I have a great parts kit for building your ultimate franken-tri.
And yes, I bought an ad. https://sailinganarchy.com/advert/almost-a-catamaran/
I am posting this thread because multihull guys are the only ones that might be interested, and Sailing Anarchy only allows 5 photos with ads. Here's some more info.
I had an old Macgregor 36 catamaran (Google will give you lots of info). Several years ago I dismasted. Someone had paid Randy Smyth to design a turbo-Macgregor project. A mast and Smyth mainsail were acquired, but the project was never finished, so I bought them. It was a big change. Original rig was 70's monohull design: 44 foot mast, masthead rig, big overlapping genoa. The new rig was a 52 foot mast, fractional rig, 100% jib. The foretriangle was almost exactly the same as a J-105, so I had an endless stream of cheap two year old J-105 jibs. The new rig really transformed the boat. Randy also said to widen the boat two feet. I didn't, but the previous owner had installed a heavy solid deck, so I got away with it because of the extra weight.
Anyway, the boat had been out of the water for a few years because of rotted daggerboard trunks. Did I mention I had to move the daggerboards back about 4 feet? I had hauled all the parts into the back yard to repair it, lighten it, widen it, yada yada yada. And that is when a windstorm blew a tree down onto the boat.
Enough. I think I am going to buy an F-boat. But I really hate to see my poor Macgregor come to such a sad end. There must be somebody out there in their 30's with some enthusiasm and a little skill that could make something of this mess. I am 72, and not willing to lose my dwindling number of sailing seasons to a project boat.
One hull was just barely scratched by the tree. The other hull is about a foot wider in the middle and the straight shear now curves up about 8 inches on each end. The cabin top is smashed in and all the internal structure is either broken or pulled away from the hull. It might be rebuildable, but I am thinking someone might want to make a franken-tri with a 36 foot center hull and a 52 foot mast. It would have awesome performance. You obviously would need two new amas and longer connecting beams than the 18 foot aluminum tubes of the Macgregor.
The boat is near Annapolis. There are more photos at: https://annapolis.craigslist.org/boa/d/gibson-island-free-sailboat-with/7601088440.html. I am happy to answer questions.
Here are a few photos from then and now.
And yes, I bought an ad. https://sailinganarchy.com/advert/almost-a-catamaran/
I am posting this thread because multihull guys are the only ones that might be interested, and Sailing Anarchy only allows 5 photos with ads. Here's some more info.
I had an old Macgregor 36 catamaran (Google will give you lots of info). Several years ago I dismasted. Someone had paid Randy Smyth to design a turbo-Macgregor project. A mast and Smyth mainsail were acquired, but the project was never finished, so I bought them. It was a big change. Original rig was 70's monohull design: 44 foot mast, masthead rig, big overlapping genoa. The new rig was a 52 foot mast, fractional rig, 100% jib. The foretriangle was almost exactly the same as a J-105, so I had an endless stream of cheap two year old J-105 jibs. The new rig really transformed the boat. Randy also said to widen the boat two feet. I didn't, but the previous owner had installed a heavy solid deck, so I got away with it because of the extra weight.
Anyway, the boat had been out of the water for a few years because of rotted daggerboard trunks. Did I mention I had to move the daggerboards back about 4 feet? I had hauled all the parts into the back yard to repair it, lighten it, widen it, yada yada yada. And that is when a windstorm blew a tree down onto the boat.
Enough. I think I am going to buy an F-boat. But I really hate to see my poor Macgregor come to such a sad end. There must be somebody out there in their 30's with some enthusiasm and a little skill that could make something of this mess. I am 72, and not willing to lose my dwindling number of sailing seasons to a project boat.
One hull was just barely scratched by the tree. The other hull is about a foot wider in the middle and the straight shear now curves up about 8 inches on each end. The cabin top is smashed in and all the internal structure is either broken or pulled away from the hull. It might be rebuildable, but I am thinking someone might want to make a franken-tri with a 36 foot center hull and a 52 foot mast. It would have awesome performance. You obviously would need two new amas and longer connecting beams than the 18 foot aluminum tubes of the Macgregor.
The boat is near Annapolis. There are more photos at: https://annapolis.craigslist.org/boa/d/gibson-island-free-sailboat-with/7601088440.html. I am happy to answer questions.
Here are a few photos from then and now.
