While in University I worked summers (May 1 to August 31) of '76; '77; and '78 at Mirage Yachts in Vaudreuil,
Quebec, just west of Montreal, building Mirage 24's. 2 friends and I were the only crew building 24's there for those 3 summers. 3 years ago (2012) I started to look for a Mirage 24 in good shape to buy and looked at many that were pretty tired. Then 2 years ago (Sept 2013) I found one in Port Elgin,
Ontario that looked good in the listing and when I went to see her, she was in beautiful shape. Original
gelcoat, waxed and polished, no oxidation;
deck solid stem to stern, all new standing and running
rigging, 2 year old Tohatsu 6.0 HP
Outboard, and clean 1 year old
survey from very reputable
surveyor to boot! I checked her
serial number and low and behold, the last 4 digits were 0676 which means she was built in June of '76! That means I built her with my 2 partners while at Mirage in '76. She's mine now, 38 years later!