BUCKLER 24 MS
Masthead Ketch • Twin Keel • Built 1972
Dimensions
- LOA
- 23.66 ft
- LWL
- 17.17 ft
- Beam
- 8.08 ft
- Max Draft
- 3.5 ft
- Displacement
- 3,960 lbs
- Ballast
- 1,200 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.04 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 12.1
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 349
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 30.3%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 189 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Twin Keel
- Rig Type
- Masthead Ketch
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- Iron
Production
- First Built
- 1972
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Petter
- Power
- 12 hp
- Engine Type
- Diesel
- Water
- 12 gal
- Fuel
- 10 gal
Notes:
The appearance of the BUCKLER 24 has provoked ridicule from some. But it also appealed to a significant number of others who purchased them in the mid-1970's from the UK and beyond.
Layout shown is of the MKII version, introduced in 1975?.