Boat models · Catalina
Catalina 250
Sailboat, trailer sailer · built 1995-
Key figures
Comfort16.7lively, coastal
Capsize screen2.11fails the screen
SA/D16.3cruiser
D/L195light
Ballast ratio0.25tender
Hull speed6.2kt
- Built
- 1995-
- Builder
- Catalina Yachts (USA)
- Rig
- Masthead Sloop
- Keel
- Fin w/transom hung rudder
- Length
- 25.0 ft
- Beam / draft
- 8.5 ft · 5.0 ft
- Displacement
- 4,200 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, stable water-ballast trailer sailer; easy and forgiving, not fast or seductive
- Daysailing
- respected · stable, roomy cockpit, easy to rig and sail
- First boat
- respected · forgiving, affordable, strong class support
- Coastal cruising
- ordinary · big cabin for 25 ft, but limited for long trips
- Club racing
- mixed · PHRF is slow; fine for casual fun racing
- Loved
- Roomy cabin for a 25 ft boat · Stable and forgiving under sail · Trailerable with water ballast · Active owner community and parts support
- Gripes
- Sluggish in light air · Pounds in a chop · Water ballast tank adds maintenance · Heavy to tow and rig
- Survey for
- Water ballast tank leaks or fouling · Swing keel pivot pin and cable wear · Leaking deck hardware and ports · Trailer condition and axle/brake wear
- Cross-shopped
- Catalina Capri 22 · MacGregor 26 · Hunter 260 · Com-Pac 25
Owner opinion from catalina250.org, forums.sailboatowners.com, sailboatdata.com
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