1996 Bridges Point 24' _{(7.32 m)} Bridges Point 24

Principle Dimensions and Information

Designer: Joel White

Builder: Wade Dow / Bridges Point Boat Yard

Year Built: 1996

LOA: 24.00’

LWL: 18.67’

Beam: 7.75’

Draft: 3.42’

Displacement: 3,944 lbs.

Ballast; 2,100 lbs. (lead)

Sail Configuration: Fractional Sloop

Sail Area: 278 sq. ft.

Auxiliary Propulsion: Yanmar 1GM10, 9HP, Raw Water Cooled Inboard Diesel

Fuel Capacity: 6 Gallons

Hull. Deck and Cockpit Construction

Full keel with cut-away fore foot underwater configuration with keel hung rudder.

Hull is of solid FRP construction with White gelcoat exterior finish

Encapsulated lead ballast keel

Molded FRP “cruising style” cabin decks and cockpit

Curved / molded cockpit seat tops are of solid FRP construction.

Horizontal surfaces of deck, cabin top and cockpit sole are a painted (non-skid) finish of Light Tan / Buff color with white cabin sides, waterways and cockpit sides.

Topsides: White

Cove Stripe: Blue

Boot Stripe: Blue

Bottom: Anti-fouling Green

Deck Hardware and Features

Decks are molded FRP with Light Tan / Buff painted non-skid  and white cabin sides, cockpit sies and waterway.

Varnished Mahogany toe rails and taff rail

Cast Bronze bow line chocks and single bow line cleat

Boarding / swim ladder brackets port deck outboard of cockpit

Cast Bronze stern chocks and docking cleats.

Cast Bronze stern light

Stainless steel back stay tang

Varnished Mahogany and plexiglass lazarette hatch on aft deck

Harken jib / Genoa sheet tracks with adjustable cars and Harken lead blocks

Stainless steel shroud chain plates and chain plate covers

Lewmar opening foredeck hatch

Cast Bronze bow chocks and single cleat.

Bronze headstay fitting / stem iron

Cabin House Construction, Hardware and Features

SPIRIT has the “Cruising Style” cabin with improved headroom and fixed portlights adding more comfort and ease of mobility to the below decks areas.

Molded FRP Construction.

Fixed port lights with bronze trim rings on cabin sides port and starboard (2ea / side)

Sliding FRP companionway hatch with varnished Mahogany trim

Varnished Teak hand rails port and starboard

Lewmar #6, single speed, bronze main halyard and reefing winch starboard

Lewmar double rope clutch (main halyard and reefing) starboard

Harken double turning blocks (main halyard and reefing) starboard

Cockpit Construction, Hardware and Features

Cockpit is self-bailing with bronze scuppers forward in port and starboard corners

Cockpit well and sole constructed of molded FRP with a Light Tan painted exterior finish for cockpit seats and cockpit sole and white vertical cockpit well sides.

Cockpit sail locker hatches are of molded fiberglass construction with matching exterior finish of Light Tan / Buff non-skid paint.

Engine ignition and status panel located at the forward face of the cockpit well

Above the ignition panel is a bridge deck lift-up hatch allowing for engine access

Engine control (throttle and transmission lever) and engine shut-off located on the starboard face of the cockpit well.

Engine inspection port and larger engine hatch access in cockpit sole

Varnished Mahogany tiller steering with Bronze tiller head and rudder shaft

Furthest aft in cockpit is a Harken adjustable main sheet traveler, Harken main sheet blocks and low stretch yacht braid main sheet

Port and starboard are varnished Mahogany cockpit coamings.

Port and starboard outboard of cockpit coamings are varnished Mahogany winch islands with mounted jib / Genoa winches

Lewmar #16, bronze, two-speed, self-tailing jib / Genoa winches port and starboard

Interior Layout, Accommodations and Features

Furthest forward is anchor / chain locker with open access from the mail cabin.

Next aft are sleeping accommodations for two (2) persons in a V-berth configuration with storage areas below the berth platform.

Storage areas above and outboard of berths port and starboard.

Galley area next aft to port

Galley equipment includes Origo 1-burner alcohol stove, Colman cooler and sink inset to counter top with cutting board sink cover.

Galley storage below and outboard of galley counter

Opposite the galley (to starboard) is an extension of the v-berth providing a comfortable seat for galley work

Spars and Rigging

Single-spreader, fractional sloop configuration

Keel stepped mast

Hall Spars painted (light gray) aluminum mast and boom

Mast mounted steaming light

Stainless steel chain plates and chain plate covers

Stainless steel 1x19 wire standing rigging (shrouds and stays) with stainless steel turnbuckle adjusters

Low-stretch, yacht braid halyards (Head Sail and Mainsail)

Wire and rope boom topping lift

Low-stretch jib and Genoa sheets

Low-stretch main sheet and main sheet traveler control lines

Sail Trim and Sail Handling Equipment

Harken roller-furling headstay

Scheffer furling-line blocks

Harken jib / Genoa tracks with adjustable cars

Rope boom vang with Lewmar blocks and jam cleat

Lewmar #6 single-speed, bronze jib / genoa halyard winch (mast location)

Lewmar #6 single-speed, bronze main halyard winch (cabin top location)

Lewmar #16 two-speed, self-tailing, bronze jib / genoa winches (Port and starboard cockpit locations)

Harken adjustable main sheet traveler

Harken main sheet blocks with cam cleat

Low-stretch Staset-X main and jib / genoa halyards

Masthead fly wind indicator

Sails and Canvas

Center Harbor Sails main sail

Center Harbor sails genoa

Pope Sails Genoa (2024)

Mainsail cover

Sails bags

Sail ties

Auxiliary Propulsion and Fuel Systems and Equipment

2009, Yanmar 1GM10, 9HP, Raw Water Cooled Inboard Diesel

Yanmar ignition and engine status panel with tachometer and audible engine alarms

Engine hours: Estimated as less than 50 hours

Single lever throttle and transmission control (starboard cockpit)

Engine shut-off (starboard cockpit)Bronze propellor shaft

Traditional flax-packing style stuffing box

Bronze fixed-blade, 2-blade propeller

Groco raw water filter

Fuel Capacity: 6 Gallons

FRP fuel tank integral with keel

Racor fuel filter

Electrical Systems and Equipment

12-Volt DC ship’s electrical system

Single heavy duty 12-Volt marine battery

Blue Seas rotary style master battery switch

Electronics and Navigational Equipment

Sunto helm compass mounted in companionway board

Garmin Echomap GPS chart plotter on swing-out bracket at companionway

Apelpco VHF radio

Lead Line

Dewatering Equipment

Whale Gusher manual bilge pump with handle and extra-long discharge hose

Ground Tackle Equipment

Danforth anchor with appropriate chain and rode

Chain and rode stored in separate canvas totes

Safety Equipment

Navigational Lighting (port and starboard, stern and steaming)

First Aid Kit

Fire Extinguisher

lifesling

Type IV PFD / life ring

Additional Equipment

Dock lines and fenders

Miscellaneous cleaning supplies and brushes

Canvas bucket

Tool kit

Companionway screen

Varnished Mahogany companionway boards

Paddle

Aluminum telescoping boat hook

Boarding / swim ladder

Spare fuel jerry can and funnel

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