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Seller's Description

I am reluctantly putting my 1996 Corsair 242 up for sale. This boat has been fresh water day-sailed since 2013. Boats includes Pacific trailer, 5 HP Tohatsu engine, and full suit of sails. It has a Doyle stack pack and batten mainsail car system for easy up and down of main. The boat is perfect for day sailing and low key racing. Mainsail and jib are decent, but getting tired and would need replacement for serious racing. The screecher and spinnaker have been lightly used for the last 5 years. Screecher has had some repairs, but is functional. Both jib and screecher have Schaefer furlers. There is an extra mainsail that came with the boat when purchased that has not been used at all. The main hull and floats have bottom paint which has been good at preventing growth in the fresh water. Interior is clean and used sparingly with nice covered cushions that were added in 2010. Some of the issues are that there is a leak that I have yet to repair on the cabin top when it rains hard that leaves some drips in the cabin and the sprit aluminum stopping plate needs repair. Also - the motor mount is a bit rough, but works fine.

Equipment: Sails 2004 Harding Square Top Main, Pentex 2009 Doyle Stackpack with lazy jacks 2007 Calvert Roller Furling Jib, Performance Load Path 2001 Calvert Screacher on Schaefer furler, Pentex 2001 Calvert Spinnaker 2001 UK Square Top Main Electronics Raymarine Bidata (speed / depth) - 2012 Raymarine ST-1000 Tiller Pilot - 2010, custom mounts Bulkhead mounted compass Deck Rotating aluminum mast w/ stainless steel mast foot Batten car system for mainsail easy lifting Non-roller furling boom Schaefer roller furling jib system (foil type) Aluminum bowsprit Grey Sunrise nets (2007) Float hatches Lifting eyes Standing rigging (forestay, capshrouds) replaced 2004, new forestay in 2018 Folding strut pins and bushings replaced 2006 Upgraded mainsheet purchase system 7:1 Windward sheeting car Replaced ports on floats - 2024 Upgraded traveler control - accessible from out on nets 2 x 16ST Harken winches on cabin top 2 x 16 Harken winches on cockpit coaming Additional Grey interior carpet liner Custom cushion covers Main cabin double bunk insert Porta potti (doubles as cabin step) Tiller extension Tiller clutch New tiller in 2024 Custom sheet bags Boom tent with mosquito netting Boat hook Anchor 1 - Danforth 2-Step boarding ladder Fenders / Docklines Pacific Trailer - 2008 - bunk hardware replace 2009 - two new tires Winch handle Tool for securing Ama bolts in position Mast pole for raising the mast Spare tire for the trailer Set of sheets for jib, screacher, and spinnaker Miscellaneous blocks and shackles to sheet and hoist provided sails

Specs

Designer
Ian Farrier
Builder
Corsair Marine
Associations
?
# Built
200
Hull
Trimaran
Keel
Daggerboard
Rudder
?
Construction
FG

Dimensions

Length Overall
24 0 / 7.3 m
Waterline Length
23 7 / 7.2 m
Beam
18 0 / 5.5 m
Draft
0 11 / 0.3 m 4 5 / 1.4 m
Displacement
1,690 lb / 767 kg
Ballast
?

Rig and Sails

Type
Sloop
Reported Sail Area
364′² / 33.8 m²
Total Sail Area
?
Mainsail
Sail Area
?
P
?
E
?
Air Draft
?
Foresail
Sail Area
?
I
?
J
?
Forestay Length
?

Auxilary Power

Make
?
Model
?
HP
?
Fuel Type
?
Fuel Capacity
?
Engine Hours
?

Accomodations

Water Capacity
?
Holding Tank Capacity
?
Headroom
?
Cabins
1

Calculations

Hull Speed
11.4 kn
Classic: 6.51 kn

Hull Speed

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Formula

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

11.38 knots
Classic formula: 6.51 knots
Sail Area/Displacement
41.0
>20: high performance

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

Formula

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3

  • SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
  • D: Displacement in pounds.
41.04
<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
?

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Formula

Ballast / Displacement * 100

?
<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
57.5
<100: Ultralight

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

Formula

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
57.51
<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
2.3
<20: lightweight racing boat

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Formula

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
  • LOA: Length overall in feet
  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
2.34
<20: lightweight racing boat
20-30: coastal cruiser
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat
40-50: heavy bluewater boat
>50: extremely heavy bluewater boat
Capsize Screening
6.0
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

Formula

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
6.01
<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

Notes

First called CORSAIR F-24 Mk II (until 2000).

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