A King's cruiser, any info,

[orion21]

A King\'s cruiser, any info,

Hi all,
Anybody know or heard of a king's cruiser , its about 28-29ft longkeel,
don't know what year.
Are they a good boat?
I'v looked on the net but can't seem to find anything about them.

Cheers, Geordie

 

[philmarks]

Re: A King\'s cruiser, any info,

I remember them, centre cockpit, I think were were carvel (ie wood) and built in Europe, maybe East Germany. Dates back to my late teens - that would be late '60's. Sorry no more info - I think there was a stable mate called the Kings Amethyst also.

Get hold of a copy of Bristows Book of Yachts for that era, should be in there.

 

[AndCur]

Re: A King\'s cruiser, any info,

Hi

Dont know much about them except there was a Kings 29 berthed in Bangor
marina for a few years. I look to be a proper sea boat long keel etc think
it was for sale for around 13k. Hope this is of some help.

Andrew

 

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[jasu74]

Re: A King\'s cruiser, any info,

here is one kings cruiser 29 and quite mutch general information yachtdatabase - kings cruiser 29'

and few pics:

and more photos

 

[Viking]

Re: Kingscruiser!!

Swedish, GRP, semi long keel, up to 33ft built 70's 80's? I believe Ancasta had one for sale a few months ago. There's one on my pontoon. If its still in the water I'll check it out.

 

[orion21]

Re: A King\'s cruiser, any info,

Hi all,
Thanks for all the info on this boat, there is one up here in orkney (grp one)
and it may be coming on the market.

Thank again for all your help, Geordie

 

[alant]

Re: A King\'s cruiser, any info,

Mate of mine (sadly deceased) had one for about 20yrs.
Almost bought it from him. Sailed like a dream & good heavy weather boat. Good build quality.
I got 'Boat Test' details from YBW at the time for the 29' & they mentioned problem going astern in a straight line (as with many long keel boats- although my mate thought this was rubbish).
Apparantly it was designed (& built I thought) by either Halberg or Rassy (can't remember which) of HR fame, so good parentage.

 

[porth]

Re: A King\'s cruiser, any info,

I have had a Kings Cruiser 29 for just under six years. Good, solid boat. Only real problems I have noted or heard of are compression stress around the deck stepped mast (if it is glassfibre version). Also I am beginning to wonder about the attatchment points for the shrouds, which are mounted in the middle of the sidedecks without any visible reinforcement other than a slight thickening of the deck... I have some osmosis but the hull is about two centimetres thick so I'm pretending I havent seen it /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
Was out in strong gale with stronger gusts last week and got laid flat, proving how bad furling genoas are in that much wind. If you have a family, two problems: lack of space and the fact that she sails lying on her ear. Heads is tiny and awkward to get into as well; I have taken off the door! Not too good cockpit drains as their diameter is a bit small and the bottom of the cockpit is v. close to waterline.
The boats are good, strong boats built by Fiskars AB of Finland, who also made the Kings Cruiser 33 and Finnfire 33 3/4 ton cup boat. An excellent boat to make stupid mistakes in, and should last for a few years yet. Was originally a long keel wooden design from Sweden, many exported to USA, modified by fiskars when they took it over (early 1970s?) and built in glassfibre.
Anything else you need to know, give me a call.

 

[Joe_Cole]

Re: A King\'s cruiser, any info,

From an old 1976ish catalogue.........


...was originally custom built in wood is now produced in GRP, reflecting the latest thinking from her designer, Tord Sunden. Her hull design has a shallow fin keel and far aft spade rudder for maximum turning movement and an exceptionally fine bow entry. She is designed to combine high performance with comfortable family cruising. The cockpit is large and self bailing, has a teak grating and room for the whole family. Pulpit, pushpit and stainless steel lifelines together with a fitted diesel engine are standard. Below, tyhe forecabin with 2 berths is separated fron the saloon by a W.C. compartment to starboard and a hanging locker to port. The saloon is fitted out in Aromosia teak, fully carpeted and curtained.

LOA 8.69m
L waterline 7.09
BeaM 2.51
dRAFT 1.5
hEADROOM 1.78

sAIL AREA 32.7
mAINSAIL 15.98
Jib 16.72
Genoa 24.99
Spinakker 65.03

Weight 3000kg
Engine Volvo penta MD18

There's also a photo, but the one that has been posted already is far better!
It was built in Finland by Turun Veneveistamo oy Abo Batvarf A/B....I'll leave you to work out how to pronounce it!

 

[philmarks]

Re: A King\'s cruiser, any info,

Ah well seems I confused the Cruiser and the Amethyst. I'll increase my dosage for my dotage

 

[bobbailey]

Re: A King\'s cruiser, any info,

I've owned a Kings Cruiser 29 for the last four or five years and had a stem to stern refit carried out in 2000. I reckon that your other correspondents have been pretty accurate in their comments, for the most part. The enduring impression of the boat to me and to others has always been the sweet lines of the hull and how that translates positively into handling. The designer Tord Sunden was, of course, also the designer of the Folkboat and the connection shows, much more I think than in the Contessa 26, reputedly inspired by Sunden's design. Downsides like 'compact' accommodation I can live with. Unfortunately over working and under sailing may soon lead to us parting company...........anyone interested?

 

[sally goodwin]

My dad bought kings cruiser off the floor, new york boat show, 19?? She had a varnished hull-beautiful. My grandfather had a railway so she could be pulled as needed. He won King's cruiser race in Annapolis, and trophy was beautiful bell with intricate knot for clanger. He donated it to Hampton Yacht Club, where he was Commodore. I'd love to connect with anyone who's familiar with this sweet yacht or was in the Bay boating family in the 60's.