"Rainbow's End"
1990 Pacific Seacraft Dana 24
Specifications
Description
The Dana 24 exemplifies his success on all counts. Sophisticated hull design and a balanced sail plan give her the power to take on any sea while maintaining comfort and ease of handling for the single-hander or the short-handed crew. The Dana 24 combines moderate displacement with a high ballast ratio to provide speed, stability, and sea-kindly cruising performance. In addition, that fine underbody gives her another advantage that's often lacking in other small cruisers - outstanding windward ability. Reaching along in the warm trade winds may be part of the dream, but beating to windward is part of the reality.
Her long keel and cutaway forefoot give directional stability and superb balance for maneuverability and superb balance for maneuverability under both sail and power.
One of the joys of owning a small cruising boat is the ability to gunk hole, to drop the hook in a secluded anchorage or explore a tucked-away little cove that's inaccessible to bigger, deeper boats. The Dana's shoal draft makes her the perfect boat for such pleasures. She sails into hidden lagoons with the same ease that she takes to the open ocean.
The Dana 24 typifies the quality that the sailing world has come to expect from Pacific Seacraft. Everywhere you look, from her solid bronze fittings and hardware to the exquisite detailing of her teak joiner work, the unparalleled excellence of the master boat builder is in evidence. And the excellence is throughout, whether you can see it or not.
Pacific Seacraft has established a reputation as one of the foremost builders of quality production sailboats in the world. The Dana 24 upholds the family tradition. Painstaking attention is paid to every detail, from her custom -fitted teak joinery by master craftsmen to her hefty bronze fittings and flawlessly executed mechanical installations. The Dana 24 is a proud addition to the Pacific Seacraft family. And you'll take pride in owning her. Whether you want too take her across oceans or gunk holing along the coast, a Dana 24 will be the perfect addition to your family.
Details 1
Ballast: 3,200
Displacement: 8,000
Details 2
Total Power: 18
Details 3
Fuel: 18
Fresh Water: 40
Holding: 12
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Come below in the Dana 24 and experience a new dimension in cruising comfort. Stand tall- 6'1" headroom- and survey an open interior fully fifty percent larger than other boats of similar length. Eight bronze ports and a large forward hatch contribute to the feeling of spaciousness.
The starboard and port settees each convert into 6'6" long berths. The forward cabin also features 6'8" long sleeping quarters, a generous 6'9" in width.
- Galley:
- 3.5 cu. ft. icebox w/minimum of 4" of insulation
- Norcold 12v/120V refrigeration
- Force 10 2 burner stove w/oven
- Pressure H&C water
- 10" deep stainless steel sink
- Ice box pumpout foot pump
- Fresh water foot pump
- 6 gal. 120V hot water heater
- Head:
- Groco manual head (rebuilt 07)
- Y valve for overboard discharge
- Stainless steel sink
- H&C pressure water
- Pull-out shower mixer
- Teak shower grate
- Shower sump pump
- Hanging wet locker
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Her fiberglass hull and deck are built to the most rigorous specifications, 100% hand laid up and squeegeed to remove all excess resin for optimum strength to weight ratio. The vital deck/hull connection is engineered with a double flange bedded in high tensile polyurethane adhesive compound and thru fastened with 1/4" 18-8 stainless steel bolts. It is the strongest, watertight connection available in current production technology. Adding even greater strength and resistance to torsion and flexure is the yacht's highly sophisticated reinforced fiberglass interior module. Hull and interior are bonded into one monolithic structure, a method far superior to conventional techniques. Chain plates are 1/4" thick, 1 1/2" wide type 304 stainless steel, thru-fastened to the hull with 3/8" stainless steel bolts and full backing plates. Since the rudder is one of the most vulnerable parts of a boat, particular care has been taken in the design and construction of the Dana 24 to insure that she keeps hers intact. The stainless steel rudder shaft is welded to a 3/8" thick "backbone.” The rudder is stressed and constructed to be self-supporting, but it is further supported by a bronze gudgeon, which is securely bolted to the trailing edge of the keel. The attachment of bulkheads to the hull and deck of a sailboat is critical: large dynamic loads are placed on bulkheads by the strain of mast, rigging and waves. One of the most common failures of cruising yachts is bulkheads, which come adrift due to inferior installation.
The main structural bulkheads of the Dana 24 are bonded to the hull and thru-bolted to the interior module. They are also bonded to the underside of the deck. Electrical and mechanical installations on the Dana 24 are also first class. The layout of the engine compartment is orderly, clean and has excellent access. Below the engine is a molded fiberglass drip pan to keep fuel and oil spill out of the bilge. The fuel and water tanks can be easily removed from the boat for inspection or repair. All thru-hull fittings are solid bronze, and those below the waterline have U.L. approved marine sea-cocks that are bedded in polyurethane; no gate valve problems here. The heavy duty hoses are secured with two stainless steel hose clamps at each connection.
- Vinylester hull with barrier coat
- CQR20 anchor w/15' chain & 200' rode
- Fortress FX-11 w/chain & rode
- Double anchor roller
- Teak bowsprit
- Double vinyl lifelines
- P&S lifeline gates
- SS swim ladder
- Solid bronze portholes
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Cruising sailors need a rig that is simple and easy to maintain and repair, yet one that's hefty enough to stand up to the rigors of the open sea. That's why the Dana 24 has a sailing rig designed and built for strength, durability, and reliability. Her aluminum spars are coated with a two-part linear polyurethane finish for ease of maintenance. Standing rigging is premium quality 1x19 stainless steel wire leading from open-body forged bronze turnbuckles. Chain plates of 1 1/2 " wide type 304 stainless steel are mounted outboard of the hull instead through the deck, assuring watertight integrity and greater strength to the mast by providing a wider shroud base. The chain plates are thru bolted to stainless steel backing plates. While the Dana's balanced sail plan gives her power and maneuverability on all points of sail, the small size of her individual sails makes her easy to handle and is great for single or short handed sailing.
- Harken roller furler
- Lazy jacks
- Ullman main w/2 reefs ('90)
- UK 130 Genoa ('94)
- Ullman 100 jib ('90)
- Lewmar 30ST2SP primary winches
- Lewmar 8B halyard winches (2)
- Whisker pole
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Engine access on the Pacific Seacraft Dana is from beneath the companionway steps. Additional access has been provided from the cockpit by means of a watertight removable access hatch in the cockpit sole.
- 2 blade bronze prop
- PSS dripless shaft seal
- Electric & manual bilge pumps
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- Navico 5000 autopilot
- Garmin 276 chart plotter
- Datamarine depth
- Datamarine speed & log
- Datamarine wind (direction only)
- Standard Horizon VHF
- Ritchie BN202 compass
- 12v DC & 120V AC electrical panels
- 120V outlets
- 2 Group 24 gel house batteries (06)
- 1 Group 24 Deca gel starting battery
- Battery charger
- 30 amp shore power cord
- Perko battery selector/combiner switch
- 12v fan
Details 9
- Screens for all port lights
- Lee clothes port and starboard
- Weems & Plath ships clock
- Weems & Plath barometer
- Brass oil lamp
- Life jackets
- Dodger
- Bimini
- Cockpit sun awning
- Mainsail cover
- Tiller cover
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Owner’s personal effects and any items not detailed in this listing.
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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.
