The Neptune 24 is an American trailerable

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that was designed as a

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and first built in 1978.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 299.

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, 2010.

Production

The design was built by Capital Yachts in

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, starting in 1978, but it is now out of production.

Design

The Neptune 24 is a recreational

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, built predominantly of

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, with wood trim. It has a

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rig, a

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, a plumb transom, a transom-hung

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controlled by a

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and a fixed fin

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or stub shoal draft keel, with an optional

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. It displaces and carries of ballast. A standard height mast or tall rig was offered. The fixed keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of , the shoal draft version has a draft of , while the centerboard-equipped version has a draft of with the centerboard extended and with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer. The boat is normally fitted with a small

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for docking and maneuvering. The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double

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in the bow cabin, two straight settee berths in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a small double

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on the port side. The

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is located on the starboard side just forward of the

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ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove,

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and a sink. The

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is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side. Cabin headroom is with the pop-top closed and over with it open. The design has a

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racing average handicap of 222 and a

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of .

Operational history

The boat is supported by a class club, ''Capital Yachts Info''. In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "Capital Yachts ... offered this commodious vessel in several configurations: shoal draft long keel ... or deep fin keel (at 5-foot draft not easily tailerable or launchable without a crane), and standard rig or tall rig. Some owners of used boats report having boats with shoal keels and 'bilgeboards' or 'daggerboard.' We assume they mean a centerboard, apparently an option with the shoal keel. Best features: A poptop increases headroom to more than six feet, and a big forward hatch is a plus. Despite her beam being less than eight feet ... the Neptune 24's Space Index is best of the lot. That's due to the relatively high freeboard and bulbous trunk cabin, which increase interior space but at some sacrifice of external beauty. Worst features: Owners point out that two adults can't use the aft double (though, as the sales literature says somewhat enigmatically, '1 1/2 people can'), The same is true for the forward V-berth, unless the filler cushion is put in place, which virtually eliminates head use. Other owner complaints include poor windward ability in the shoal draft version, lack of a door on the head, and a stove positioned too close to the side of the boat and to curtains."

References

External links

Video: Neptune 24 Overview
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