Madness 31-foot Pacific Proa |
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Madness #1 - Finished Boat |
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Madness was built by professionals under the designer's supervision at CLC's shops in Annapolis, and finished by Mark Bayne at Sea Island Boatworks. The hulls are premium marine okoume plywood, with every surface sealed on both sides with epoxy and fiberglass for strength and durability. The crossbeams are hollow, with composite sitka spruce vertical webs, western red cedar fairings, and finished inside and out with structural carbon fiber. The crew bench and the mainsheet struts are also carbon composite. All hardware is stainless steel. Rudders and daggerboard are fiberglass with a sitka spruce core. The hull is finished in AwlCraft LPU, an extremely hard, durable, and beautiful finish. Water beads up on it. (The Federal Yellow color is in homage to the work of the late, great Dick Newick.) Decks are covered in light gray SeaDek nonskid. The rig is the tall, square-topped "racing" option. The rotating carbon fiber mast is a customized Omohundro section, very light. Shrouds are stainless and halyards are Spectra. The halyard winch and mainsheet winches are by Harken; the mainsheet winches are self-tailing. The main halyard is 2:1. Jib halyards and spinnaker halyard are led to Spinlock clutches on the mast. The boom is aluminum. The mainsail and the two genoas are Vectran and were built by Boding-Segel, in Sweden, under the direction of performance specialist Sandy Goodall. The red asymmetrical spinnaker is also by Boding-Segel. A beautifully-cut #3 jib was built in Dacron by Potomac sailmakers. Two Harken staysail furlers are included. All sails are in new condition. The mainsail has a custom boom cover. The custom trampoline is Ultra Cross Silver Dyneema, very light and the perfect mesh size for good footing and low windage. The breaking strength of the twine used in the knotless netting is 765lbs. The outboard is a low-hours Yamaha 4hp 2-stroke mounted on a "sled" beneath the trampoline. It was recently serviced and starts on the first pull. It will drive the boat at 7.5 to 8 knots in calm conditions. The cabin is far more spacious than photos and drawings suggest. Two adults accustomed to living with a light footprint could be comfortable indefinitely. The cabin interior is painted but has not been fitted out. It could be used as it stands, though the owner may want to optimize with hull liner, cushions, an electrical system, and various galley options. (We can do this work at CLC on a negotiable basis.) The ama contains two self-draining lockers for fenders, spare line, anchor rodes, gasoline cans, and so on. The boat is on a customized galvanized trailer. Madness weighs about 1400lbs with engine, rig, and basic cruising gear aboard, and the trailer weighs about 600lbs. Thus towing is easy. The current tow vehicle is a Ford Flex crossover with a 3.5 liter V6 engine. Rigging the boat on a beach takes about a day to set up the first time; it gets quicker with familiarity. Delivery to the Lower 48 States is negotiable with purchase. Madness cost about $80,000 in labor and materials to build in 2011. The sale price represents about $6.25/hour for labor, something potential home builders should contemplate. For spirited coastal or islands cruising, this is a singular and compelling design, widely admired for its sculptural lines and effortless speed. Compare price and speed potential with the Corsair F-22 and other fast multihulls. Email [email protected] or call 410-267-0137 with any questions! Note Harken staysail furler on jib. 4hp Yamaha outboard on retractable sled.
On display at the 2012 United States Sailboat Show. A beautiful finish and detailing. The boat on its trailer, prior to rigging. The ama is slung beneath the cockpit on the opposite side of the trailer. The interior under construction.
A Honda 2hp was sufficient for calm conditions, but a Yamaha 4hp is included in the sale and can handle more wind. Max horsepower would be 5. Madness can be handled solo from the protected cockpit or from the crew bench. An easy boat to beach. Back to main Madness Proa Page Contact us for info or call 410-267-0137 |