Boat models · Catalina
Catalina 25 Standard fin keel
Sailboat, trailer sailer · built 1976-1991 · designed by Frank Butler
Key figures
Comfort19lively, coastal
Capsize screen1.93passes for offshore
SA/D15.8undercanvassed
D/L186light
Ballast ratio0.42stiff
Hull speed6.3kt
- Built
- 1976-1991
- Designer
- Frank Butler
- Builder
- Catalina Yachts (USA)
- Rig
- Masthead Sloop
- Keel
- Fin
- Length
- 25.0 ft
- Beam / draft
- 8.0 ft · 4.0 ft
- Displacement
- 4,550 lb
Design figures as published, not for any one hull. Full specifications on sailboatdata.com.
Reputation
Classtrailer saileras owners use it
Forumsordinarydoes the job, nobody seeks it
Roomy, forgiving, cheap pocket cruiser; sound but unremarkable, condition matters more than model
- Daysailing
- ordinary · easy to rig and sail, stable
- First boat
- respected · cheap, huge parts and owner support
- Coastal cruising
- mixed · roomy for size but slow, wet in chop
- Club racing
- ordinary · active one-design fleets, PHRF slow
- Loved
- Roomy cabin for 25 ft · Forgiving, stable handling · Cheap to buy and maintain · Strong owner and parts network
- Gripes
- Slow in light air · Fin keel version heavy to trailer · Basic, dated interior finish · Pounds in chop
- Survey for
- Wet balsa or plywood deck core · Mast step compression and crushed support · Keel bolt and keel joint corrosion · Swing or pivot hardware wear on older rudders
- Cross-shopped
- Catalina Capri 22 · MacGregor 26 · O'Day 25 · Hunter 25
Owner opinion from catalina25.org, sailboatowners.com, sailboatdata.com
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