MacGregor 24
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|designer = Roger MacGregor
|location = United States
|year = 1971
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|builder = MacGregor Yacht Corporation
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|draft = {{convert|5.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centerboard down
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|displacement = {{convert|2100|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|24.58|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|beam = {{convert|7.92|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Outboard motor
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|keel type = centerboard
|ballast = {{convert|575|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
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|sailplan = Fractional rigged sloop
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The MacGregor 24 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Roger MacGregor and first built in 1971.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/macgregor-24|title = MacGregor 24 sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 9 October 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220403201523/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/macgregor-24|archive-date= 3 April 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/designer/macgregor-roger|title = Roger MacGregor |access-date = 9 October 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210628143537/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/macgregor-roger|archive-date= 28 June 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/macgregor/24|title= MacGregor 24|access-date= 3 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220403201444/https://sailboat.guide/macgregor/24|archive-date= 3 April 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The design was built by the MacGregor Yacht Corporation in the United States, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/macgregor-yacht-corp|title = Macgregor Yacht Corp |access-date = 9 October 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210628143652/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/macgregor-yacht-corp|archive-date= 28 June 2021|url-status= live}}
Design
File:MacGregor 24 sailboat 4267.jpg
The MacGregor 24 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard type keel. It displaces {{convert|2100|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|575|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|5.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centreboard extended and {{convert|1.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|6.19|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/3710/macgregor-24|title = Sailboat Specifications for MacGregor 24 |access-date = 9 October 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181009211513/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/3710/macgregor-24|archive-date= 9 October 2018|url-status= dead}}
See also
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External links
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{{MacGregor Yacht Corporation}}
{{Trailer sailers and Trailer yachts worldwide}}
Category:1970s sailboat type designs
Category:Sailboat type designs by Roger MacGregor
Category:Sailboat types built by the MacGregor Yacht Corporation