Buccaneer 24 Trimaran

Welcome to the forum Sipke,
I'm no expert on the buc's but I don't think the bed will be a problem reading this post of Samnz http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/multihulls/buccaneer-24-trimaran-25159-7.html#post247820
Even if the accommodation isn't up to your needs, length wise, you should be able to easily adept the plans to your ideas/lenght.
There's a lot off knowledge represented about the buc here on this forum by "respected" owners, builders & sailors, so if you have any questions.
A bit surprised that Oldsailor 7 hasn't chimed in yet to inform you about the plans of the 24.
No not restoring, but was lucky to takeover a trimaran designed by Dick Newick last year, hence I didn't proceed in going after the one you're interested in.

I hope your lucky with the buccaneer 24 in Steenvak.
Please keep us informed about any progress!

Cheers,

 

Hello Hielan,

I already stumbled upon Old sailor via smalltrimarans.com. But I must make 5 posts before I can pm him.... This helps also :



very nice, your 8.5! We sailed at the HET this year and we also fell in love with the beatifull lines of the Somersault. And then we got also more attention for the trimarans. We currently sail an open microcat, strider, but it lacks real speed and height and also a central cuddy would be nice in case of a bad dutch summer. It is trailerable but takes a lot of time dissassembling. We are now trying to make the decision of upgrading the Strider and adding a Cabin or to choose a trimaran that suits us.

Scarabs look nice but are too small, the Threefold 6 is also too small and cannot be stretched to suit our needs easily. Maybe we go to Friesland this weekend and hope to find out about the 'frozen' tri. If salvable Luctor et emergo would be a nice nickname.....

Sipke

 

Hello Samnz, are there more pics on the structural arrangement of the king size bed?

What are the dimensions?

Kind regards.

Sipke

 

Sorry I am late getting back to this subject but I was in hospital all last week having a bunch of tests.
The Mk 2 cabin wing bunks are 1900mm (6'-4") long and average width 750mm
(2' 6"). There is adequate headroom over the wing bunks due to the domed roof.
The bow bunk bottom should be 1/4" ply sitting on the second stringer up. Using the bottom stringer makes it too low and too narrow. Suitable safety flotation methods can be situated under the forward berth.
Hope this helps.

 

Oldsailor7,

It helps a little Is the Mk1 longer? Or can you make the bunks a bit longer? Or perhaps is there enough space to use the width of the cabin to accomodate a 2 m berth. 1.9 is just a little too small, being longer then that.

Kind regards,

Sipke

 

No, the MK2 is longer, You can make it even longer if you want, at the expense of a smaller cockpit. An extra 100mm (4") will make little difference to the cockpit room as the cabin bunk floor overhangs the cockpit bottom and makes a convenient protected place to put things. I am speaking from personal experience on this one as I made my Bucc with a cabin of MK1 width but MK2 length.

 

Is this a MKII or home-designed cabin?


We will look at the boat tomorrow. Maybe it can be restored to its former glory.

 

If not its got most of what you need to equip a new one.

 

It's basically the same, but the cabin has been crudely "Tweaked" to get more headroom and the cockpit coaming is altered too. The mainsheet/traveller track bridge is taking up too much cockpit space and should be replaced with a wire strop. Otherwise I agree with Cav.

 

Today we visited the little warf where the B24 is located.

Even worse then we imgined, because the boat was merely floating. It will be a challenge to restore it in former glory. Next week the warf will hoist the boat and I will take a second look. Hope then to have the plans and then we decide what to do. Use for spares or make it shine again........

7 years of neglect will give us a good challenge.

 

Make sure you drain or bail the water as it is lifted or it is likely to break things you want to keep. You could always bore some larger holes in the bottom if a pump isn't available. In any case take it slow.....most capsized multihulls get damaged in recovery attempts when the salvagers try to lift them full of water.
I don't think the cabin is that bad Paddy, the side window and coaming look all of a piece. The traveler might be good for racing....

 

I'm with Cavalier to be very careful when hoisting; not only because of the weight of the water/mud but because the long period underwater probably also has softened the (ply)wood and might have weakened fastenings.
Be very gentle with the pressure washer! When quality ply/wood was used it can/will be OK after drying.

Good luck!

 

I think / hope the warf will be carefull. They will drain the water from the main hull and keep it afloat. After bailing the water out they will hoist the tri.

 

Those pictures make me want to cry...

 

Hopes a float

I hope it is recoverable, I sort of like the cabin/traveler set up, I think they would work well the way I use my boat. My boat was frozen in and partly filled in its past, (I think more than once), and survived with only modest damage.
I wonder if the rig in the first pics is still with it? It looks fine, and I don't see any signs of breakage in the last photos, so maybe it is still stored somewhere? B