| Seaward 24 | |
| Designer: | Nick Hake |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1984 |
| Builder: | Hake Yachts |
| Role: | Cruiser |
| Draft: | 3.5feet with centerboard down |
| Displacement: | 31000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 24.33feet |
| Lwl: | 22.16feet |
| Beam: | 8.25feet |
| Engine: | outboard motor |
| Keel Type: | stub keel and centerboard |
| Ballast: | 11000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| Sailplan: | fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Total: | 265square feet |
| Phrf: | 261 |
The Seaward 24 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Nick Hake as a cruiser and first built in 1984.[1] [2]
The design was built by Hake Yachts in the United States, starting in 1984, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The Seaward 24 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a plumb stem, a slightly angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed stub keel with a retractable centerboard. It displaces 31000NaN0 and carries 11000NaN0 of lead ballast.[1] [2]
The boat has a draft of 3.5feet with the centerboard extended and 2feet with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer.[1] [2]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3to outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1] [2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a straight settee berth in the main cabin plus a convertible double berth on the port side. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove, an icebox and a sink, with a refrigerator optional. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is 600NaN0.[1] [2]
For sailing the design may be equipped with a jib, storm jib or 150% genoa.[2]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 261 and a hull speed of 6.3kn.[2]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "... the accommodations plan of the Seaward 24 shows both a gimballed stove with oven and space for a refrigerator (though ... a refrigerator is somewhat impractical on an outboard powered sailboat because of the electrical drain on the batteries, which would require many hours of charging with the noise and smell of a running engine). Best features: Her relatively low freeboard and springy sheer give the Seaward 24 a sleek and salty look, as if she is ready for whatever challenges the sea might bring to her. She is well-built to boot, and with her generous sailplan and long waterline for her size has a better than even chance of satisfying the requirements of experienced sailors. Worst features: None noted."[2]
