I just bought a Mirage 24, hull number 278, she was abandoned by her former owner and I bought her from a marina where she was laying aground. So far I have found only limited data about the boat so I am looking to find out as much as I can about the design. Does anyone know who at C&C designed her? How about how many are still afloat? Has anyone made any long-distance passages in one? Are there any problems associated with the boat that anyone knows about? Are the plans still available? Email me at stokesdakat@hotmail.com Also I would love to see pictures of other people's Mirage 24, I have some work to do on mine and any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated.
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Hyperdynamic
Mirage 24 #125
We used to own #125. Great fun boat. See link to our personal website. If I remember correctly, it was Bruce Kirby design.
We used to own #125. Great fun boat. See link to our personal website. If I remember correctly, it was Bruce Kirby design.
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Jonathan
more about #278
Well it has been 6 months now, I have been living onboard "Carambola", my Mirage 24. I have found some, but very limited information on her. I can tell you this, she doesn't like to be run aground, 45+ mph winds are a little hard o her (the numbers on the mainsail started peeling off!) but all in all she is a great boat. I have been modifying her, put a propane refridgeration system in what was the forward berth and installed a Groco marine head and waste tank. Still working on her, but am planning to head south to Mexico and Belize this winter if all goes well (it'll be about 1000 miles each way!). My only real complaint is her touchy helm, which takes a lot of attention, and the lack of headroom (who needs to stand up down below?). It would be nice if someone started a Mirage 24 Association so that we could keep up with each other... just an idea.
Well it has been 6 months now, I have been living onboard "Carambola", my Mirage 24. I have found some, but very limited information on her. I can tell you this, she doesn't like to be run aground, 45+ mph winds are a little hard o her (the numbers on the mainsail started peeling off!) but all in all she is a great boat. I have been modifying her, put a propane refridgeration system in what was the forward berth and installed a Groco marine head and waste tank. Still working on her, but am planning to head south to Mexico and Belize this winter if all goes well (it'll be about 1000 miles each way!). My only real complaint is her touchy helm, which takes a lot of attention, and the lack of headroom (who needs to stand up down below?). It would be nice if someone started a Mirage 24 Association so that we could keep up with each other... just an idea.
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Fred
Mirage 24 or 22?
Hi: We have looked at a couple of Mirage sailboats and have given thought to purchasing a 24 if the price is right. I have a question. On most boats that I have seen when you look at the hull identification number the first two numbers after the letters are usually the boat length and the last two numbers are the year the boat was built. Is that also the case with the mirage boats. The reason I ask the question is the boat I am looking at has the first numbers as 22 not 24 but the boat measures over 22 feet long but not 24. Did Mirage build any 22's ? Thanks Fred. PS I am very impressed with the way your boat appears to handle the weather and waves in your photograph. If they all handle like that I would seriously consider the Mirage 24.
Hi: We have looked at a couple of Mirage sailboats and have given thought to purchasing a 24 if the price is right. I have a question. On most boats that I have seen when you look at the hull identification number the first two numbers after the letters are usually the boat length and the last two numbers are the year the boat was built. Is that also the case with the mirage boats. The reason I ask the question is the boat I am looking at has the first numbers as 22 not 24 but the boat measures over 22 feet long but not 24. Did Mirage build any 22's ? Thanks Fred. PS I am very impressed with the way your boat appears to handle the weather and waves in your photograph. If they all handle like that I would seriously consider the Mirage 24.
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Jonathan King
further adventures in a Mirage 24
Just sailed my Mirage 24 from Tampa to Key West singlehanded, 240 miles, 65 hours non-stop. She handled it great! Spent a week bumming around Key West and then headed up to Bahia Honda and anchored off the beach there for 2 days and then pressed on to Boot Key Harbor in Marathon, where she is still anchored while I start my new job in Fort Lauderdale. Before I left I switched my 5hp Nissan with its infernal internal fuel tank to a 8hp Evinrude Yachtwin longshaft, now I can make about 5.2 knots under power (rather than 4 knots with the 5hp). Oh, and I have still yet to bury the rail on the boat and we went through 20-30 knot winds on the trip. And I have found that you can lash the tiller and let her steer herself on a beam reach, close reach, or close hauled (her new record at steering herself is about 27 hours straight!) Anyways, if any of you other Mirage owners end up down south here, drop me an email at stokesdakat@hotmail.com
Just sailed my Mirage 24 from Tampa to Key West singlehanded, 240 miles, 65 hours non-stop. She handled it great! Spent a week bumming around Key West and then headed up to Bahia Honda and anchored off the beach there for 2 days and then pressed on to Boot Key Harbor in Marathon, where she is still anchored while I start my new job in Fort Lauderdale. Before I left I switched my 5hp Nissan with its infernal internal fuel tank to a 8hp Evinrude Yachtwin longshaft, now I can make about 5.2 knots under power (rather than 4 knots with the 5hp). Oh, and I have still yet to bury the rail on the boat and we went through 20-30 knot winds on the trip. And I have found that you can lash the tiller and let her steer herself on a beam reach, close reach, or close hauled (her new record at steering herself is about 27 hours straight!) Anyways, if any of you other Mirage owners end up down south here, drop me an email at stokesdakat@hotmail.com
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Jonathan
more news on #278 Carambola
hey everybody, i recently started compiling pictures of all the Mirage 24s on the web and posting them up, check out my myspace page to see em. the web address for all my photos is: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewAlbums&friendID=895776 and you can find the folder with all the Mirage 24 pics here: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=895776&albumId=1672176 keep on posting any photos you have, i'd like to see about starting some sort of association to keep track of these great little boats. capt. jon
hey everybody, i recently started compiling pictures of all the Mirage 24s on the web and posting them up, check out my myspace page to see em. the web address for all my photos is: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewAlbums&friendID=895776 and you can find the folder with all the Mirage 24 pics here: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=895776&albumId=1672176 keep on posting any photos you have, i'd like to see about starting some sort of association to keep track of these great little boats. capt. jon
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