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Dufour 24

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Dufour 24
Development
DesignerMichel Dufour
LocationFrance
Year1975
No. built720
BuilderDufour Yachts
NameDufour 24
Boat
Displacement3,000 lb (1,361 kg)
Draft3.80 ft (1.16 m)
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionfiberglass
LOA24.10 ft (7.35 m)
LWL19.58 ft (5.97 m)
Beam8.20 ft (2.50 m)
Engine typeVolvo MD6A diesel engine or outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast1,170 lb (531 kg)
Ruddertransom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda 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
Sailplanfractional 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
PHRF240

The Dufour 24 is a recreational keelboat built by Dufour Yachts in France from 1975[1][2][3] to 1979, with 720 boats completed.[4]

Designed by Michel Dufour, the fiberglass hull has 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.[1][3]

It has a fractional sloop rig.

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 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Dufour 24 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Michel Dufour". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e 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. Retrieved 14 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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