Trailertri 720

 Home-built from plans or kit

Brand:

Trailertri

Designed by:

Farrier Marine

Description:

Introduced in 1983, the Trailertri 720 is a 'Mark II' version of the very successful Trailertri 680 trailerable folding trimaran for home-building. The main difference is a larger main cabin that was created by increasing the overall length of the central hull as well as eliminating the aft cabin. The 720 has sufficient accommodation for longer term cruising with similar performance as the 680, but with greater load carrying capacity.

Type:

Cruiser-racer

Multihull type:

Trimaran

Construction:

Hulls and decks: Sheet plywood on plywood frames and stringers, sometimes fibreglass-sheathed.

Beams: Box plywood or moulded fibreglass

Sails and rigging:

Fractional sloop rig

Keels, boards and rudders:

Kick-up centreboard

Accommodation:

• Main cabin has one berth under the cockpit; two wing berths; one berth in the bow; galley; chemical toilet under the forward berth
• A 'pop-top' can be raised to give standing headroom in the galley

Accommodation images:

Performance and handling:

• Slightly faster than the 680
• Fast, safe cruiser-racer
• Suitable for family cruising

LOA (length overall):

7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)

LWL (length at waterline):

6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)

Beam:

4.98 m (16 ft 4 in)

Draft minimum:

0.43 m (1 ft 5 in)

Draft maximum (e.g. boards down):

1.3 m (4 ft 3 in)

Windward sail area:

25.7 m² (277 ft²)

Mainsail area:

14.4 m² (155 ft²)

Jib or Solent area:

11.3 m² (122 ft²)

Genoa area:

15.4 m² (166 ft²)

Spinnaker area:

54 m² (581 ft²)

Mast height above deck:

9.32 m (30 ft 7 in)

Mast height above water:

10.62 m (34 ft 10 in)

Displacement, lightship (empty):

750 kg (0.74 tons)

Displacement, maximum:

1230 kg (1.21 tons)

Payload:

480 kg (0.47 tons)

Number of berths:

4

Outboard engines:

1

Fuel type:

Petrol

Weight with trailer (typical):

1160 kg (1.14 tons)

First introduced:

1983

In production:

No

More images:

Degree of customisation:

Several options

Designer's/manufacturer's website:

• Farrier Marine website

Associations & newsgroups:

• F-Boats newsgroup
• TrailerTris Newsgroup
• F-24 MkII owners' group

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