Design
Vacationer
Designed by Michael Stevenson
The Vacationer grew out of the Weekender because people kept asking for a bigger one. She came out 21 ft on deck and 24 ft overall, keeping the shoal draft, the full-length keel and the clipper bow that had worked on the smaller boat, and adding built-in camping fixtures and a more rakish cabin. The plans first appeared in 1985 and now run to 100 pages and 52 drawings, which makes them the longest set the company sells.
Worth reading their own verdict before starting one: having since reworked the Weekender with every improvement the Vacationer introduced, they say the smaller boat now does almost everything this one does for less trouble, less expense and less space. This is the boat for somebody who actually wants the extra length rather than somebody who assumes bigger is better.
What building a Vacationer actually takes
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| Design | Plans from | LOA | Logs |
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| 24 ft Motorsailer | Benford Design Group | 24′ 0″ (7.32 m) | 0 |
| Daysailer 24 | BCA Demco | 7.31 m (24′ 0″) | 0 |
| Spray 22 | Bruce Roberts | 24′ 0″ (7.31 m) | 0 |
| Mandolin Cruise | BCA Demco | 7.43 m (24′ 5″) | 0 |
| Multichine 23 | B&G Yacht Design | 7.2 m (23′ 7″) | 0 |
| Diapason 750 | BCA Demco | 7.5 m (24′ 7″) | 0 |