Buying New Sails Bayliner Buccaneer 180

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mrudman850

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Oct 17, 2013
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Catalina 22 Plymouth MA
Replacing my 1970's multi-colored sails on our Bayliner Buccaneer 180. Finally got a mooring in Plymouth MA (9 years on waiting list) and too embarassed to sail with them! I'm a weekend sailer, no racing yet and stick pretty much to the harbor and Cape Cod Bay. From reading other posts, sounds like Dacron is the material for me. What should I know about cut, weight etc? I've gotten quotes from Lee, North, National Sail, JudySails, Fair Winds, Precision and a couple of local sailmakers.

How do I decide? Also getting a CDI FF1 furler for the new jib.

Thanks as always.

Mike Rudman
Plymouth MA
 
Eric M

Eric M

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Sep 30, 2008
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Island Packet 35 Jacksonville
Your Buccaneer 18 is a one design racing boat, while you have stated you are not yet interested in racing, check out their class webpage.

http://buccaneer18.org/

You can very likely find someone who has a lightly used (read less than 1 year old) set of sails for sale, quite often for <1/2 of the reatail price of new sails. It is a great way to upgrade your sails at a fraction of the cost and possibly a way to meet some folks in your area who have the same boat! I have been on the buying and selling end of lightly used racing sails and it is a win win for both parties.
 
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mrudman850

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Oct 17, 2013
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Catalina 22 Plymouth MA
Eric M said:
Your Buccaneer 18 is a one design racing boat, while you have stated you are not yet interested in racing, check out their class webpage. http://buccaneer18.org/ You can very likely find someone who has a lightly used (read less than 1 year old) set of sails for sale, quite often for <1/2 of the reatail price of new sails. It is a great way to upgrade your sails at a fraction of the cost and possibly a way to meet some folks in your area who have the same boat! I have been on the buying and selling end of lightly used racing sails and it is a win win for both parties.
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Thanks Eric but I wish my boat was one of these. The Bayliner Buccaneer 180 was apparently the great granddaddy of the 18 and went through a series of ownership changes. My overall sail area is 134sf vs 175 for the one design. My LWL is a foot shorter. Great suggestion re sails, but it's not my boat. Thanks.

Mike
 
Stu Jackson

Stu Jackson

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Feb 26, 2004
22,986
Catalina 34 224 Maple Bay, BC, Canada
Mike, the simple answer is this:

1. Lower price with national sail sales

2. Better service from local sail makers

Good luck, local is always my vote.
 
BobM

BobM

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Jun 10, 2004
3,269
S2 9.2A Winthrop, MA
Decide based on usage. If you have an outboard and plan to sail only in fair weather a lighter sail cloth like 5oz may be enough and better in light air. Your sailmaker is your best resource.
 
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TLW

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Jan 15, 2013
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Oday 31 Whitehall, MI
Yep, the Bayliner Buccaneer and the (Chrysler) Buccaneer are two completely different boats. The Chrysler Mutineer was the 15' little sister. When Chrysler went out of business, I believe the class association took over, although there might have been an intermediate builder. The Bayliner Buccaneer actually came in two distinctly different versions - one being a nearly flush deck model.
 
Joe

Joe

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Jun 1, 2004
8,163
Catalina 27 Mission Bay, San Diego
Unless you're planning on racing right now.... get the cheapest you can... and enjoy a few seasons of daysailing. When you get the racing bug... you'll have enough experience by then to know what you need.. and you'll have the older sails for practice and a racing set for competition.
 
BobM

BobM

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Jun 10, 2004
3,269
S2 9.2A Winthrop, MA
Thankfully

...it isn't a larger Bayliner Buccaneer. MAN those boats are ugly.:puke:
 
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