The Hunter 25.5 is an American sailboat that was designed by Cortland Steck and first built in 1984.[1][2][3]
Production
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1984 and 1987, but it is now out of production.[1][3][4]
Design
The Hunter 25.5 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 4,500 lb (2,041 kg) and carries 1,600 lb (726 kg) of ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the standard keel and 3.33 ft (1.01 m) with the optional shoal draft wing keel.[1][3]
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][3]
The fin keel version of the design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 210 with a high of 204 and low of 231. The wing keel version has a PHRF racing average handicap of 213 with a high of 198 and low of 234. It has a hull speed of 6.3 kn (11.67 km/h).[3][5][6]
See also
Similar sailboats
- Beachcomber 25
- Bayfield 25
- Bombardier 7.6
- Cal 25
- Cal 2-25
- C&C 25
- Capri 25
- Catalina 25
- Catalina 250
- Com-Pac 25
- Dufour 1800
- Freedom 25
- Jouët 760
- Kelt 7.6
- Kirby 25
- MacGregor 25
- Merit 25
- Mirage 25
- Northern 25
- O'Day 25
- Redline 25
- Tanzer 25
- US Yachts US 25
- Watkins 25
References
- ^ a b c d e Browning, Randy (2018). "Hunter 25.5 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Cortland Steck". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hunter 25.5". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hunter Marine". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 25.5". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 25.5 SD". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.