Bruce king Design for sale, looks a lot like the cruising 36.

[e38 owner]

BRUCE KING/MCCLELLAND CUSTOM CUTTER TAURUS

LOA: 38ft Length on deck: 34ft Beam :11ft Draft: 6.5ft Displacement: 13,000lbs Designed by legendary yacht designer Bruce King, and built by master shipwright Jim McClelland. Taurus is a high

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[Mark F]

Gorgeous.

 

[Christian Williams]

It is. And a summer boat, no doubt, given a lake in central Canada. But attention has lagged, and that's inevitable but too bad.

We must know when it's time to sell our boats, bite the bullet, and make it happen. Not easy.

The exterior woodwork has weathered from being stored for the last three years. As this is all solid mahogany and teak, it can be easily refreshed to a show condition if desired. The topsides are painted white, and are due to be refinished.

 

[p.gazibara]

She sure is pretty

 

[Martin King]

Taurus is nice, but I'd rather have Saskianna.
https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1985-custom-50'-bruce-king-cutter-8424697/
Or for day sailing, the Frog Princess is for sale
https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/2005-bruce-king-raised-deck-custom-cutter-8591713/

 

[Craigb]

The price on the listing is in CDN dollars. At current exchange that is approx 71K US.

 

[thinice]

I ended up purchasing this boat. A lot of work done to start pulling the exterior back into shape, but the boat genuinely seems to be in great shape. Limited time on the water (so far) shows her to be a great sailor. Wondering if anyone knows how to contact anyone related to Bruce King's business. I'd love to get the plans, but only have low res pdfs for now. Appreciate any contact info or guidance.

 

[Christian Williams]

Looking forward to pictures. Original link seems dead.

 

[Prairie Schooner]

Yes, +1 on pictures, please.
Congratulations!

 

[thinice]

 

[thinice]

 

[Prairie Schooner]

Beautiful! That saloon makes me want to convene a poker game with single-malt scotch.
Nice work!

 

[bgary]

Wondering if anyone knows how to contact anyone related to Bruce King's business. I'd love to get the plans, but only have low res pdfs for now. Appreciate any contact info or guidance.

@Martin King is frequently around here and might have insights about what is possible.....

 

[thinice]

Beautiful! That saloon makes me want to convene a poker game with single-malt scotch.
Nice work!

To the previous owners' great credit, the interior didn't need a thing cosmetically (the mast step and keel bolts needed some minor attention). I've only worked on above decks.

 

[thinice]

@Martin King is frequently around here and might have insights about what is possible.....

Wonderful, appreciate any insights he may have.

 

[Wondering Star]

Love those King designs that embody this style! Timeless! Fantastic what you have done, any insights on sailing qualities and cruising aspirations

 

[Wondering Star]

Oh I couldn't find reliable LOD, beam and LWL could you help?

 

[thinice]

34' (38' with bowsprit), 11.5' and ~28', respectively

 

[thinice]

Love those King designs that embody this style! Timeless! Fantastic what you have done, any insights on sailing qualities and cruising aspirations

I have done very little, just refreshed the outside, but the inside is a testament to previous owners and the outside being so "refreshable" a testament to the builder. I've only managed to sail her 5 or 6 times so far and a lot of that was working out the intricacies of a cutter (took me a while to figure out how to best broad reach with two headsails). Best sail so far was a broad reach with the two foresails in and an asym flying. Hit about 6 knots in only 9-10 knots of windspeed. Also have had a few really great tacks cloes-hauled with both jibs set hard and the boat trucking upwind.