Nonsuch 324
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=August 2018}}
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|name = Nonsuch 324
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|designer = Mark Ellis Design
|location = Canada
|year = 1994
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|builder = Hinterhoeller Yachts
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|draft = {{convert|4.33|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|11500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|32.33|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|28.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|11.83|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Yanmar {{convert|27|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine
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|keel type = wing keel
|ballast = {{convert|4240|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
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|rig type = Cat rigged
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|sailplan = Catboat
|sailarea main = {{convert|689|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 174 (average)
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The Nonsuch 324 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Mark Ellis Design and first built in 1994. It was the last of the series of Nonsuch sailboats built.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/nonsuch-324|title = Nonsuch 324 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 12 August 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220327200728/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/nonsuch-324|archive-date= 27 March 2022|url-status= live}}
The Nonsuch 324 is a development of the Nonsuch 30, with the same hull design, but a taller rig, more sail area, a carbon fibre wishbone boom and a shallow-draft wing keel.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/nonsuch-30|title = Nonsuch 30 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 7 August 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220327200714/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/nonsuch-30|archive-date= 27 March 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The design was built by Hinterhoeller Yachts in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, but only a small number were completed before production ended.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hinterhoeller-yachts-ltd|title = Hinterhoeller Yachts Ltd.|accessdate = 27 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200616234332/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hinterhoeller-yachts-ltd |archive-date= 16 June 2020|url-status= live}}
Design
The Nonsuch 324 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a cat rig, an unstayed mast with a carbon fibre wishbone boom, a plumb stem, a vertical transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed wing keel. It displaces {{convert|11500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|4240|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.33|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard wing keel.
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of {{convert|27|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. The fuel tank holds {{convert|25|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|105|u.s.gal}}.
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 175 and a hull speed of {{convert|7.18|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/4698/nonsuch-324 |title = Sailboat Specifications for Nonsuch 324 |accessdate = 12 August 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180813044219/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/4698/nonsuch-324|archive-date= 13 August 2018|url-status= live}}
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats