J/Boats J/24
Sailboat
24′
Monohull
Since 1977
Overview
- Builder
- J/Boats
- Model
- J/24
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1977 on
- Designer
- Rod Johnstone
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich fiberglass polyes
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi fractional
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 24′ (7.32 m)
- Waterline length
- 20′ (6.10 m)
- Beam
- 8′ 11″ (2.72 m)
- Draft
- 3′ 11″ (1.19 m)
- Displacement
- 3,086 lb (1,400 kg)
- Ballast
- 948 lb (430 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 outboard engine
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 347 sq ft (32.2 m²)
Accommodation
- Berths
- 2
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 26.2
- Displacement / length
- 172
- Ballast ratio
- 31%
- Capsize screening
- 2.45
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : fin without bulb
- Ballast ratio
- 31 %
- Ballast type
- Lead
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich fiberglass polyester
- Country
- United States
- French customs tonnage
- 3.00 Tx
- Genoa area
- 194 ft²
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi fractional
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single transom hung rudder
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire continuous
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 409 ft²
- Trailerable
- Yes
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.