2020 Custom McGowan 24 Fuel Efficent Loop Cruiser

This is the second build of the Laurie McGowan ‘Loon’ design mentioned, in concept, in Wooden Boat Magazine (#244). In my many years in business I have seldom, if ever, offered a virtually new boat so beautifully built and finished. She should be considered in ‘as new’ condition and she is ready to cruise.

With her tumblehome aft, oval ports, and the springy curve of the hard-top, she is a small yacht with a lot of character. She is for sale due to a change in the owner’s cruising plans.

Owner’s Comment: “with the water and fuel tanks low down in the boat and fairly flat bottom in the aft end, she is quite stable considering the narrow beam and has a quick motion in a seaway. Cockpit roof is relatively light and does not affect her roll.”

Dimensions

LOA: 24' 10"

LWL: 23' 10'

Beam: 7' 1.5"

Draft: 12"

Displacement: 3,929 lbs

Builder: A. Fox

Designer: Laurie McGowan

Construction

Hull: ½” Oukume Marine plywood with 24 oz. tri-axial sheathing; Deck: 2 layers of ¼” Oukume Marine plywood w/ 6 oz. fiberglass cloth. The hull has full foam floatation. Pale gray hull, white boottop; red bottom paint; white deckhouses and decks with non-skid; hard-top with side curtains; solar panels on the hard-top; flag mast; stainless steel bow pulpit; chain locker under the recessed foredeck; anchor roller; patent forward hatch.

Accommodations

The yacht sleeps 4; 6’1” headroom under the hard-top. Two single berths forward; Dickinson (vented) LPG heater; Galley aft with the sink and icebox with Isotherm (water cooled) 12 V refrigeration to port and the Eno stainless steel LPG 3 burner stove with oven and counter space to starboard. The cockpit has the helm forward to starboard and a beautiful bird’s-eye maple removable cockpit table; bench seating port and starboard. There is a potential of a forth berth on the port side cabin bench seat. The Aft-Cabin has a quarter-berth to starboard and an ‘Airhead’ composting head to port. There is a small aft cockpit with anthwartships bench seat.

The interior is finished in ash with cherry trim and locker facings; 2 – 20 gallon PVC water tanks under the cockpit sole.

Engine

2019 Yamaha 40 HP outboard with 188 hours; 15 amp alternator; 2 – 27 gallon PVC (fuel rated) fuel tanks under the seat in the aft cockpit; cruising speed: 8-10 Kts.; top speed 13 Kts; the owner reports fuel consumption of 1 GPH at 8 kts.

Electrical System

12 volt DC system supplied by the 15 amp alternator on the engine and by 2 - 100 watt solar panels; 2 – 100 amp/hr. AGM house-system batteries; 1 – 12 volt starter battery; circuit breaker panel; LED cabin and navigation lights.

Electronics

Raymarine Radar with Axiom GPS/plotter with sonar; Raymarine #52 VHF; Ritchie compass.

Additional Information

Dock-lines; fenders; 16 lb. Lewmar claw (Bruce); anchor; 30’ chain leader; 140’ of ½ nylon rode; Whale ‘Gusher’ manual bilge pump; 500 GPH Rule electric bilge pump.

TRAILER: 2019 Load Rite ‘5 Starr’ aluminum, tandem-axel trailer; licensed and inspected.

Disclaimer
The 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.

2020 Custom McGowan 24 Fuel Efficent Loop Cruiser

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