Tankard 24 information please

[christine]

Is there anyone with any information about these boats please? I have just become the new owner of one needing lots of TLC. It has a disconnected Brita Sprite petrol inboard engine -any help on whether and how to recommission this too please would be gratefully welcomed. Many thanks.

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[trouville]

well you dont say what state shes in and wood?? in or out of water.

But my advise sell the engin as a collectable object for renovation! Other wise spares and costs can become troubelsome

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[christine]

GRP bottom, wooden topsides (?mahogany) and wooden (?teak or iroko) decks laid on marine ply. The decks are flat right out to the gunwhales but a small cabin bubble of GRP perches centrally, a bit like the navigator tower on the old bomber planes. There is no sliding hatch but its like going down into an igloo. About 4ft 10ins (so not standing) headroom. Cockpit is all wood, marine ply and decked (don't know if its real or simulated). Just trying to glean any information as the boats date back to the (early) 1970's and I don't know how many were constructed nor have any info about my boat like sail number etc.

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[trouville]

I dont know about this model but from your discription it sounds as if someone bought a hull and fitted it at to go around the world! During that period there were many articals on how to be safe in force 10 sailing!!!
The fulsh deck the astro dome(cost a fortune then) water proof cockpit and all far to heavy.Mostly build by people with littel or no reall sailing experience,in France i had a neibough they bought and fitted out a steel boat in the same way two years ago i found it rusting away in a dirty corner of a river
Now if your interested in sailing this boat do it .The deck sounds nice with marine ply it normaly wont leak. That is if the teak has been screwed down with brass or even stainless screws, many including "proffesinals" screwed with mild steel and no mastic ! If its been screwd baddly the screw lets water into the ply core and even marin ply starts delaninating tap the deck and walk about on it if it feels firm then it ought to be ok, as for the cockpit if its coverd with ply which has the black calking to simulate a teak deck, if it hasent been over sanded its very very stabile.
For the top sides go around tapping it if in doubt prod it with a blunt small screw driver dont exagerate if theres rot it will go in if not it will resist check the ends and prise out a bung or to and look at the screw. check the stem for rot i would dril a small hole through and re pair with a glued dowl
The engin thats at least easy to strip and renovate, if parts carnt be found you can adapt ,wter pump dsent have to be a pison type can be any rotary pump hopefully the crank and bearings are all right as those are either unavailable or expensive
Lastly or firstly! look at the shaft pull it out look for ware its easy to have a new one turned up replace the seels and stuff the stuffing box if it has one the check the ruddder fixings make sure the fittings havent been eaten away waisted.
If your good at wood work i would think about making a skylight to increes light and head room, if it would look wrong then dont but a hatch would be very comfortable and dosent have to leak a couple of port lights in the topside would also be a good idea

Good luck have fun sailing after all mostly people dont go sailing if the forcasts bad! If you get caught out the atro dome wont help when your coast crusing or channel crossing the you want to be in the cockpit looking out whatever the wx

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[mickshep]

There is a nice one on boats and outboards for sale, perhaps the owner could advise you. Regards, Mike.

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[jleaworthy]

Designed and built by Brian Tankard at Weir Quay on the river Tamar. Quite a lot of room inside because of the built up topsides. I used to sail against one in local Plymouth Sound races in about 78/79 in a Manta 19. The Tankard was faster off the wind but slower to windward probably because of the much higher windage of hull and topsides. Brian Tankard had quite a good reputation at that time for his boat building. I seem to remember he used to do some moulding for Pat Patterson (Heavenly Twins and Ocean Winds). Can't help with Brit engine, sorry.

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[AndrewB]

Yes, we've got one in my club and although I've never sailed aboard her the two of us have done 'cruises in company' together a couple of times. This particular T24 has been much used for sail training of boys from a local school.

Strong, heavy, capable and rather cramped would be my assessment, which might explain the sailing performance. I thought they were all wood. Petrol inboard engines were quite common in the 70's, but mostly discarded for diesel now, as is my friend's.

PS I recall a J.Leaworthy who was at school in Plymouth during the early 1960's (DHS), no connection I suppose?

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[jleaworthy]

Afraid not, although if I'd been at Devonport High School I'd no doubt be a bit better educated than I am. But Leaworthy is a Devon name and there are quite a few around in that part of the world.

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[johnnybgood]

Hello, like you we bought a Tankard 18 plus bowsprit. Did you ever manage to obtain information about these craft? Would appreciate reply at vanity1@hotmail.co.uk
Best wishes, John