Old Quarter Tonners -Magic Bus

Doug Peterson

Perhaps I was right although it was a half-tonner. Still I think Gary B has a point in Eivind. The small wings on the cabin that Baul B talked about is Still. The lever arms is typically Finland sisu, as well as the connection of the tiller to the rudder stock.
Regards,
Booster

 

The quickest Kelly half tonner was the very expensively built Don Quixote, IIRC. It went quite well; top 10 in a worlds or two, IIRC. Chloe was a similar boat at 38 feet.

 

I recall DQ getting a lot of press because it was one of the first "baked" boats with carbon skins and, I believe, honeycomb core. However, I don't recall it doing very well in competition.

Chloe was a very small Two Tonner at 38 feet, and was crushed at the SORC they attended ('79 or '80?).

 

magic bus

rumour has it on the boats in our fleet is magic bus but has been renamed runaway bus. Google that as the have their own website. If not what you want email quarter ton class and some one will get back to you
Simon

 

Runaway Bus is a slightly different design; more freeboard and a narrower stern, IIRC.

I have a copy of an article about its first Burnham Week in storage somewhere; it's definitely a different boat.

 

Magic bus vs. Runaway Bus

My snap on #381 is of Magic Bus in San Fran and looks much different than the boat featured in the Runaway Bus.com.uk site. The site was very interesting, as a boat builder I just love coverage of projects that way. Pictures cover many elements not included in a texts.

As I remember Magic Bus It was moored along side a Santa Cruz 27. Both had very low freeboard with the Bus having a nice sweeping IOR deck shape, and a wide stern.

I've just checked out some snaps of a Mark 1 IOR Ted Irwin 1/2 tonner. Apparently a fixed keel model. all in all the Florida boat is the most Pin tail boat yet. Looks a little like the hard chine, drop board boat a few pages back.

crm

 

Terrorist Sold !

Apparently the alum. B. King drop board boat is on its way to Eden, Oklahoma. The boat was loaded up today and now on its way to the Oklahoma City area.

crm

 

The Irwin 1/2 Ton did have a chine. I thought they were all daggerboard boats. The design was based on the One Tonner in the photo as you noted.

 

Hopefully she will get some sort of nice restoration.

Let us know if you hear anymore.

 

Update

It seems so long ago that I started this thread!
We have since purchased the 1/4 tonner blackfun, here is an update from: www.crew.org.nz

 

Outstanding.

I received info this week from the owner of the 1977 daggerkeel QT Blitz, aka Rat Race (1-1-2-2-4 in the 1977 NAs).

The boat arrived last week after a cross country drive from New York, where it has been for the past 20 years. Some plywood work needs to be done on the transom and cockpit, but otherwise not bad shape.

I belive the daggerkeel case will also be rebuilt, with an eye toward using a retractable bulbed keel instead of the unballasted board.

There is also a plan to add masthead kites like Blackfun has.


The Farr 727 here in SoCal is also being worked on and hopefully both boats will be racing locally next year.


Roy Cundiff (1978 World Champion) was looking for the boat he won in, the Yamaha 25 Magician V. Last known location was somewhere in the North of Japan about 15 years ago. If anyone knows anything about the current location let us know.

 

From what I understand and due to them being rated under IRC, masthead kites are too big a penalty at this size with out any real increase in speed, we will only be running fractional kites

The picture of Blackfun above was in the old format, should hopefully be ready in 6months, will post some pics of the new look then.

 

Hi Steve;

I'm not sure if anyone answered your original question as this thread is gynormous and my lunch "hour" is only 30 minutes. My Friend Jon owns Magic Bus and she's a lovely little boat. Showing her age but showing better than myself. She's here in Alameda on the San Francisco Bay. She has not been out in a while but she normally plays on the estuary here on the week nights in summer.

If you've already got this information, sorry to repeat myself. If not and you need mroe, drop me a line.

Cheers!

Brooks

 

Hi there! Been reading these forums for a while and just registered.

Just about to have a survey done on a modified Jim Young Rocket 31. Took it out for a test sail last Saturday and was surprised at how quick it is! This one has swept back rig, full height centerboard case but the aftermarket 9 foot keel with bulb is fixed in position. Despite extending 9 feet under the hull...it comes up over 3 feet inside the hull! It is one solid keel set up

Needs a good tidy up but looks in pretty good shape structurally - survey will confirm (Or not).

We were out in 25 knotts gusting 30 and whilst she heeled over a bit she was very easy to control and it wasnt hard to keep her on track despite the heavily shifting winds. Its a big volume 30 footer but nothing downstairs other than a bar (Must have been built in NZ LOL).

I am buying it for fast coastal passagemaking, blasting around the harbour and some overnighter's. Kids think it is cool which is always important.

Will put some info up here about what I do with it from a fitout perspective / repair and maintenance post purchase if anyone is interested in reading it.

Cheers

Craig

 

Well of course we would be interested Craig. I'm interested in the same style of boat, daysailing like 99% of most keel boats seen about the place. Draft of this boat sounds interesting. Its probably a real problem for most people and is one of the reasons these sort of yachts sell cheap.[/I]