Dolphin 24

The design was initially sold by the O'Day Corp. in the United States, with production of 36 boats between 1959 and 1967. O'Day did not build the boat in-house, but contracted out construction to several different companies, including Lunn Laminates of Long Island, New York and later Marscot Plastics in Fall River, Massachusetts, a company that later became a subsidiary of O'Day. J.J. Taylor and Sons Ltd. in Canada also likely built some. The boat was also sold by US Yachts Inc. of Westport, Connecticut under Bob Larsen and Warren Dellenbaugh (not the same US Yachts that was a division of Bayliner), with O'Day building the boats for them. US Yachts Inc. was to go public on the New York Stock Exchange. In 1968 Yankee Yachts Inc. acquired the design rights and started production in Inglewood, California, with few changes to the design. The hulls were actually built by O'Day, but eventually Yankee used one of the completed hulls to create its own mold. Yankee later moved to Santa Ana, California. After Yankee went out of business, one of their suppliers restarted production in Anaheim, California, under the name Pacific Dolphin, building boats from 1974 to 1978, before production ended.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/oday-corp|title = O'Day Corp. 1958 - 1989|access-date = 13 March 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201111005423/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/oday-corp|archive-date= 11 November 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/jj-taylor-and-sons-ltd-can|title= J.J. Taylor and Sons Ltd. (CAN) 1904 - 1990 |access-date = 13 March 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210313154814/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/jj-taylor-and-sons-ltd-can|archive-date= 13 March 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/us-yachts-inc|title= US Yachts Inc. 1960 - 1964|access-date = 13 March 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210313154838/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/us-yachts-inc|archive-date= 13 March 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/yankee-yachts-inc-usa|title= Yankee Yachts Inc. (USA) 1965 - 1975|access-date = 13 March 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210313154926/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/yankee-yachts-inc-usa|archive-date= 13 March 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/pacific-dolphin-inc-usa|title= Pacific Dolphin Inc. (USA)|access-date = 13 March 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210313154924/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/pacific-dolphin-inc-usa|archive-date= 13 March 2021|url-status= live}}

Some of the boats were also sold as kits for owner completion.

The Dolphin 24 derived from an earlier wooden boat design, the Mermaid 24.

The Dolphin 24 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem; a raised counter, angled transom; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel, with a centerboard. It displaces {{convert|4250|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|1650|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.

After a fire destroyed the deck molds, some boats were finished with wooden decks and wooden coach house roofs.

The boat has a draft of {{convert|5.17|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centerboard extended and {{convert|2.83|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer.

The boat is fitted with a Palmer Husky {{convert|6|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} gasoline engine for docking and maneuvering, or a small, stern well-mounted {{convert|4|to|8|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} outboard motor.

The boats built by Pacific Dolphin were {{convert|250|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} lighter, but used a fiberglass centerboard with a lead core in place of the bronze centerboard used by Yankee and O'Day. The Pacific Dolphin boats have {{convert|310|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} more ballast and an outboard well instead of the optional inboard engine. The fuel tank holds {{convert|10|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|20|u.s.gal}}.

The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a drop down dinette table that converts to a double berth and a small straight settee in the main cabin. The galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with an icebox and a sink. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is {{convert|56|in|cm|abbr=on}}.

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 246 and a hull speed of {{convert|5.8|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.

The boat is supported by an active class club, the Dolphin 24 Class.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/association/dolphin-24-class-ss|title= Dolphin 24 Class (S&S)|access-date = 13 March 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210313215958/https://sailboatdata.com/association/dolphin-24-class-ss|archive-date= 13 March 2021|url-status= live}}

A review by Stephens Waring Yacht Design reported, "one a look at Olin Stephens near-perfect drawing shows why the Dolphin is such a dream to sail. She's moderately light for her time, at 4,250 pounds. Your SUV weighs more. And she can flash ample canvas: The sail area-to-displacement ratio is around 18.2, and conservative by today's standard, but she’s not at all under-canvased. These boats offer many combinations in sail power: symmetrical spinnakers, multiple jibs and overlapping genoas and everything in between. And keep in mind she only draws 2' 10" with the center-board up. Meaning for the brave and the physical, she will push her hull speed with a skilled crew; her balanced helm is easy on the hand."{{cite web|url= https://stephenswaring.com/a-camden-classic-cup-profile-the-dolphin-24/|title= A Camden Classic Cup Profile: The Dolphin 24|access-date= 13 March 2021|author= Stephens Waring Yacht Design|work= stephenswaring.com|date= 23 May 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210313215006/https://stephenswaring.com/a-camden-classic-cup-profile-the-dolphin-24/|archive-date= 13 March 2021|url-status= live}}

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