June 2, 2009. Over the past couple of years we have received several inquiries about the Yankee 24, sometimes confused with the Yankee built Dolphin 24. Doug Pease (Aspara) found a 1972? brochure for this boat which you can see by clicking here.
This is the cover picture.
There is no mention of 'Seahorse" in this brochure but a couple of owners who contacted the website called it a Yankee Seahorse 24.
The boat was designed by a Robert Finch for Yankee. While it is really a different boat it seems that it picked up some elements from the Dolphin 24, which was last produced by Yankee in 1972, and the year this boat introduced - we think. The following is a comparison of some key items
| Item |
Yankee 24 |
Yankee Dolphin 24 |
O'Day/Marscot Dolphin 24 |
| LOA |
23' 9" |
24' 2" |
24' |
| LWL |
20.0' |
19' |
19' |
| Beam |
7' 10.5" |
7'' 8" |
7' 8" |
| Displacement |
2900 |
4250 lbs |
4544 |
| power (standard) |
fold down transom OB |
transom well OB |
Palmer inboard |
| Draft board up |
1' 10" |
2' 10" |
2' 10" |
| Draft board down |
4' 8" |
5' 2" |
5' 2" |
| Sail area |
226.8 sq ft |
296 sq ft |
281 sq ft |
| internal lead keel |
600 lbs |
1650 lbs |
n.a. |
| external lead keel |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1440 |
| lead ballasted glass centerboard |
250 lbs |
yes, weight ? |
n.a. |
| bronze centerboard |
n.a. |
n.a. |
120 lbs |
| Pop Top |
yes |
no |
no |
| lower shrouds |
single in line |
double |
single in line |
The following is a quote from the owner of Misty, a Yankee 24 up on Flathead Lake in Montana
" The arrangements in the cabin are a mirror image of what you have on the web page for a Dolphin and it’s got that ‘pop top’ that raises the roof line high enough for me to stand upright"
Misty
