Seaway’s award-winning 24 Sport Center Console is a roomy boat with an attractive price whose open spaces adapt well to multiple uses.
The 29” wide console offers plenty of room for a 10” multifunction electronics display and VHF radio. Fishing is an obvious use, with multiple spaces for rod storage under the port gunwale, on either side of the console, and in the 6 gunwale-mounted holders. Outfit the helm with a leaning post/rocket launcher in lieu of the standard seat and there’s room for even more rods.
The cockpit can easily hold a portable live well or folding chairs for a sunset cruise. The cushioned 60” storage box fixed fore-and-aft in front of the console provides plenty of forward seating and cavernous storage, while the forepeak holds an anchor, chain and rode. The console face has a door leading to a portable toilet with 52” of headroom. It would be handy, though, to fit the space with a pump-out, a light, a vent with blower, other head necessities, and a handle on the after end of the storage box for easy entry and exit.
Our sea trial showed the hard-chine hull’s excellent manners and efficiency. With a Yamaha F150, the 24 Sport cruises efficiently at 12 to 28 mph, an unusually wide range that allows the skipper to adapt to a wide range of seas, and there is still plenty of power for casual tow sports. Look carefully at the boat’s construction details and you’ll find that it’s built to last.
Details
- LOA 24’
- Beam 8’ 6”
- Weight 2,850 lbs.
- Fuel 64 gals.
- Base price (w/o engine): $39,290
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