The hull has a raked stem, an angled transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel.
[1][3] The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 30 hp (22 kW) gasoline engine for docking and maneuvering.
[3] In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: The broad bowsprit with a pulpit extended over it gives good purchase for dealing with an anchor We also like the big portlights in the doghouse, the better to check out one’s neighbors in a cozy anchorage.
Worst features: ... Of the four comp[etitor]s listed below, the Blue Water 24 has by far the least enticing accommodations plan.
And the enclosed head compartment is located smack dab amidships, leaving only an 18-inch space to stand in front of the galley.