Dana 24 Boat Review

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Rimas Meleshyus - 4 years ago

Great Dana 24 sailboat the best sailing around the world ,look like me alone. Super awesome sailboat ,do not need bigger than this so perfect. Thank you so so much for this video. My all photos sailing around the world on Facebook page. My page extremely beautiful ,many people like it very much. Thank you.

Knapweed - 5 years ago

Not much point in going small when it costs more than the average thirty footer.

A Lost One - 5 years ago

Bob Bitchin???

Carlos - 5 years ago

LED lights with dimmers to allow less power consumption, C'mon, looks like the dimmers will impact somehow the power consumption which is not true.

Monte W - 5 years ago

The most beautiful sailboat under 25 feet I've ever seen! She's a looker !

victor pujalte - 5 years ago

El velero más bonito de los que he visto.... es arte puro.....Gracias

PapaidoDeki e Kin - 5 years ago

Beauty!!!!!!!!

John Collings - 5 years ago

I want one?

SeikiBrian - 5 years ago

Is that a question? Aren't you sure if you want one or not? Or did you mean "I want one!"?

Mile Akin - 6 years ago

What a beautiful little boat!

10. comment for Dana 24 Boat Review

symon smith - 6 years ago

5 star. thank you

7.62 full metal - 6 years ago

I no longer have a chubby !

7.62 full metal - 6 years ago

bloody nice boats ! ive got a major chubby going on !

J T - 6 years ago

Go small, go now...go broke.

Freddy R. - 6 years ago

What is the new price for a dana 24
greetings from Germany

SeikiBrian - 5 years ago

The Dana 24 is no longer being made.

floflo617 - 7 years ago

I truly find the dana24 concept beautiful but think you should offer packages with trimmed down interiors and less teak. Keep the old proven seakindly design coupled with strong build without the frivolous teak and needlessly expensive cabinets, stainless steel ports etc... Make it more affordable without sacrificing the basic and it could be a great package for explorers.

floflo617 - 7 years ago

Full disclosure, I am considering switching my 29foot cutaway forefoot for a deep draft mini 6.50 type boat so I may be a little biased at the moment

floflo617 - 7 years ago

Chucky cheese maybe, I'm no expert and I have not been in one but I would not say a 35 footer is of similar size. otherwise you could say an 18 footer is of similar size to a 24. Besides, appart from structural pieces, the interior is not critical. My boat has white Formica all over. I find it great.

Chris Wyse - 7 years ago

Have you checked out the Solana 33 or Beneteau Oceanis 35? Slightly larger boat then this at a good price, inside more akin to "chuck-e-cheese" level quality but def newer design/mfr.

floflo617 - 7 years ago

I agree, they are pretty and probably quite tough. love the details like raised deck around stanchions etc. I do believe, though, that the future is with infusion building techniques to produce lighter hulls without sacrificing strength. it's also good to know no one has forfeited their lungs in the process. And for having spent days refinishing wood instead of sailing, the less wood on a boat, the happier I am.

Chris Wyse - 7 years ago

This video is pretty old, boat is not being built anymore. I don't know about you but I've been on many of the new boats (almost none of which are less $$ then this boat) and they might sail great, but feel no where near as solid.

floflo617 - 7 years ago

beautiful boat but way too expensive. 150k for a slow 24 foot sailboat of yesteryears' design?? However, beautiful deck layout. Love the coamings and the bowsprit, The traveller looks like a toy on the other hand. Too much energy spent in cabinets and gizmos. I don't like the floor liner. If you're going traditionnal, at least leave the fiberglass fully accessible. That's one of the big advantage of old sailboats. And sorry but that engine is going to be a giant pain to maintain in this tight space unless there is another way to it from the cockpit. It's more about having a precious little jewel than "going small going now". Plenty of good old boats with solid bones to satisfy that saying.

BS Adventures! - 7 years ago

Its a nice looking boat! Ill give you $500 bucks for her!

SassyHershsey SassyHershey - 8 years ago

Pocket cruisers are the best, no matter how large the vessel, they still are on the same ocean and so, you will always feel cramped not cozy after one evening. I loved sailing for 20 years on an Alberg 30 - but it wasn't mine. My best friend had mechanics in his blood, owned a Marina and we enjoyed fall sailing (summer is too hot) and I loved those memories even now. I spent almost 10 years looking at Albergs' Cape Dory's (bankrupt) and of course fell in love with Pacific Seacraft - that "salty traditional look never fails or I wouldn't be writing you all. I noticed the open floor plan worked. A Dana was perfect. But you pay for that Bentley by twice. This particular vessel costs a cool 2200K - new, but because they are hand made you buy a machine worth 65K (say a BMW) and goes down in value right away. That warm tropical lagoon is the hook - cheaper to fly to the Islands and rent a boat. Trust me, 30 years of sailing I wanted a Dana 24, but as you get older you need dentists and doctors - good luck in the Islands 50 miles out at sea. If you must throw away a lot of money - and have to learn the hard way, go with the Dana. It has a decent resale value of loosing only about 2/3 in 10 years.

Jennifer Adamek - 8 years ago

Does the Pacific Seacraft still make the Dana24? I know you can purchase hardly used Dana24's and Flickas.. I know someone on the east coast that actually took their PS Dana24 sailed her across the pond to upper Europe and into the canals into the Med.. This little kick-started has some "Pep In Her Step!".... I prefer sailing anyday to power boating it... I mean. some say tomatoe so e say tamatoe...

Chris Wyse - 7 years ago

No. The deal that brought PS to North Carolina did not include the Dana. The Dana molds and templates all went to this company which only made the one you see here AFAIK. I hear they then sold the mold but not sure who if anyone has it now.

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wilvanlonden1962 - 8 years ago

Beautiful small yacht. Don't think it will be sold often; here in Europe you buy a brand new International Folkboat for 32000 Euro with sails and equipment. I don't think that the mantra go small, go now applies to this Dana 24. With that mantra they ment at low cost!

Peter Mumford - 7 years ago

Does Marieholm still make folkboats? I can't find a link.

Gerry C - 8 years ago

TV ads have been replaced with YouTube ads. Welcome to the 21st Century!

KingThallion - 8 years ago

Bob, that boat was Bitchin,

Mick Scarborough - 8 years ago

150K? I can buy about twenty 24 foot sailboats for that price.

SeikiBrian - 5 years ago

Twenty boats for $150,000 would be $7,500 per boat. You can barely get a good dinghy for $7,500.

Macedonicus - 8 years ago

Stop bitchin.

Gene Nelson - 9 years ago

This isn't a review, it's a commercial.

Mr. Midshipman - 9 years ago

I'd get one, but I got a disease, Morbid Obesity I'd probably put my foot though the hull, or sink it anyway. I need a big open boat, like a Boston Whaler. My friends call me Whale Bait. Please, feel sorry for me, I can't help I eat $800 in food a week and lie about it. This is the first time I been honest with anybody. Please, buy me a 70 foot sailboat so I don't drown.

SassyHershsey SassyHershey - 8 years ago

+Mr. Midshipman Leave port and starve. I mean it. It will save your life. Eat nuts, fruits and no sugar drinks. Fishing will help you. I'm serious. Don't use Narcotics to starve yourself - then you are addicted to them. So just bring what I said, buy a cheap boat, and just sail the coast to say Florida without stopping. Starvation is not a bad thing actually, your body will eat itself after 30 days or so. But do eat veg/fish to stay alive long enough to see the results. I say 5 months and you will be fine.

Jeremy M - 10 years ago

The host is 'Bob Bitchin'.
Best name ever.

uscgalpha91 - 10 years ago

OMG $150,000 you have got to be kidding. Their are hundreds of boats for 25% of that number used that would be wonderful. Also do you really want to do a 30 day run to the So Pacific in a 24 footer ???

SeikiBrian - 5 years ago

In 1965, Robin Lee Graham became the then-youngest sailor to set off on a circumnavigation solo. He spent the next three years on his boat "Dove," a 24-foot Lapworth sloop. Lin and Larry Pardey cruised the world for eleven years aboard "Seraffyn," a 24-foot Bermudan cutter, and when they "traded up" it was to a similarly-designed 27-foot yacht, "Taleisin." 30 days to the South Pacific on a well-found small yacht would be a joy.

Al Gentry - 10 years ago

Beauty and build quality are two different things. Build quality, is a function of the care taken by the builder. A function of quality, also, is simplicity, actually the ultimate sophistication. He has a boat now, and before, he didn't. The one he owns, is therefore infinitely superior to the one that he doesn't. Like in the hunting world, beware the man who has only one gun. He may actually know how to use it. :o) Al in Oklahoma

MsDimasko - 11 years ago

В Китае такая будет стоить 15000-20000$

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TheSailingChannel.TV - 11 years ago

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pacificNWboater - 11 years ago

MelCanuck - MacGregors are GREAT boats. If that is what you want. If you want a trailerable, combo sail/power boat for multiple purposes, they can't be beat. We know dozens of MacGregor owners who are VERY happy with their boats. And we know a few former Mac owners who still fondly recall the fun they had with their boats. However, MacGregors do not even belong in the same conversation as the Dana 24. Two COMPLETELY different boats with two vastly different design purposes.

pacificNWboater - 11 years ago

MelCanuck - You make a valid point. But then we think the price of just about ANY new boat is too much! The sentiment behind go small go now is not just the initial outlay for a boat, but the ongoing maintenance and moorage costs. A 24' foot boat will be much less expensive overall. Plus, I think the person that wants to spend $150K on a new Dana wants something more traditional than a new Beneteau (which are also great sailing boats).

MelCanuck - 11 years ago

Thanks for this. As I'm new to sailing I do not have $150k to spend on a boat. It would be nice but I have found a NEW MacGregor 26 for $23k. It may not have the quality but it is not as expensive, either. youtube.com/watch?v=R7mYTOnOs3Y Any opinions of anyone reading this would be most appreciated.

MelCanuck - 11 years ago

This is a very nice boat, and this is a good review. But $150,000 for a NEW Dana 24, at time of writing, is a bit steep for a 24 foot boat. Think I would prefer a similar-priced Beneteau Oceanis 34 or 37. You said: 06:23 – “in these tougher economic times, going small and going NOW…” – that comment made seems a bit of a contradiction to me, bearing in mind the price of the boat!

richardmg9 - 11 years ago

such a genuine and unbiased review! This is literally the best boat ever made for any purpose, ever!

Bernster3040 - 11 years ago

Love this boat!

Nigel Doyle - 12 years ago

That boat is beautiful.

jaasun71 - 12 years ago

I have heard they use Gold instead of Lead ballast .

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