Crowther Buccaneer Trimarans.

[augustoelpoeta]

Originally Posted by jdazey

I see the interest is in Buc 33 plans. I don't have those, but I do have unused (the boat wasn't built) Buc 40 plans. EZI-Fold doesn't list these, and I don't know what the copyright status is.

Cheers,
Joe

Hi wath about the plans of crowter 40 trimaran?

[jdazey]

Hi Cesar,

I found the plans for the Buccaneer 40. I have mailed them to a forum member in Australia who has a commitment to scan them and make them available on the internet. Hopefully he will post here when the plans are available.

Best wishes,

[Redreuben]

Here are the scans of the Buccaneer 40 Trimaran plans plus a scan of a 40' cat that seems to be lost !
They are not complete but it is what we have.
No support is implied or given and anything you build is at your own risk
RR

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/783...u/Buccaneer_40

[Redreuben]

Sorry; I moved file.

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/783...u/Buccaneer_40

[steve ripples]

Thank you for hosting the drawings - very interesting and useful.

[Pauly1980]

The link to the Buc 40 plans doesn't seem to work. Have you still got them hosted?

[Redreuben]

Works for me ?

[PJOHara]

works for me also, although one of the pages appears to be for a 40' Crowther catamaran. Thanks for the uploads ! interesting to peruse.

[Pauly1980]

Thanks guys. I can't access any file sharing sites with our firewall down here so I was relying on friends back home and they told me the links were dead. Just have to wait until I get back to Australia

[Pauly1980]

Originally Posted by Redreuben

Works for me ?

Got it sorted. It was because I was copying the link from here and not opening it then copying.
The Bucc 40 looks quite nice and streamlined. Were there many ever built?

Paul

[longjonsilver]

So as i understand the Kraken 40 was designed as a race boat, and the Buc 40 was the cruising adaptation? Anybody cruising a Kraken 40?
jon

[longjonsilver]

i am looking at a Buccaneer 40 and the owner says she doesn't have a backstay. What gives with that?

jon

[Redreuben]

Longjonsilver; because multi’s have a wide staying base most just use a forestay and swept back shrouds, this enables the big roachy mainsails that would normally catch on a backstay.
Some still use running backstays for mast head kites but even they are rare now as asymmetric spinnakers suit multi’s speed better.

[longjonsilver]

There are no backstays shown on the plans that i have, except the runners which go to the upper spreaders. Funny thing, she has a baby stay as well as a staysail stay. i was thinking of flying my asymmetric kite from the staysail halyard.

Learn something new everyday

jon

[Sand crab]

I removed the baby stay and running back stays from mine . Both were non structural. The baby stay hinders tacking like they all do and the running back stays were perfectly positioned to be in the way while boarding.