Pacific Seacraft Dana 24

*Offered on Land and in a great location for survey! She was just fully detailed, bottom painted and interior prepped. She's turn key and even just had her batteries replaced! Still located on land at Maryland Marina. Call to make an appointment to inspect her.

*Motivated Seller, all reasonable offers encouraged!

When one looks at a special offering such as this, you have to imagine yourself five years from now and how did this beautiful semi-custom yacht carry you safely off to exotic destinations, turquoise waters and white sand beach protected harbors and these memories you will always treasure. That being said, take a look at one of the nicest, beautifully refit Pacific Seacraft Dana's ever offered!

"Butterfly"

Sellers Comments:

"The Dana is the current owner’s dream boat for over 25 years that came to reality with Butterfly.  She is absolutely beautiful from the well cared for ownership over the years, fitted for single sailing, and has all the comforts at anchor or dockage.  After 5 years, life priorities and limited time have gotten in the way of adventure where the owners intend to make Butterfly available so she can be sailed by the next captain.   

When not sailing, the accommodations below deck make a great little cabin on the water. It is not often that you come across the cherished blue water PSC Dana that is ready to sail on the Chesapeake Bay that offers countless waterways or bigger adventures in open water.  Let Butterfly inspire you to follow your dream."

(April 2023) 

Pacific Seacraft 1989 24' Dana 

Highlights: Major refit in 2015!

*Well over 100K spent, with receipts to back it up!

• New Yanmar Diesel < 1000 hours
• Complete refit Cutter with dual furlers (Chesapeake Sailmakers tanbark sails; main, furling genoa, furling staysail); Leisure furl boom
• Selden mast, standing and running rigging refit; mast lighting, Singlehandler’s package
• Rugged PCS construction
• Awl grip hull and deck
• Electric anchor windless
• Radar; AIS; Chartplotter
• Ultraleather upholster
• Custom AC system
• Refrigeration
• Fusion entertainment

 Upgrades (most from previous owner).  We’ve owned her since 10/2017:

• 2015 Yanmar Diesel (2YM15 14 hp (SN# E06893) with a KanzakiKM2P-1 transmission; fresh water cooled – hours <1000 (’15)
• Maxprop 3 blade feathering (’15)
• PSS dripless shaft seal
• Awlgrip hull and deck (’16)
• Bottom paint strip (soda-blasted) and primed (’12).  Painted ’17 with touchups from light sailing; Will paint in Spring 2023
• Custom Sunbrella dodger
• Removable awning (bimini)
• Cockpit cushions
• Teak rails and cockpit coaming
• New Teak Tiller (’21)
• 1/4 1 x 19 SS lifelines (’15)
• Lewmar electric anchor windlass (’16)
• Dana 24 signature teak platform with dual anchor rollers (atop sitka spruce bowsprit)
• Bruce primary anchor with chain and rode
• Fortress stern with chain and rode
• 3 new AGM batteries (’21)
• Fuel line and hoses replace (’15)
• 2 automatic electric bilge pumps with alarms (checked and repaired ’20); Fuel pump (’20); Impeller (’20)
• Selden mast, standing rigging refit, mast lighting (’15)
  • Cutter rig; dual harken roller furlers
  • Forespar Leasure furling boom
  • Selden Spars mast
  • Standing rigging
  • Chesapeake Sailmakers tanbark sails; main, furling genoa, furling staysail
  • Gennaker with ATN snuffer (’13)
  • Selden whisker pole – stows on mast
  • Single handler package (lines lead to cockpit)
  • Running rigging
  • Spinlock line clutches
  • Boom Vang
  • 2 Lewmar bronze self tailing primary winches; 3 Lewmar halyard / reef winches
  • Winchrite cordless electric winch handle
  • Mast lighting – tri-color masthead light, steaming light, deck illumination light, anchor light

• Electronics:
  • 12 v system (3 AGM batteries)
  • Solar panels
  • Protech automatic battery charger (’10)
  • 110 v/30A shore power with 50’ cord
  • Garmin 741 GPS map chartplotter (’16)
  • Garmin radar on Scanstrut gimbaled backstay mount (’17)
  • Simrad TP-32 autopilot with remote (’17)
  • Standard Horizon Matrix VHF marine transceiver with AIS (’13)
  • Furuno Navtex NX-300 receiver
  • Fusion 750 entertainment system with 4 speakers (’16)

• Accommodations:
  • Domestic reverse cycle AC/heat (’12)
  • Ultra leather “cream” upholstery (’15)
  • 6’ headroom
  • Teak joinery and teak & holly sole
  • 8 PSC proprietry cast bronze opening ports with screens
  • Galley (orig 2 burner stove), Adler-Barbour refrigeration (’15), Custom SS sink (’16) with raw water footpump, fold up counter extension
  • Enclosed head
  • Spacious V-berth; settee with births (port and starboard with leecloths)

  • I do have all the paperwork specifically to the refit.  All done in 2015

     

    Yanmar Refit was done by Rose Marina in San Marco, FL                                           $16.5k plus

    3 Blade Prop was done by Portside Marine, Annapolis                                   $4.8k

    Mast / Rigging was done by The Rigging Company                                                     $14.1k plus

    Upholstery Yacht Interiors of Annapolis                                                             $4.7k

    Tanbark Sails was done by Chesapeake Sail Makers                                                   $6.2k

     

    Total Refit without all the hull painting, electronics, ac/refrig, lewmar, and such   $46.3k

     

    The plus on a few had a lot of detail invoices with some revisions so that’s the base spend.  Base of a Dana is basically $50k so there you go on pricing at $74.9k.

Sail Area

IJPE : 361.00 sq ft
I : 34.00 ft
J : 12.25 ft
P : 28.25 ft
E : 10.83 ft

Manufacturer Provided Description

The Dana 24 is conceived for cruising and designed for performance. She is built to the standards of excellence that have always set Pacific Seacraft yachts apart. Quality is evident in every detail, from carefully fitted teak joinery to husky bronze fittings and impeccable mechanical installations. Crealock is well-known for cruising boats with exceptional performance, and Dana is the culmination of all he has learned. Sophisticated hull design, high ballast ratio and efficient sail plan provide stability and power for the kind of windward performance that is so often lacking in other pocket cruisers. Her beautifully traditional hull encloses an extraordinarily spacious and functional interior that is innovative and inviting. Her 6-foot 1-inch headroom, fully enclosed head, honeymoon berth and congenial main salon are but a few of her charms. A long list of standard features includes two-cylinder diesel power, winches, sails and full galley.

Equipment List

Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 Specifications - Standard Features Construction - Hand laminated hull and deck with molded-in gelcoat color. First laminate uses vinylester resin for superior blister resistance. Standard color is Antique White. Contrasting boot & sheer stripes. - Bottom paint including solvent wash, three coats epoxy barrier coat and two coats of anti-fouling bottom paint. - Deck is balsa cored. Plywood is substituted in high load areas. - Deck has molded-in nonskid pattern. - Deck to hull connection: mating hull and deck flanges bedded in polyurethane adhesive and fastened with stainless steel thru-bolts. - Ballast is 3,200 pound (1.45 mt.) solid lead casting. - Interior: structural fiberglass, plywood and gel coat interior unit bonded into hull with fiberglass mat and woven roving. - Stainless steel chainplates and backup plates caulked both sides and thru-bolted to hull. - Solid teak rubstrake. Deck Equipment - Polished bronze deck hardware includes: Two LEWMAR #16 two speed genoa sheet winches. Four 7" x 12" and four 4" x 7" opening ports with screens. Two 8" stern mooring cleats with chocks. Two 10" bow mooring cleats with hawse pipes. Two 8" open spring cleats amidships. - All cleats, winches, turning blocks, pulpits and stanchions are installed with backing plates and caulked both sides. - BOMAR forward hatch. - Laminated vertical grain fir bowsprit with clear epoxy finish, teak platform and bronze eye band. - Stainless steel double rail bow and stern pulpits with 27" high stanchions, and double lifelines. - Stainless steel swim ladder with teak treads. - Stainless steel bow roller assembly with two anchor rollers. - Outboard genoa track and cars. - Bow chain locker with anchor deck pipe. - Stern chain locker, anchor roller and deck pipe. - Deep bulwarks w- heavy teak caprail & hand fitted butterfly joints. - Four teak loop handrails. - Fiberglass sliding hatch and fiberglass seahood. - Propane storage tank locker with hatch in cockpit. Spars and Rigging - Aluminum spar with two-part polyurethane finish. - LEWMAR #8 jib halyard winch. - LEWMAR #8 main halyard winch. - 1 x 19 stainless steel standing rigging. - Forged bronze open body turnbuckles. - Dacron braid running rigging. - Stainless steel tabernacle style mast step. - Ball bearing mainsheet traveler. Interior - White Formica cabin house sides. Hand rubbed oiled teak interior. - 6' headroom with teak and holly sole throughout cabin area. - All hatches and hatch openings in sole banded in solid teak. - White matte finish below counter height, teak cabinetry above. - Spun polyester wrapped foam cushions with choice of fabrics. - Zippered vinyl headliner for access to deck hardware & wiring. Forward - 6' 8" long and 81" wide double "V" berth with shelves on both sides & storage below. Two teak drawers under V-berth. Main Salon - 6' 6" long settee berths, port and starboard with storage bins. - Teak storage shelf with removable fiddle, both sides. - Slide out dining table stows under V-berth. - Enclosed head w-teak shower seat, storage lockers & separate wet hanging locker. Shower has teak grate & sump pump. - Spacious hanging locker to starboard. Galley - Gimbaled stainless steel, two burner propane stove w- oven. - Stainless steel safety bar-towel rack. - Large ice box w- poured foam insulation and w- hand pump out to sink. - Polished stainless steel double sink. - Food and dish storage lockers and drawers. Plumbing - 40 gallon (151 Itr.) water tank. - Bronze thru-hull fittings with UL approved bronze seacocks below waterline and bronze ball valves above. - Marine head with holding tank and overboard pumpout. - All thru-hull hose connections are double clamped. Engine - YANMAR 2GM20F, 2 cylinder, 18 hp diesel, with 55 amp alternator and MORSE controls. - Two blade bronze propeller. - 18 gallon (68 Itr.) fuel tank, easily accessible with gauge and inspection port. - Mechanical fuel pump. Electric back-up fuel pump. - RACOR fuel filter - water separator. Seawater strainer. - Engine hour meter. - Water lift muffler system. - Deluxe control panel with tachometer. - Fresh water cooling. Electrical - DC control panel w- six circuit breakers and battery condition meter. - Copper tinned DC wiring throughout. - 2 marine batteries (approx. 66 amps each). - Four position battery switch. - All required navigation lights. - Dome lights and reading lights. - RG-8U coaxial antenna cable lead from masthead to navigation station. Sails - Main (6.4 oz., 153 sq. ft. with two sets of reef points.) - 100% Working Jib (6.4 oz., 220 sq. ft. with one reef point.) Cockpit - Two 1-1-2" drains with seacocks for fast self-bailing. - Deep cockpit coamings with comfort contoured seat backs, 6' 3" cockpit seats and integral winch islands. - Engine access hatch in cockpit sole has neoprene gasket seal and four knurled bronze retainers. - Cockpit seat lockers. - 25 GPM bilge pump mounted thru cockpit seat riser. Dana 24 Optional Equipment Deck Equipment - Upgrade to chrome plated bronze deck hardware - Teak sliding hatch (in lieu of standard) - Teak capped cockpit coaming - Coaming boxes (port & starboard) - Lewmar #30 ST primaries (in lieu of standard) - Teak cockpit grate - Cockpit cushions, closed cell (specify color) Spars and Rigging - Foredeck light on mast - Single handers package: (Lewmar #8 halyard winches moved from mast to cabin house. Both halyards & two reefs led aft through turning blocks, organizers & stoppers) - Cutter rig (tack plate, staysail stay, halyard to additional Lewmar #8 winch on mast, staysail tracks and cars, staysail sheets, staysail not included) - Single handers package for cutter (Lewmar #8 halyard winches moved from mast to cabin house. All three halyards and two reefs led aft) - Dermac quick release lever - staysail - Harken roller furling system Unit 0 (for headsail and-or staysail) Plumbing - Electric bilge pump - Raw water spigot in galley with foot pump - Raw water deck wash - Hot & cold pressure fresh water system with shower in head (requires 110 volt AC shore power system).. - 30 gallon auxiliary water tank Engine - Three blade fixed propeller (upcharge) - Sail Prop 3 blade feathering propeller (upcharge) Interior - Teak interior cabin house sides - Teak cabinets over settee (per side) Electrical - 110 volt AC shore power system - Lewco 20 amp battery charger - DC refrigeration system (requires battery charger) - Tri-color light at masthead with strobe - Lightning ground - Single sideband copper grounding strap - Insulated backstay for SSB antenna - Accessory 12 volt breaker panel Navigation - Communication - B & G Network Instrument Package (includes speed - log- temperature - timer, depth and wind on bulkhead; with multi-function data repeater below deck) - B & G Network digital depth sounder - B & G Network digital speed-log - Icom VHF radio with antenna - Ritchie BN202 bulkhead mount compass Sails - Upcharge for full batten mainsail w- lazyjacks - Mainsail cover - Cruising spinnaker (1.5 oz., 637 sq. ft.) - Staysail, with 1 reef point (6.5 oz., 90 sq. ft.) - On deck bag for headsail or for staysail - Roller furling staysail w-UV cover (6.5 oz. 90 sq. ft.) - 80% jib, with 1 reef point (6.4 oz., 153 sq. ft.) - 120% yankee (6.4 oz., 297 sq. ft.) - 140% reacher - drifter (3.0 oz., 297 sq. ft.) - Storm jib (7.1 oz. 46 sq. ft.) - Storm trysail (7.1 oz., 46 sq. ft.) - Other sails and covers available - Upgrade to tanbark sails is 15%

Practical Sailor Review

Dana 24 Boat Review Small, expensive, and proven salty enough to cross oceans, this hip-pocket cruiser is best suited to couples who want a getaway vehicle that's easy to sail and laid out correctly down below. By  Darrell Nicholson  - Published: November 13, 2001 4  

Now back on the production line at Pacific Seacraft after a three-year hiatus, the Dana 24 is a pricey, seaworthy, two-person cruiser. She will satisfy the criteria of a couple interested in owning a moderate-displacement boat designed to sail in tough conditions. Though comfortable, her layout is seagoing—she’s not a dockside entertainment center.

The Dana has had a bumpy production history. After a successful run from 1984 to 1998, she was relegated to the bench when Pacific Seacraft began producing several bigger boats —a 40-foot companion to the PS 34 and 37, a 38-foot trawler, and the Nordhavn 40 trawler. Production facilities were simply overstretched, and the Dana had to sit out for a few years. She was reintroduced in 2001, and is enjoying a successful renaissance.

We sailed Chris Humann’s sloop-rigged Carroll E, hull #39, built in 1986, on San Francisco Bay. By day’s end we were convinced of the boat’s suitability as a daysailer when the wind pipes up, or as a cruiser that can be easily singlehanded.

The Company
Pacific Seacraft was founded by Henry Morschladt and Mike Howarth in 1976. They first produced 25-foot daysailers. Like many boatbuilders, the company suffered the hardships of the marketplace in the 1980s, when ownership was transferred to Singmarine Industries, Ltd., of Hong Kong. It has been owned by an individual investor since 1998. The company’s niche is high-end, well-constructed bluewater cruisers.

The company has operated for several years under the direction of Don Kohlmann, a veteran America’s Cup racer and former owner of Ericson Yachts. Kohlmann reports that Pacific Seacraft has produced 1,950 boats so far, and that the current annual production level is 40 to 50 boats.

Design
Designer W.I.B. “Bill” Crealock says his boats are “designed to deliver crews to their destinations in comfort, good shape, and refreshed.” His cruisers have been crossing vast expanses of blue water and gracing the pages of sailing magazines since he opened a design studio in California in 1958. Prior to setting up shop, he received a degree in naval architecture from Glasgow University in Scotland. Following graduation, he spent eight years learning about boats while cruising the Atlantic and Pacific aboard sailing yachts from 40 feet up, including a stint as sailing master on a 105-foot schooner undertaking a scientific expedition for the US Navy.

Crealock’s designs range in size from dinghies to a 100-foot catamaran. Among his production designs are the Excalibur, Islander, Columbia, Westsail, and Cabo Rico. “I estimate that about 8,000 boats have been built to these designs,” he says.

The Dana 24 shares many of the same design characteristics as her larger sisters: clean lines, traditional ocean-cruiser appearance, nearly plumb bow and stern, comfortable spaces belowdecks. Her cabintop (with bronze ports) is a bit high, but the elevation produces more than 6 feet of standing headroom. Coupled with a 36-inch bowsprit, she presents a jaunty profile.

Crealock describes the basic aim of the design: It’s “the smallest boat in which a couple could cruise offshore in safety and reasonable comfort, with an enclosed head… The hull would have to be roomy to carry a fair amount of weight in tankage and supplies. She would not be a light-displacement boat. Displacement was not considered a disadvantage since no other single factor eases motion, in my opinion.”

He describes the sailplan as “balanced, designed to produce good upwind performance.” The boat can be configured as either a masthead sloop or a cutter.

The underbody features a long, moderately deep keel with a fully supported rudder and cut-away forefoot, a shape that reduces unnecessary wetted surface and gives better maneuverability in close quarters, as we experienced during our test sail.

Construction
Construction techniques for the Dana mirror those employed in the construction of other Pacific Seacraft boats. Though she’s the runt of the litter, all of her deck hardware is of the same quality as her big sisters.

The layup schedule calls for a coat of ISO-NPG gelcoat mat laminated in vinylester resin. The skin coat is 3- oz mat followed by three layers of 2415 bi-axial roving. Additional layers of 2415 are applied at the keel, rudder post, and chainplates. The hull is 5/8″ thick at the bottom.

The hull is solid fiberglass, but the transom is cored with plywood to produce stiffness for the stern ladder and steering vanes.

The interior is constructed of plywood-reinforced fiberglass faces that form the furniture and a bulkhead matrix, all of which are bonded with bi-axial roving. The process produces a strong grid that also allows access to the hull behind cabinetry.

The hull-deck joint consists of opposing flanges on the hull and deck molds, joined to form a bulwark. The joint is bedded in 3M 5200 and through bolted, after which an aluminum toerail is bedded in 3M 5200 and bolted through the joint.

Deck coring is 0.5″ Baltek AL-600 balsa encapsulated in layers of 3-oz mat and 24-oz woven roving. Additional plywood reinforcement is laminated in all areas where deck hardware will be installed.

Ballast is 3,200 pounds of pre-cast lead bonded into the interior of the keel fin.

She is well built. In Kohlmann’s words, “This boat might also serve as a bomb shelter.”

Deck Layout
The first impression upon stepping aboard is that you’re on a miniaturized version of a traditional, cutter-rigged cruiser. The bowsprit and pulpit, which add three feet to her LOA, create visual space forward, and the long cockpit seats provide “full-size” seating.

The aluminum mast, made by LeFiell, is deck-stepped, and protected with a layer of linear polyurethane. It’s supported by a compression post belowdecks.

Deck-stepped masts are frowned upon in most offshore circles, but Dana owners are more likely to be sailing protected waters, and even bridge-covered waterways, than oceans, and a full section of mast belowdecks in this boat would be a serious intrusion into the cabin.

A single set of unswept spreaders bolster standing rigging of 1×19 stainless steel wire connected to bronze turnbuckles. Halyards are external, leading to mast-mounted Lewmar 8 winches. This is a simple, traditional set-up, but the deck mold has flat surfaces on which turning blocks could be installed, allowing relocation of winches aft. It’s hard to say whether such relocation would be worth it on a boat this size, but it’s good to have the option.

The only backstay adjuster is a turnbuckle on the transom, so sail shape will be controlled by halyard, mainsheet, vang, and outhaul. Ball-bearing blocks for the mainsheet controls are located on a short traveler on the transom and at the end of the boom. The mainsheet fall is angled aft, so it gives up some power in order to be out of the cockpit.

Jib sheets are led to the 5″ tall bulwarks: It’s clear that she won’t point as high as a Farr 40. There’s a second sail track mounted inboard atop the coachroof for a working jib or staysail.

Stainless steel chainplates for upper shrouds and fore-and-aft lowers are fastened in the hull with stainless carriage bolts and backing plates. This method produces a strong structure, and eases movement along the decks. With the boat heeled 15 degrees during our test sail, we found that the two teak handrails and six shroud bases provided handholds at every step.

The cockpit can accommodate up to six adults for sailing or lounging. The seats are 6′ 3″ long, 18″ wide, and outboard can’ted backrests are 13″ tall. The tiller can tilt up out of the way when not in use.

Crealock designed long seats at the expense of space belowdecks because, “those seats need to be long enough to allow crew to sleep comfortably outside.” This is exactly right, as anyone will agree who has had to spend a stifling night below while a traveler track rested comfortably across the cockpit, or an oversized wheel area took up all the room where sleepers’ feet should be.

The cockpit footwell is 51″ long, 20″ wide, and 14″ deep: Guests have plenty of foot space, but also convenient bracing when the boat is heeled.

Though the cockpit seems proportionately large for a small vessel, Crealock also says that the combination of her buoyancy, high coamings, and 1.5″ scuppers will prevent her being swamped in a following sea.

The starboard cockpit locker houses two batteries, and provides access to engine hoses and the holding tank. A 25 GPM Whale Gusher manual bilge pump also is close at hand.

The port locker is 54 inches long, 36 inches deep and 30 inches wide. The owner of our test boat found adequate storage there for a small sail, dock lines, fenders, and a spare anchor. The space also houses a pressure pump for the kerosene stove on older boats. Newer boats have propane stoves, with a locker for tanks in the corner of the cockpit to port.

Access below, and ventilation, are provided by a companionway 28″ high and 26″ wide, enclosed by a 35″ long fiberglass hatch.

The cockpit has a watertight, removable sole, a Crealock signature. Unscrewing four bolts allows removal of the sole and access to the sides and aft end of the engine. The fuel fill is on the companionway step—simple plumbing to the fuel tank, but a bad place for a fuel a spill.

The bow is equipped with two cleats and a hawsepipe. The owner of our test boat told us that a 25-lb CQR anchor had held her in 40 knots of wind in Tomales Bay on the California coast. The hawsepipe should be sealed when sailing offshore.

All of the deck hardware is installed with backing plates and caulked on both sides with polyurethane. The owner of our test boat pointed out that the flat brace for one stanchion is bedded atop the nonskid, which could allow water into the deck coring if fasteners are not properly sealed.

Less than ideal was a 6″ loop of wire connector on deck at the base of the mast. It’s for attaching wires for mast lights and VHF, but it looks to us like something that could easily be kicked loose, or loose enough to invite electrical shorts and leaks. We observed the same arrangement on three used boats. According to Don Kohlmann, it’s left that way for the convenience of owners who frequently trailer their boats, or who live inside bridges and have to lower their masts often.

Accommodations
Pacific Seacraft boasts that the area belowdecks is “fully 50 percent larger than any other boat of similar length.” In the absence of proof to the contrary, we believe them: This 24-footer has 6′ of headroom in the saloon and 8’6″ of space between the foot of the companionway and the V-berth. The V-berth is large enough for two 6’2″ adults to sleep comfortably. Settees port and starboard measuring 4’6″ long convert to 6’6″ berths. The galley is large, there’s an enclosed head to starboard, and there are even a few cubic feet of stowage space.

The feeling of spaciousness is enhanced by the combination of hand- rubbed oiled teak surfaces accented by a removable white headliner, eight shiny bronze ports, a big Bomar hatch to introduce light, and the lack of a bulkhead forward. Kohlmann notes that newer boats have rectangular ports that are more durable and have better seals than their oval-shaped predecessors.

In the bow, the anchor locker drains into a PVC pipe leading to the bilge. This helps keep odors out the saloon, but requires good bilge cleaning and maintenance.

Wide shelves outboard of the V-berth offer storage for books and miscellaneous items. The area below the berth is occupied by a 30-gallon stainless steel water tank fitted with an inspection plate. A second, wide-open storage space below the berth is 20″ long and 28″ deep. Additional storage for clothing is in two drawers located under the center of the berth.

Crealock has cleverly hidden the dining table under the berth. When needed, it slides aft around the compression post, and offers seating for two at a 30″x20″ table.

Storage amidships is in open bins behind and above the settee backrests. Optional cabinetry provides four cabinets above the settee, and two bookshelves.

The navigator’s station consists of a small hinged desk at the forward edge of the galley that folds out of the way when the settee is in use. It’s one of the compromises involved in the design of such a small boat. It’s tiny—only 18″ wide and 13″ deep.

A removable counter atop the two- burner gimbaled stove measures 20″x 25″. There’s a bit of additional counter space atop the ice box, aft of the 10″ x 14″ stainless sink. Storage outboard is in two enclosed cabinets, and a plate and glass holder.

The ice box on new boats measures 3.5 cubic feet. The owner of our test boat carries two five-pound blocks of ice that he says last five days in 70- degree weather. No surprise: the reefer has 3″-7″ thick insulation.

Electric panels are tucked in the aft end of the galley, and on the port bulkhead.

A hanging locker aft of the starboard settee measures 14″ wide by 34″ deep, and is large enough for two sets of foulies. It’s enclosed by a vented door that aids air circulation.

With clearance measuring 32″x21″, the head can only be described as cramped. The vanity is 12″ wide, and fitted with an oval sink.

A storage compartment aft is 17″ wide and 30″ athwartships; it allows access to a sea water filter and sea cocks.

Power
Engines on older boats were Yanmar diesels developing 16 horsepower; that engine moved our test boat at hull speed into a chop at three-quarters throttle. Newer boats are equipped with 2-cylinder, 18-hp Yanmars.

Companionway steps can be removed for access to oil and fuel filters. The fuel tank is located on the centerline under the cabin sole. Fuel capacity is 18 gallons.

Performance
We sailed the sloop-rigged test boat under full main and 110% jib on a chilly San Francisco day in blustery conditions, and were impressed with the performance and seakindly motion of the boat. A Kestrel windspeed instrument registered 12-15 knots of wind.

The GPS registered boatspeed at 5.7 to 5.9 knots over the ground as we sailed close-hauled with sheets barely started. As we hardened up farther, moving the traveler up and trimming the jib board-flat, we heeled to 20 degrees. Speed held at 5.2 to 5.4 knots, but she was not comfortable and we were sliding to leeward.

We eased sheets and saw speed reach 6.8 knots over the ground while sailing into a flooding current on a broad reach in 13.5 knots of breeze. The boat felt lively, and responded quickly to each movement of the tiller.

The owner typically reefs the main only when wind speed reaches 18-20 knots; otherwise the boat develops excess weather helm.

Later, in light air, we sailed at 3.5 to 4 knots on a beam reach, and felt sluggish with the 110% headsail. In lighter windspeeds the boat feels her weight. A bigger genoa, or an asymmetrical cruising spinnaker tacked to the sprit would be a big help.

Conclusions
The Dana 24 is a cruiser that will feel at home anywhere winds blow more than five knots. She’s a proven performer in short, choppy conditions, and sailing down a Pacific wave. She’s well built, and outfitted with top quality gear.

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Yacht View Brokerage LLC offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel.Potential purchasers should assume that items on the vessel at the time of viewing, but not specifically listed on this specification sheet, are not included with the sale of the yacht. These specifications are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed. Specifications are provided for information purposes. Data was obtained from sources believed reliable but is not guaranteed by owner or brokers. Buyer assumes responsibility to verify all speeds, consumptions, capacities and other measurements contained herein and otherwise provided, and agrees to instruct his surveyor to confirm such details prior to purchase. Vessel subject to sale, price and inventory changes, and withdrawal from market without notice. The Seller retains the right to any of their personal items, artwork or tools in the sale of the yacht and will have them removed from the yacht prior to closing.

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The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.