Farrier F-82A

 Home-built from plans

Brand:

Farrier

Designed by:

Farrier Marine

Description:

The F-82 is a folding multihull of advanced design for home-building. It was first introduced in 1996, improving on and replacing the similar F-25. Plans for two versions are available, the F-82A for fast cruising and the higher powered racing trimaran F-82R. Both versions have excellent, sporty performance all-round, as well as being roomy enough for more relaxed cruises. Both versions can also be built with either aft cabin or aft cockpit configurations.

The aft cockpit has the larger seating area and can accommodate six. There is easy access to the stern and the water via a 'swim step.' Above the companionway there is a 'pop-top' in the cabin roof that gives standing headroom when raised.

The wing- sectioned, rotating mast is aluminium or carbon.

The F-82 trailers easily and can be launched on a slipway very quickly, with an advertised trailer-to-sail time of 30 minutes. The towing dimensions are 8 ft 3 in (2.5 m) wide and 9 ft 10 in (3.0 m) high.

Type:

Cruiser-racer

Multihull type:

Trimaran

Construction:

Hulls: foam cored glassfibe, or cedar strip-planking

Sails and rigging:

• Wing-sectioned rotating mast in aluminium or carbon
• Fractional rig
• Square-topped main; boom roller furling or boomless main
• Roller furling screacher, 321 sq ft (29.7 sq m); asymmetric spinnaker 694 sq ft (64.2 sq m)

The F-82R has a taller mast and bigger mainsail

Deck layout and gear:

Aft cockpit seats six and has swim step to give access to water.

Keels, boards and rudders:

• Tiller steering.
• Kick-up spade rudder or transom mounted rudder.
• Centreboard or daggerboard

Accommodation:

Aft: cabin version has bunk aft
Main cabin: bench seating port and starboard - converts to bunks; galley
Forward: double V-berth in forepeak
Heads: Portapottie is the best option

LOA (length overall):

8.2 m (26 ft 11 in)

LWL (length at waterline):

7.46 m (24 ft 6 in)

Beam:

5.95 m (19 ft 6 in)

Draft minimum:

0.3 m (1 ft)

Draft maximum (e.g. boards down):

1.4 m (4 ft 7 in)

Windward sail area:

37.8 m² (407 ft²)

Mainsail area:

25.4 m² (273 ft²)

Jib or Solent area:

12.4 m² (133 ft²)

Mast height above deck:

10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)

Daggerboard / centreboard:

1

Displacement, lightship (empty):

770 kg (0.76 tons)

Displacement, maximum:

1406 kg (1.38 tons)

Number of berths:

4

Outboard engines:

1

Typical total engine HP:

6

Fuel type:

Petrol

Weight with trailer (typical):

1140 kg (1.12 tons)

Towing width:

2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)

First introduced:

1998

In production:

Plans available

More images:

Degree of customisation:

Several options

Designer's/manufacturer's website:

• Farrier Marine website

Other useful links:

• Animation of how the floats fold

Used boats for sale:

49 boats of this brand currently available!

Associations & newsgroups:

• F-Boats newsgroup
• Farrier Class Association Builders Page

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