| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Dave Westphal |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1973 |
| No. built | 60 |
| Builder(s) | Friendship Manufacturing Company |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Terrapin 24 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 2,050 lb (930 kg) |
| Draft | 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with keel down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 24.50 ft (7.47 m) |
| LWL | 20.08 ft (6.12 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | swing keel |
| Ballast | 100 lb (45 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional riggedsloop |
| Total sail area | 216.00 sq ft (20.067 m2) |
TheTerrapin 24 is an Americantrailerablesailboat that was designed byDave Westphal as acruiser and first built in 1973.[1][2][3]
The design was built by theFriendship Manufacturing Company in theUnited States, from 1973 until 1980, with 60 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][3]
The Terrapin 24 is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has afractionalsloop, a spoonedraked stem, an angledtransom, a transom-hungrudder controlled by atiller and a steellifting keel. It displaces 2,050 lb (930 kg) and carries 100 lb (45 kg) of ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the keel extended and 9 in (23 cm) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water,beaching or ground transportation on atrailer.[1][3]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW)outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double"V"-berth in the bow cabin, a drop-down dinette table on the port side that forms a double berth and an aftquarter berth on the starboard side. Thegalley is located on the starboard side just aft of the bow cabin and is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The enclosedhead is located to the port side of thecompanionway ladder. The companionway uses two sliding hatches for additional light and ventilation. Cabin headroom is 60 in (152 cm).[1][3]
The design has ahull speed of 6.0 kn (11.1 km/h).[3]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "the Florida designer of this ultra-shallow-draft boat had two things in mind: (1) easy trailering and launching from ramps, or even from beaches or low bulkheads, without immersing the trailer (says the sales literature, though how this can be accomplished, even using a fully-rollered trailer, with a boat weighing more than a ton, is not mentioned) and (2) cruising in relatively good comfort for this size vessel. To this end, the rig is on the short side (28' 6" bridge clearance, mast stepped on deck, for easy raising and striking), the draft is a mere nine inches, and the towing weight is only 3,000 pounds. Best features: ... The galley area, which runs along the starboard side amidships, is as spacious as one would want. Worst features: The boat apparently has no ballast other than the steel centerboard, which we assume weighs something like a hundred pounds. The flat bottom is likely to pound in a chop. The short, low-slung rig will be slower than average in light air."[3]
