Hi Raymond,

have you thought of a Golden Hind? There are I believe two versions, 26 and 31 1/2 feet long. They are a well traveled design and very seaworthy, you see them all over the world voyaging quite successfully. They are plywood or fiberglass construction and have a long shallow central keel with steel plate bilge keels that allow them to dry out upright. They would convert well to junk rig.

All the best, David.

Just had a look on the internet and there is one for sale in Bangor, Wales at 7950 pounds, one in Gibraltar for 12,000 pounds and one in Auckland, New Zealand for $11,000 NZ. All have fiberglass hulls with plywood decks and are 31 foot six inches long. There are a lot of them about and David Tyler had an Eventide once, a near sister by the same designer, Maurice Griffiths. I have not looked very thoroughly but there seem to be quite a few for sale out there at reasonable prices.

Bonjour

An "Ecume des Mer" (9m)  has been converted to junk in the south of France (a bit more on Mediteranean area).

There is a short thread on VoilesAlternatives (in French):

http://www.voiles-alternatives.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=388

http://www.voiles-alternatives.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=391

and a blog (in French) : http://gitandesmers.unblog.fr/

He bought Bamboos for the mast and battens in south-west of France (Bambouseraie du Gers). The mast is bamboo reinforced by carbon epoxy.

Eric

Raymond Liljeros wrote:

Would anyone know how much I am looking at to convert this one with a Junk Rig ?

And in doing so I suppose the old rig could be sold also.

It is for sale for 1500 euros, recently renovated, including engine.

Sure, it is not new, 1960, but it will sail. 

8.50m (27.89 pieds)

2.55m (8.37 pieds)

http://www.annoncesbateau.com/voilier/occasion-annonce-827368.html

The first at 15,000, the second at 1,500. I think 15,000 is the right price, and the other is a mistake. 

Hi Raymond,

lovely boat!!

 It all depends on how refined you want to be with the rig. I would suggest that going cheap and experimenting as you go may be the best way for you to go. I think, by your profile, you live in the south of France. There are extensive pine forests in the area (if my memory serves me from 45 years ago when I was there!) A little investigation may find a suitable log for a mast at a very reasonable price or even free, and the boat should easily handle a solid mast. Yard boom and battens can be made from lumberyard timber at very little cost and a sail made from blue or white polytarp will cost just a couple of hundred euros, all up cost probably less than 1,000.00 euros. If you go with a professionally made sail, aluminium spars and battens and new blocks etc for the rigging you would end up with no change from 10,000.00 euros. Yes there is quite a lot of work in doing it yourself but you would learn a huge amount about your boat and rig and you could upgrade as you go and the money allows. You would also be sailing and learning how the junk rig handles instead of just reading about it.

All the best with the project, David.