Boating USA — March 2018

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WE SAY The Axopar 24 is lean, low and
rakish with a distinctly sharp-edged
military look. The designer clearly drew
with Transformer movies in mind, from
the plumb stem to the multiple strakes
and twin steps underwater. The Axopar
24 TT (T-top) has the shape of a lawn
dart: pointy at the front, wide at the
back, and just over 8 feet of beam for its
24-foot length overall.
The 24 TT is all about seating:
three seats aft with high backrests
like amusement park rides, helm and
companion singles, and wraparound
bowrider seating. Between the bow and
helm under the windscreen is a pair of
bench-style seats that double as berths
if you’re planning to camp under the
stars. A head is optional, but it’s parked
dead center with no privacy; turn up the
stereo and look away when someone
needs it. Must be a Finnish thing.

AXOPAR

24 TT

SPEED EFFICIENCY OPERATION

rpm knots mph gph naut. mpg stat. mpg range range n. mi. s. mi. angle levelsound

1000 4.34 5.00 1.20 3.62 4.17 189 218 0 59

1500 6.00 6.90 1.58 3.79 4.37 198 228 1 62

2000 7.04 8.10 3.20 2.20 2.53 115 132 1 66

2500 9.04 10.40 5.60 1.61 1.86 84 97 2 70

3000 10.60 12.20 7.80 1.36 1.56 71 82 2 73

3500 15.82 18.20 10.20 1.55 1.78 81 93 3 71

4000 22.16 25.50 12.80 1.73 1.99 90 104 2 73

4500 26.68 30.70 15.20 1.76 2.02 92 105 2 74

5000 30.76 35.40 18.40 1.67 1.92 87 100 2 75

5950 35.10 44.80 21.10 1.66 2.12 87 111 2 79

MOST ECONOMICAL CRUISING SPEED

·LOA: 24'11" ·BEAM: 8'4" ·DRAFT (MAX): 2'4"

·DISPLACEMENT (APPROX.): 3,950 lb.

HOW WE TESTED

ENGINE: MERCURY 200 HP VERADO DRIVE/PROP:

OUTBOARD/21" 4-BLADE GEAR RATIO: 2.08:1

FUEL LOAD: 40 GAL. CREW WEIGHT: 400 LB.

Running? Simply put, this is a great

sea boat. All those strakes keep it on

track, its hull softened lumpy swells,

and that plumb bow diced water and

threw it aside. With a couple of big seas

at full throttle, I thought uh-oh, but

nothing happened — it was smooth.

The power choices are limited: The

Axopar is only available with a single

Mercury Verado 200 outboard (no op-

tions), an engine that helped us top out at

just under 45 mph, a respectable

speed. The boat looks like

it could handle twins, but

don’t even think about

bolting twins on a big tran-

som bracket and shouting

“yeehaw!” —Chris Caswell

WHO’D WANT ONE

Boaters seeking fun, func-

tion and unique style.

TESTS///#3061

ANOTHER CHOICE This is difficult

because there’s nothing like the Axopar

that we’ve seen, except possibly more-

expensive boats designed as yacht tenders.

BOTTOM LINE $70,000;

axoparboats.com

PHOTO: COURTESY AXOPAR BOATS