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thin ply

Some glass on the bottom- at least below the water line, makes maintaining anti fouling paint a lot easier. With just paint, it is very easy to sand or scrape right through the outer ply veneer. My boat is fir ply and "checks" are a part of life with it, I wish it had a layer of dynel or light glass. B

 

Bruce.
I agree. If your plywood boat is made of Douglas Fir (Oregon) plywood, it is a good idea to have a thin coat of glass or dynel set in epoxy on the outside of the hulls.
Quality mahogany plys such as Brunzeel or Royal Dutch Weldwood Marine ply do not necessarily need glass. Just three coats of epoxy and two coats of marine polyurethane paint in a nice colour is sufficient.
However if-- for peace of mind --you want to glass it then by all means do.

 

Hello,
I would be very interested, do you still sell the plan.
I´m from Upper Austria, and found this thread, while I was searching for plans for just that boat.
If you still sell it, could you please inform me.
Thanks a lot

P.S.: Please excuse my poor english.

 

... Did you buy his plans and did you get them ? Because his auction is on ebay again

 

...sorry forgot the link http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300392734596&_trkparms=tab=Watching

 

...another link http://www.nauticaltrek.com/index.php?id=12080

sorry it was the wrong one

 

I Need A Home.

OLDSAILOR7, I WOULD LOVE THAT SET OF PLANS, HOW DO I PAY YOU, ??

 

Has Anyone On This Tread Any Experience Of A K24t Or Even A Few
Photos ??

 

What Would Be The Appox Cost Of Building A Buccaneer 24 ??

 

What Is The Max Spinnaker A B24 Would Carry ??

Whats Four, Now.

 

What Are The Approx Man Yours Needed For Construction Of A B24 ?
Thats Five, Now I Can Send Mail, Yeppee !!

 

All The Above Questions May Be Answered In One Reply, If I Haven't

Got To Far Up Everybodys' Nose, Waterat.

 

answers

Waterat, look at some of the other buc 24 threads and also small tri. We had a lot of information get posted in those. The buc 24 is one of the lowest cost boats in its size range available. Both material and labor are minimal for the end result. It is "dated" and does not fold as designed. If you have any questions not answered in the other threads, send me a message and I will try to help. I did not build my boat but I have been repairing and up-dating it. I have a tall rotating rig and can easily carry a 600 sq foot chute. I have around 400 sq' upwind in light to meduim air.I think samnz has about an 800 foot spinaker on Capricorn. I am sure that is pushing the limit, but he has a good boat and knows how to handle it. I have sized my rig to take advantage of Melges 24's used sails that seem to be very available. I have just finished estimating the cost of a new set of floats/amas for mine at around $1000 US for top grade materials and I would think about a good week's labor.

 

Thanks Bruce, I'm burning my eyes out at the moment reading all the treads.
0S7 has been a great help and plans are on the way. I have a mast and sails
from a Wharram Tiki 21 and I think that will suffice to drive her for year one.
Its time to make sawdust, Many Thanks, Waterat.

 

less is best

Waterat, keep it light and it should work fine. I have tried a Hobie 16 main on mine just to see what happened. ( with a larger jib) The cloth is really too light for the "stiffness" of the Buc 24 but the combination makes a very nice, easily managed day-sailing rig. Don't add anything that Crowther doesn't show and the Buc will be easy to build and perform great. Bruce