Hi Bruce ... Thought you would enjoy seeing this
incredible picture of Ciganka as we were sailing into Little Harbour,
Bahamas cut from the ocean the morning of March 1st. A friend of ours,
Captain Bruce on s/v Beacon 1, was sailing out of the cut making his
away to the island of Eleuthra with his crew. Someone on board took
this picture with his Samsung phone and did not alter it at all. How
stunning! Enjoy Linda & Thomas Ciganka SEE all about this
Trader 65 that has been chartering for over 20 years
TRADER 65 Cargo Ketch boat plans
To contact Ciganka for charters go to:
www.SailingAdventures.org
THIS BOAT AND
BUSINESS IS SERIOUSLY FOR SALE ... CONTACT THE OWNERS AT
TRADER 65 & TRADER 765
- CUTTING FILES & PLANS
for STEEL or ALUMINUM or
NEW!
These designs will soon will be available as custom designs to order for WOOD EPOXY
and FIBERGLASS construction.
TRADER 65 The first of this
versatile design was prepared for Thomas
and Linda Owens of North Carolina. Tom and Linda had been active in the charter business
for many years and had very specific requirements when it came to their next boat.
There are now over 20 of this design
being built throughout the world so many other have agreed that this is a fine design for
those who plan to earn their living while enjoying the cruising lifestyle.
The Radius
Chine Hull has beautiful lines and will please anyone who builds this design. are between 6 and 10 sheets of drawings in the
typical study plan package.
TRADER 765
-
Plans and CUTTING FILES & PLANS
for STEEL or ALUMINUM construction.
TRADER 765
-
Plans and
FULL SIZE FRAME PATTERNS for WOOD EPOXY construction.
COMPLETED HULL OF TRADER 765.
Compare the size of the hull to the two workers near the door !
Trader 765 -
LOA 75'-0" / 22.86m -
LWL 65'-6" / 19.81
m - BEAM 19'-6" /
5.94 m - DRAFT
8'-0" / 2.44 m
Cargo & Family versions shown - CUSTOM layouts available -
EMAIL BRUCE
for details
MORE INFORMATION ON ALL VERSIONS INCLUDED WITH
STUDY PLAN PACKAGE.
SUPER
STUDY BOAT PLANS ...
Delivered by DOWNLOAD to your computer within 12 hours of you placing your order.
The study plans have lists of
materials & equipment etc & these will be useful in
costing out the complete boat.
Each STUDY PLAN contains ALL the construction
drawings for each material - STEEL, ALUMINUM as applicable to the particular boat plan - with up to 25 sheets per plan! Lists
of materials - Technical information - Numerous
construction drawings are all included.
You
can view & print the drawings in full or in sections.
BUILDING PHOTOS are included in the study plan package.
PLUS you receive a FREE
( VALUE £69.00 )
e-book
BUILD YOUR OWN BOAT.
STEP BY STEP ASSEMBLY
PHOTOS INCLUDED WITH ALL STUDY PLANS
SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER:
COMPLETE BOAT PLANS & FULL SIZE FRAME PATTERNS
...
Delivered by DOWNLOAD to your computer within 12 hours of you placing your order.
The plans have
all the information you need to build your own boat.
Each plan contains all the construction
drawings for
ALUMINUM OR STEELconstruction, plus bonus drawings covering
electrical, plumbing and engineering, everything you need to build your
boat.
Plus you will receive a DETAIL FOLIO showing how to make many of your
own boat fittings, lists
of materials and equipment are all included plus all technical information,
numerous
construction drawings and written building instructions are all included.
You
can view & print the drawings in full or in sections.
BUILDING PHOTOS are included in the plan package.
PLUS you receive a FREE
( VALUE £69.00 )
e-book
BUILD YOUR OWN SAILBOAT
..
Only available at this price if you order off this page.
TRADER 65
STEEL
or ALUMINUM CUTTING FILES, PLANS & ENGINEERING DRAWINGS
REGULAR PRICE €1,695
SPECIAL OFFER €795.00
To order the PLANS & CUTTING
FILES go to
SPECIALS PAGE
and
click on
€795.00
BUY
NOW BUTTON
Your plans and CUTTING FILES will be sent to you by
DOWNLOAD to your computer.
TRADER 765
STEEL
or ALUMINUM CUTTING FILES, PLANS & ENGINEERING DRAWINGS
boat plans &
FULL SIZE FRAME PATTERNS AVAILABLE FOR RADIUS CHINE STEEL OR ALUMINUM.
TRADER 65
TRADER 65
TRADER 765
TRADER 765
L.O.A.
65'
0"
19.80
m
76'-5"
23.31 M
L.W.L.
58'
10'
17.90
m
65'-0"
19.81 M
BEAM
16'
7"
5.10 m
19'-6"
5.94 M
DRAFT
6'
0"
1.80 m
Various
Various
SAIL AREA
2,036 sq ft
204 sq m
2,800 SQ FT
260 SQ M
TRADER 65 - "CIGANKA"
AVAILABLE FOR CHARTER
Hey Bruce, It's Thomas Owens and Linda Maruna that worked with you on the design for
the "Trader 65". Remember us??
She sails like dream. She is the fastest boat in the Abacos, Bahamas where
we run our charter business. She has hit 12 knots....sailing like a freight
train! She is stoutly rigged and heavily ballasted.
She lends herself so well as a live aboard in the charter business. We have
enough of our own space in the aft cabin and our own head and shower that we
don't mind having a heavy charter schedule. The galley is fantastic with
plenty of space. We even put in a 6 burner stainless steel restaurant stove
and oven.
We LOVE the pilothouse! We have 20 windows that go up and down so we can
get the fresh breeze and it gives us a panoramic view. We have a huge table
that can seat 12 people. This is really where we "live" ourselves. We eat,
read, do our computer work, and hang out all the time in the pilothouse.
Thomas did such a beautiful
job on the whole project, doing it all by himself! You wouldn't believe how
smooth the hull came out and we have never put any filler on the hull. The
best compliment was when we were in a boat yard and we were down below. We
heard this light tapping on the hull. We came up to see what it was. Two
guys looking across the boat yard had made a bet. One said our hull was a fiberglass hull and the other said it was steel! So they had to tap on it
to see who won the bet.
We are extremely proud of our accomplishments with this project. And are
happy having our home and business aboard "Ciganka"!
Thought you would enjoy an update!
We are doing super and absolutely love
our boat! You can go to our website and see what we are up to and some
pictures of the building process.
Thomas & Linda
Bruce, We finally got your
wonderful book. It was on a bit of a journey in several different hands
to get to us in the Bahamas. When we finally thought we were going to
get it, it came up lost from the bag of the person that brought it
through the Marsh Harbour airport. I kept calling the airport for days
and someone finally found it in Customs!
We think it is a beautiful book with
a lot of great information. We can only image how much work goes into
putting all that information together. We were thrilled with how the
pictures of "Ciganka" looks. All the best to you Bruce! Thomas & Linda
Ciganka is safe and sound in the
Abacos, Bahamas........May 6th
We sailed out of Luperon, Dominican
Republic Saturday May 1st at 7:30 AM. It was Thomas' birthday so he
was happy to have Ciganka under full sail out in the ocean with
steady 18-20 knots and gentle waves.
Ciganka was sailing along at
8-9 knots and all was good. The whole trip was pleasant and
"uneventful". We had good wind until we were off the north end of
Eleuthera. So we cranked up the motor and motor-sailed the last 12
hours of our ocean journey.
We entered the Abacos at Little Harbour
cut
at 4:00 PM on Tuesday. We then shut down the engine and had a
wonderful sail heading north to Man-O-War Cay. Up early Wednesday
morning we raised full sail with a nice wind to sail us to Green
Turtle Cay (about 25 miles) to clear Bahamas customs and
immigration.
Clearing into the Bahamas went quick and easy so we
had time to set sail and make it back to Man-O-War Cay for the
evening. In total we sailed about 700 miles in 4 days and only used
15 gallons of fuel. We like that!! Ciganka is such a great sailing
ship and we are both very proud of how well she performs.
It is nice to be back in the Abacos. We
have 2 weeks before our charter season starts. We were talking last
night that we are looking forward to this season. It going to be a
fun run!
Hope all is good for you. Please keep
in touch and we will do the same. Our Love, Thomas &
Linda Owens
TRADER 65
There are alternate sail boat plans available
for this design.
You could also lay out the interior to suit you own needs.
The Study plan package includes some construction sheets.
TRADER 65
The profile
view shown here is here is the trader version; just one of many accommodation
arrangements that you could choose to use in this boat.
TRADER 65
The plan view
shown here is the trader version; just one of many accommodation arrangements that you could
choose to use in this boat.
Alternate keel for Trader 65 STEEL OR ALUMINUM PLANS & CUTTING FILES version
- ROBERTS SAFETY SKEG IS ALSO AVAILABLE WITH THIS DESIGN.
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