Dufour 24

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Dufour 24
Development
Designer Michel Dufour
Location France
Year1975
No. built720
Builder(s) Dufour Yachts
NameDufour 24
Boat
Boat weight 3,000 lb (1,361 kg)
Draft 3.80 ft (1.16 m)
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fiberglass
LOA 24.10 ft (7.35 m)
LWL 19.58 ft (5.97 m)
Beam 8.20 ft (2.50 m)
Engine type Volvo MD6A diesel engine or outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast1,170 lb (531 kg)
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height25.30 ft (7.71 m)
J foretriangle base8.40 ft (2.56 m)
P mainsail luff23.60 ft (7.19 m)
E mainsail foot9.20 ft (2.80 m)
Sails
Sailplan fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area108.56 sq ft (10.086 m2)
Jib/genoa area106.26 sq ft (9.872 m2)
Total sail area214.82 sq ft (19.957 m2)
Racing
PHRF 240
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The Dufour 24 is a French trailerable sailboat that was designed by Michel Dufour and first built in 1975. [1] [2] [3]

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Production

The design was built by Dufour Yachts in France from 1975 to 1979, with 720 boats completed, but it is now out of production. [1] [3] [4]

Design

The Dufour 24 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a nearly plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or optional shoal draft keel. It displaces 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) and carries 1,170 lb (531 kg) of ballast. [1] [3]

The boat has a draft of 3.80 ft (1.16 m) with the standard keel and 2.42 ft (0.74 m) with the optional shoal draft keel. [1] [3]

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo MD6A diesel engine or, optionally, a small 4 to 8 hp (3 to 6 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. [1] [3]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee quarter berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on both sides of the companionway ladder and is equipped with a stove and a sink. There are no provisions for a head. The boat has no companionway hatch and instead has a raised domed entrance. Cabin headroom is 64 in (160 cm). [1] [3]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 240 and a hull speed of 5.9 kn (10.9 km/h). [3]

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "this is a design with some unusual characteristics. You might expect a sleek, rounded hull from the French, a la Beneteau, but here you get high topsides, not an inch of springy sheer, and only a small spread of sail, oddly shifted forward, (It may be that the mast has been ooched forward to be positioned directly over the main bulkhead for support.) The hull design is apparently aimed at maximizing cabin space: a squared-off, slab-sided hull with the beam stretched wide all the way back to the transom; high topsides, and a bubble in the small coachroof to squeeze in extra inches of headroom and to aid in access to the cabin, since there is no companionway hatch. There are two keel options: shoal, with a draft of 2' 5" (too shallow for good upwind performance), and 'deep fin' with a draft of 3' 10" Best features: Very deep cockpit coamings provide excellent back support. Worst features: The high, slab-sided topsides and small sail area make for unusually large 'top hamper,' which will tend to catch the wind and slide the boat sideways, especially in light air when the going is slow and the keel isn't moving fast enough to take a bite. The absence of a companionway hatch will make access to the cabin difficult for some. And where, you might ask, is the head? We don't see one, or a place for one. You could use a bucket in the 1970s, but not anymore." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Dufour 24 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Michel Dufour". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 287. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
  4. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Dufour Yachts". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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