Review of Snapdragon 24
Basic specs.
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Both the hull and the deck is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.
The interior is like most other boats made of teak. Teak has the advantage of being naturally very oily and therefore water-repellent, which is suitable on boats.
The boat is equipped with one cabin, 5 berths, a galley and toilet facility.
The Snapdragon 24 is equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.
The Snapdragon 24 has been built with different keel alternatives.
Fin keel
One option is a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.
The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.10 - 1.20 meter (3.61 - 3.91 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Bilge keel
Another option is a bilge keel. A bilge keel is a double keel, which allows the boat to be beached. Bilge keels are the most popular keel for tidal waters.
Snapdragon 24 can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.76 - 0.86 meter (2.49 - 2.79 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The Snapdragon 24 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar 1GM10 diesel engine at 9 hp (6 kW). Calculated max speed is about 5.1 knots
The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenance than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.
Alternative 2:
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Nanni 260HE diesel engine at 15 hp (11 kW). Calculated max speed is about 6.6 knots
The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenance than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Snapdragon 24 is 2.05, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.
What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?
The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.0 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Snapdragon 24 is about 100 kg/cm, alternatively 560 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 100 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 560 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?
The Motion Comfort Ratio for Snapdragon 24 is 16.9 - 17.3.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Snapdragon 24 is 3.00.
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
The DL-ratio for Snapdragon 24 is 211 which categorizes this boat among 'light crusers & offshore racers'.
Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy.
The surface of the wet bottom is about 16m2 (172 ft2).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.
Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.
If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Jib sheet | 7.3 m | (24.1 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 7.3 m | (24.1 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 18.4 m | (60.3 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 16.2 m | (53.1 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
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