft trailer will carry the main hull and mast in a very narrow, aerodynamic package for long trips.
I think that being highly modular and using foils is the future. It allows rapid reconfiguration and the foils not only provide great speed but allow you to run tiny amas. Mine are designed to allow you to board via the amas and to hold the boat level when stationary. That is really all they do. This results in a pretty good sized, fast boat that is much easier to store and move around than my 20ft beach cat. I'll post some pictures when she goes out this Spring. The link below has some shots of my first tri. The second one is very similar. Let me know what you think about a cabin design if you have any ideas. Thanks
http://s371.photobucket.com/albums/o...he%20trimaran/

[bruceb]

That looks like a great example of leaving off anything that is not necessary I hope it sails as fast as it looks. What materials are you planing to use for your cabin? B

[johnelliott24]

That's a good question that I have been thinking about a lot. I'd like to be able to reduce cabin windage at a moments notice -- so maybe it will have a folding top , or be an inflating PVC structure or a tent like structure. The bottom will be plywood. I use a lot of carbon, but for a cabin I will not. To go fast it will be best to leave the cabin behind. So instead of making a "fast cabin" out of carbon I'll just use inexpensive materials. I kind of like the idea of pumping up a good sized cabin in PVC and then being able to quickly deflate it to really move to windward. PVC would be rain proof, and provide some insulation, but would weight only a few pounds. What do you think?

[bruceb]

I have been looking at a cross between a bimini and a fabric pop up cabin sort of like some production cruisers use (Catalina 22s and others). Same reason, it would be nice to flatten it or leave it at home. Having had several self deflating air mattresses, I am not sure I would trust a light inflatable cabin to be there when you wanted it, but I do like the simplicity. I used a two man camping tent on one of my tramps last summer and it was very comfortable and easy to deal with, but I would not want to go to weather with it up Bruce