Buccaneer 240

Short description: Sailboat class

Buccaneer 240Development

Designer| disputed
Location| United States
Year| 1975
Builder(s)| Bayliner
Role| Cruiser
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

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

## Contents

* 1 Production
* 2 Design
* 3 Variants
* 4 Operational history
* 5 See also
* 6 References

## 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Buccaneer 240 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/buccaneer-240.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Buccaneer 245 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/buccaneer-245.
3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Alan Payne 1921 - 1995". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/payne-alan.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 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. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/bayliner-buccaneerus-yachts.
6. ↑ Bayliner (1975). "What makes Buccaneer the top value family cruising yacht?". Cruising World. https://books.google.com/books?id=EZ00_GxsP_QC&q=Buccaneer+240&pg=RA1-PA21.
7. ↑ Bayliner (January 1976). "Buccaneer 240". Cruising World. https://books.google.com/books?id=SwviecyBviYC&q=Buccaneer+240&pg=RA8-PA104.

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