Wavelength 24
American recreational keelboat
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The Wavelength 24 is a keelboat of which 87 were delivered by W. D. Schock Corp from 1982[1][2][3][4] to 1990. Production recurred from 2005 to 2021.[5][6]
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Paul Lindenberg |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1982 |
| No. built | 87 |
| Builder | W. D. Schock Corp |
| Name | Wavelength 24 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) |
| Draft | 4.50 ft (1.37 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 24.00 ft (7.32 m) |
| LWL | 20.33 ft (6.20 m) |
| Beam | 9.00 ft (2.74 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 1,100 lb (499 kg) |
| Rudder | internally-mounted spade-type |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 31.25 ft (9.53 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 9.50 ft (2.90 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 27.33 ft (8.33 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 10.25 ft (3.12 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 140.07 sq ft (13.013 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 148.44 sq ft (13.791 m2) |
| Total sail area | 288.50 sq ft (26.803 m2) |
| Racing | |
| Class association | MORC |
| PHRF | 162 |
Designed by Paul Lindenberg as a Midget Ocean Racing Club racer, the fiberglass hull has a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel.
It has a masthead sloop rig.
The reintroduced 2005 version incorporated some design changes including an optional wing keel, as well as hammock style bunks with storage underneath.[3]
The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the standard fin keel.[1][3]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) cockpit well-mounted outboard motor.[1][3]
The original interior design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on the starboard side just aft of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a pull-out two-burner stove and a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 51 in (130 cm).[1][3]
The design hasa hull speed of 6.0 kn (11.1 km/h).[3]
It is "remarkably similar" to the Santana 23, and a "near clone" of the Santana 23D.[3]
