Bridges Point 24 - History
The Bridges Point 24 was designed by Joel White in 1984 for Wade Dow. Wade was looking for a fiberglass daysailer he could put into production to fill the off-season when he wasn�t lobstering. Joel said it should be something beautiful to compete with the mass-produced boats then being built.
A few years later the plans were drawn, and soon the first BP24 was shown at the Newport Boat Trials. Wade is not a sailor, but when four 24-footers were sent out with their factory crews, Wade and a friend of his were the crew. Wade recalls that day: ââ?¬Å?We passed them all, all those professional sailors in their red pants and white shoes. It was entirely the boatââ?¬â?¢s faultââ?¬â??we sure had nothing to do with it. It was one of those special moments in my life Iââ?¬â?¢ll never forget.ââ?¬ï¿½
Over the next 25 years, 80 Bridges Point 24's were built at the Bridges Point Boatyard in Brooklin by Wade, his son Forrest, and two other builders.Ã?Â
HullThe Bridges Point 24 is a hand-laid, with seven layers of fiberglass, full keel hull with attached rudder design with tiller steering. The hull is supported by structural girders and forward and lazarette bulkheads. Isabella has blue anti-fouling, grey boot-stripe, white topsides and a gold cove-stripe. The toe rail is varnished teak.Ã?Â
Deck� � � Deck
- Bright teak toe-rails
- Bronze bow chocks port and starboard
- Bronze bow cleats port and starboard
- Forward opening anodized aluminum framed acrylic deck hatch
- Anodized aluminum jib tracks port and starboard with cars
- Bronze cleats port and starboard aft of winches
- Anodized aluminum main sheet track with carÃ?Â
- Bronze stern cleats port and starboard
� � � Coach Roof
- Bright teak hand rails port and starboard
- Double rope clutch
- Bronze winch
� � � Cockpit
- Bright teak coamingÃ?Â
- Main sheet swivel with locking cam
- Bright teak tiller with bronze bracket to rudder shaft
- Cockpit lockers port and starboard
- Single lever throttle
- Yanmar engine controls
- Engine hatch with inspection port
- Bronze scupper drains
Sails and Rigging - Painted aluminum mast and boom boom
- Harken�® blocks and traveller
- (2) Lewmar self tailing 2-speed primary winches on coaming
- (1) Lewmar winch on coach roof
- Profurl head-sail furling system
- Doyle 178 sq. ft. mainsail with lazy jacks and navy sail cover
- Doyle 130% genoa with navy sun cover
- Doyle Spinnaker with sleeve
ElectronicsElectrical� � � 12-Volt DC electrical system
- Blue Sea System 12-Volt DC electric panel
- Blue Sea System (2) bank battery switch
Interior� � � Ashley is a unique Bridges Point 24 in that there is no galley or furniture to port as you enter the interior from the companionway. Instead bench seating on both port and starboard offer additional space to sit or stretch out. Other interior features include:
- (4) Fixed port-lights
- Storage forward and outboard of the v-berth
- Infill/cover for port-o-potty area
- Access to engine
- Buff textured/painted molded sole
Default DisclaimerThe Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
customContactInformationContact Andrew Sheriff, CPYB
FJ Dion Yacht Yard, Salem MA
978-985-7077 mobile
andrew@ecys.com
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