1987 Jeanneau Tonic 24

From "Hull Type: Fin Keel Rig Type: Fractional Sloop LOA: 23.67' / 7.21m LWL: 20.58' / 6.27m Beam: 8.17' / 2.49m Listed SA: 248 ft2 / 23.04 m2 Draft (max.) 3.58' / 1.09m Draft (min.) Disp. 2866 lbs./ 1300 kgs. Ballast: 990 lbs. / 449 kgs. Designer: Philippe Harle Builder: Jeanneau (FRA) Construct.: FG Bal. type: First Built: 1985 Last Built: 1989 # Built: RIG DIMENSIONS KEY I: 25.92' / 7.90m J: 7.87' / 2.40m P: 27.87' / 8.49m E: 10.50' / 3.20m PY: EY: SPL: ISP: SA(Fore.): 102.00 ft2 / 9.48 m2 SA(Main): 146.32 ft2 / 13.59 m2 Total(calc.)SA: 248.31 ft2 / 23.07 m2 SA/Disp: 19.74 Est. Forestay Len.: 27.09' / 8.26m BUILDERS (past & present) More about & boats built by: Jeanneau DESIGNER More about & boats designed by: Philippe Harlé " Small Boat Journal Wrote "Jeanneau’s Tonic 24 is one big boat. Posed next to the others in our fleet, the Tonic towers over them. To designer Philippe Harle’s credit, this boat’s appearance is distinctive rather than strange. Much as I like conventional sheerlines, I’m forced to admit that had Harle attempted to wrap a 24-foot traditional design around this huge interior volume the result would have been an aesthetic Armageddon. Though dead-straight sheers only appear to be straight on paper, out on the water they take on lives of their own — changing their shapes, not always in flattering ways, when viewed from different angles. In any case, the Tonic’s high-sided, straight-sheered design works, and the boat has a pleasant, businesslike appearance when heeled down to a breeze. The Jeanneau’s cavernous interior seems even larger as you go below because the boat is open from stem (almost) to stern. There are no full bulkheads. In addition, there’s more open sole space than you’ll find on most 28-footers. The crew can actually stroll around the main cabin, and if they’re no taller than 5 feet 8 inches, they can do it while standing erect. Everything aboard the Tonic is big. The navigation station has a sizable, full-time chart table (27 inches by 22 inches). You’d be happy to find a galley with this much counter space in a summer cottage. Plexiglas windows (not ports) wrap around three sides of the cabin house, casting plenty of light into the interior. Yes, there are seacocks fitted to the through-hulls (thank you, again). The dimensions of the enclosed head are little short of amazing. The standard French U-shaped settee with fixed, folding-leaf table is forward in the main cabin. And, as in the Beneteau, a double berth resides under the cockpit. As you might expect, the Tonic’s berth is larger and “head-room is greater than the 235. Plus, a large port let into the transom and cutouts behind the companionway steps relieve the cave-like ambiance. If we can fault the Jeanneau’s accommodations, it’s only for lack of adequate ven