Fred, I am happy to see you are using your extra time wisely :)- cutting up a perfectly good boat and "improving" it. I will be interested in...
Look at a J-90 for a fairly modern one done properly. They sail quite well but really lack on interior space. Nice boats though. B
Fred, you do need to keep the floats dry, and they are harder to vent properly than the main hull. I had to work hard at sealing the beam saddles...
Now your boat has the sails it deserves! They and the boat look good :) B
For what its worth :). The current owner of my old Buc-24 has hit 18 kts several times recently GPS verified , at least once single handing. Big...
Donald, some of the Stiletto catamaran's used full batten boomless mains, and I had one on a 24' trimaran I used to have. It worked great, was a...
The old C&C Mega 30 was pretty easy to trailer and set up, and also remember that most of the Corsair trimarans up through 31-32 feet are legal...
I am pretty sure the first photo is a 20 (actually about 19') , the second one I think is a 18 but the photo makes it look larger. I have an 18...
Congrats Fred! Good/new sails make a difference on any boat, but on light and fast boats, the lift to drag ratio really becomes apparent. Enjoy!!! B
That is the best looking 33/36 I have seen- really nice. The extra length and the fixed beams really open up the interior space. I wonder if it...
Carl, they go from the outer front beam (next to the float hull) and back to the inside of the rear beam next to the main hull, run under the...
I would agree that any synthetic is questionable for waterstays, I don't think it would work for my 33. I have solid aluminum bars on it, and it...
Hi, I beg to differ- I have my whole Buc 33 rigged with dyneema, it has been for the last four seasons, and after the first season, I have only...
I will try to take some and post them, "soon" . I haven't been at the lake much since our racing season is still on hold, I have been rebuilding a...
Fred, your boat leaks because there is a hole in it! ;) A bit more serious- first, is it rain water, or all the time, only when sailing...? If...
So you feel the need for speed ;) Fred, actual measurements would help me compare what you have to other rudders. All foils a best when long and...
The Bucs have waterstays that complicate things. The inner stay ends are right where you would want the ramp/board to be next to the hull. I have...
I take a lot of different people sailing, and often they swim off my boat. I have found that unless a ladder extends at least 20 inches below the...
T2T, Why is that boat still on the hard??? I certainly enjoy sailing my 33 :). I have mounted a flip up sliding four step ladder on my port...
That is interesting, the patent shows somewhat different geometry than the video. I have to wonder how defensible the patent would be. Watch where...
