Is the boat you''re talking about a 32 or 33 footer (at least I think it was 33 feet)? Did it go under the name of US Yachts vice Buckaneer? Buckaneer (aka US Yachts, owned by Bayliner) made a fairly respectable 33 footer with rod
rigging that was designed to be fairly competitive.
The problem with the 33 footer was the forward bulkhead wasn''t structurally strong enough to withstand the forces when the backstay tension was cranked up. The boat was a very good looking boat for the period and bore no resemblance to the Bucs everybody is talking about here.