Buccaneer 240

Buccaneer 240

Development
Designer	disputed
Location	United States
Year	1975
Builder(s)	Bayliner
Role	Cruiser
Name	Buccaneer 240
Boat
Boat weight	4,000 lb (1,814 kg)
Draft	2.50 ft (0.76 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	23.67 ft (7.21 m)
LWL	20.33 ft (6.20 m)
Beam	8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Engine type	outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	long keel
Ballast	1,250 lb (567 kg)
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	26.20 ft (7.99 m)
J foretriangle base	9.33 ft (2.84 m)
P mainsail luff	22.25 ft (6.78 m)
E mainsail foot	8.75 ft (2.67 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	97.34 sq ft (9.043 m2)
Jib/genoa area	122.22 sq ft (11.355 m2)
Total sail area	219.57 sq ft (20.399 m2)
Racing
PHRF	270

The Buccaneer 240 and Buccaneer 245 are a family of American trailerable sailboats that were both designed as cruisers and first built in 1975. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Production

The designs were built by Bayliner Marine Corp. in the United States, between 1975 and 1979, but are now out of production. ^{[1] [4] [5]}

Design

McArthur says that the boats are Bayliner developments of Alan Payne's Columbia T-23, adapted from a "splashed" mold using a T-23 hull. Henkel claims that the designs are a scaled down version of William Garden's Buccaneer 300, created by Bayliner's in-house design team. ^{[1] [4]}

The design goals were outlined by Bayliner as a roomy, trailerable, cruising-oriented sailboat with six feet of below deck headroom. ^[6]

The Buccaneer 240 and 245 are recreational keelboats, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. They have masthead sloop rigs, raked stems, plumb transoms, transom-hung rudders controlled by tillers and fixed, shallow draft, long keels. ^{[1] [4]}

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth. The galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a double sink. The large head is located beside the companionway on the starboard side, has 72 in (180 cm) of headroom and includes a shower. The main cabin headroom is also 72 in (180 cm) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 20 U.S. gallons (76 L; 17 imp gal). The number of the ports was not consistent through the production run of the boat. ^{[1] [4]}

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 270 and a hull speed of 6.0 kn (11.1 km/h). ^[4]

Variants

Buccaneer 240

This outboard motor-equipped model was introduced in 1975. It has a length overall of 23.67 ft (7.2 m), a waterline length of 20.33 ft (6.2 m), displaces 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) and carries 1,250 lb (567 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 2.50 ft (0.76 m) with the standard keel. The boat is fitted with a small 4 to 8 hp (3 to 6 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. ^{[1] [4]}

Buccaneer 245

This inboard diesel engine-equipped model was introduced in 1975. It has a length overall of 23.67 ft (7.2 m), a waterline length of 20.33 ft (6.2 m), displaces 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) and carries 1,050 lb (476 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 2.30 ft (0.70 m) with the standard keel. The boat is fitted with a small Volvo 7.5 hp (6 kW) inboard motor for docking and maneuvering. ^{[2] [4] [7]}

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel described the boat as a "floating apartment for coasting downwind. He wrote, "the Buccaneer Design Team ... created a group of high, boxy looking "wedding cake" designs with keels too shallow and with too little ballast for good upwind performance. Best features: Very extensive accommodations, with double berth aft, V-berth forward, convertible dinette in a "lounge" area that doesn't need to be made up every morning, a huge "bathroom" with head, sink, and shower, galley with a "refrigerator" (actually, just an icebox?), stove, and two-basin sink, Oh, and there's 6-foot headroom too. Worst features: The penalty for the good living arrangements below is a boat that sails downwind satisfactorily, but is no good upwind." ^[4]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Buccaneer 240 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Buccaneer 245 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Alan Payne 1921 - 1995". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
4. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 276. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
5. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Bayliner (Buccaneer/US Yachts) 1970 - 1979". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
6. Bayliner (1975). "What makes Buccaneer the top value family cruising yacht?". Cruising World. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
7. Bayliner (January 1976). "Buccaneer 240". Cruising World. Retrieved 22 January 2021.