The Islander 24 Bahama, also called the Islander Bahama 24, is an American trailerablesailboat that was designed by Joseph McGlasson and first built in 1964.[1][2][3]
McGlasson approached Glas Laminates to build a version of his wooden Catalina Islander in fiberglass. The mold was created by using the hull of one of the wooden boats and the resulting fiberglass boats retained the distinctive wooden board imprints from the mold. The 1961 Islander 24 features a trunk cabin, but the raised deck Islander 24 Bahama version proved a bigger commercial success and, as a result the Islander 24 had a relatively short production run.[1][3][4]
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The design was built by McGlasson Marine/Islander Yachts in the United States from 1964 to 1970, with 500 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][3][5]
Designedit
The Islander 24 Bahama is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a raised transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 4,200 lb (1,905 kg) and carries 1,700 lb (771 kg) of lead ballast. It has a raised deck which gives a cabin with greater shoulder room, rather than a trunk cabin.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 3.42 ft (1.04 m) with the standard keel fitted.[1][3]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin. A galley was optional. The head is located in the bow cabin, under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 54 in (140 cm).[3]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 264 and a hull speed of 6.0 kn (11.1 km/h).[3]
^ abMcArthur, Bruce (2019). "Islander 24 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Islander / Tradewind Yachts". sailboatdata.com. from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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islander, bahama, also, called, islander, bahama, american, trailerable, sailboat, that, designed, joseph, mcglasson, first, built, 1964, developmentdesignerjoseph, mcglassonlocationunited, statesyear1964no, built500builder, mcglasson, marine, islander, yachts. The Islander 24 Bahama also called the Islander Bahama 24 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Joseph McGlasson and first built in 1964 1 2 3 Islander 24 BahamaDevelopmentDesignerJoseph McGlassonLocationUnited StatesYear1964No built500Builder s McGlasson Marine Islander YachtsNameIslander 24 BahamaBoatDisplacement4 200 lb 1 905 kg Draft3 42 ft 1 04 m HullTypeMonohullConstructionFiberglassLOA24 00 ft 7 32 m LWL20 00 ft 6 10 m Beam7 83 ft 2 39 m Hull appendagesKeel board typefin keelBallast1 700 lb 771 kg Rudder s keel mounted rudderRigRig typeBermuda rigI foretriangle height28 84 ft 8 79 m J foretriangle base8 42 ft 2 57 m P mainsail luff25 80 ft 7 86 m E mainsail foot11 58 ft 3 53 m SailsSailplanMasthead sloopMainsail area149 38 sq ft 13 878 m2 Jib genoa area121 42 sq ft 11 280 m2 Total sail area270 80 sq ft 25 158 m2 RacingPHRF264 edit on Wikidata The Islander 24 Bahama is a development of the 1961 Islander 24 which itself is a fiberglass development of the wooden hulled Catalina Islander 1 3 4 Contents 1 Development 2 Production 3 Design 4 See also 5 ReferencesDevelopment editMcGlasson approached Glas Laminates to build a version of his wooden Catalina Islander in fiberglass The mold was created by using the hull of one of the wooden boats and the resulting fiberglass boats retained the distinctive wooden board imprints from the mold The 1961 Islander 24 features a trunk cabin but the raised deck Islander 24 Bahama version proved a bigger commercial success and as a result the Islander 24 had a relatively short production run 1 3 4 Production editThe design was built by McGlasson Marine Islander Yachts in the United States from 1964 to 1970 with 500 boats completed but it is now out of production 1 3 5 Design editThe Islander 24 Bahama is a recreational keelboat built predominantly of fiberglass with wood trim It has a masthead sloop rig a spooned raked stem a raised transom a keel mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel It displaces 4 200 lb 1 905 kg and carries 1 700 lb 771 kg of lead ballast It has a raised deck which gives a cabin with greater shoulder room rather than a trunk cabin 1 3 The boat has a draft of 3 42 ft 1 04 m with the standard keel fitted 1 3 The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp 2 to 4 kW outboard motor for docking and maneuvering 3 The design has sleeping accommodation for four people with a double V berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin A galley was optional The head is located in the bow cabin under the V berth Cabin headroom is 54 in 140 cm 3 The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 264 and a hull speed of 6 0 kn 11 1 km h 3 See also editList of sailing boat typesRelated development Islander 24Similar sailboats Achilles 24 Atlantic City catboat Balboa 24 C amp C 24 Challenger 24 Columbia 24 Dana 24 MacGregor 24 Mirage 24 Nutmeg 24 San Juan 24 Seidelmann 245 Shark 24 Tonic 23References edit a b c d e f McArthur Bruce 2019 Islander 24 Bahama sailboat sailboatdata com Archived from the original on 13 November 2019 Retrieved 19 November 2019 McArthur Bruce 2019 Joseph McGlasson sailboatdata com Archived from the original on 13 November 2019 Retrieved 19 November 2019 a b c d e f g h i Henkel Steve The Sailor s Book of Small Cruising Sailboats page 316 International Marine McGraw Hill 2010 ISBN 978 0 07 163652 0 a b McArthur Bruce 2019 Islander 24 sailboat sailboatdata com Archived from the original on 16 April 2019 Retrieved 19 November 2019 McArthur Bruce 2019 Islander Tradewind Yachts sailboatdata com Archived from the original on 16 April 2019 Retrieved 19 November 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Islander 24 Bahama amp oldid 1083861015, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
