Review of Hallberg-Rassy 24 Misil II

Hallberg-Rassy 24 Misil II.

Basic specs.

The Hallberg-Rassy 24 Misil II aka Misil II or HR 24 is a sailboat designed by the Swedish maritime architect Olle Enderlein in the early seventies. Several hundred boats have been produced. The Hallberg-Rassy 24 Misil II is built by the Swedish yard Hallberg-Rassy Varvs AB.

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Hull

Both the hull and the deck is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.

Interior

The interior is like many other boats made of mahogany.
The boat is equipped with 4 berths and a galley.

Rig

Rig of Hallberg-Rassy 24 Misil II.

Keel

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.20 - 1.30 meter (3.94 - 4.24 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.0 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Hallberg-Rassy 24 Misil II is about 93 kg/cm, alternatively 522 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 93 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 522 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Hallberg-Rassy 24 Misil II is 3.20.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is slimmer than 79% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more speedy hull design.

Ballast Ratio

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for Hallberg-Rassy 24 Misil II is 44%.

This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 69% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) just above average.

Over- / underrigged

The Hallberg-Rassy 24 Misil II has more rig than 42% of all similar sailboats, which indicates that the boat is slightly underrigged.

RSP (Relative Speed Performance)

What is Relative Speed Performance?

The Relative Speed Performance for Hallberg-Rassy 24 Misil II is 34

The relative speed performance is 34 which means that a it is faster than 34% of all similar sailboat designs.

Maintenance

Bottom Paint

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 16m² (172 ft²).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.

Rig

Dimensions of sail.

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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.

**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Mainsail halyard	20.6 m	(67.4 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	20.6 m	(67.4 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	20.6 m	(67.4 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Jib sheet	7.3 m	(24.1 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Genoa sheet	7.3 m	(24.1 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Mainsheet	18.4 m	(60.3 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	16.2 m	(53.1 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Cunningham	2.6 m	(8.5 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Kickingstrap	5.2 m	(17.1 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Clew-outhaul	5.2 m	(17.1 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.