Seller's Description
1975 Fisher 25 motorsailer, pilothouse ketch. A well-built, seaworthy British motorsailer that you’d use under power much of the time. A pilothouse offers protection from the elements making a longer sailing season possible. Cruise speed 5 kt; hull speed 6 kt. A slow but steady, solid boat. Deep bulwarks. Custom made davits. Teak trim inside and out. Refitted with a 29 hp diesel 3YM30F Yanmar engine with approximately 70 hours. Dual fuel filters. 40 U.S. gal fuel tank; 30 U.S. gal fresh water capacity. A transom-hung rudder controlled by a wheel in the pilot house, hydraulic steering, a solid teak emergency tiller is mounted in the cockpit; fixed full keel. New genoa, main, and mizzen sails, never used - white. CDI roller reefing. Sheets lead aft to the cockpit. Raymarine GPS, chart plotter, and radio; Raytheon autopilot; Furino radar. Comfortable sleeping accommodations for four or five with a V-berth in the bow cabin; an L-shaped settee with a drop-down table; and a straight settee in the main cabin. The starboard-side galley is equipped with an alcohol stove, electric fridge, polished S/S sink, Corian counter top. Storage under all seating in the salon. 5,000 BTU A/C.
Heavy-duty cradle with 6 screw jacks, custom made for this boat.
Shrink-wrapped every year. $37,500, or $35,000 w/o the cradle.
Equipment: Photos and full list of equipment are available on request… size too large to fit here.
Specs
- Designer
- Wyatt and Freeman
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Long
- Rudder
- Transom hung
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 25′ 0″ / 7.6 m
- Waterline Length
- 20′ 11″ / 6.4 m
- Beam
- 9′ 6″ / 2.9 m
- Draft
- 4′ 0″ / 1.2 m
- Displacement
- 10,080 lb / 4,572 kg
- Ballast
- 4,700 lb / 2,134 kg (Iron)
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 276′² / 25.6 m²
- Total Sail Area
- ?
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- ?
- P
- ?
- E
- ?
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- ?
- I
- ?
- J
- ?
- Forestay Length
- ?
Auxilary Power
- Make
- Beta
- Model
- ?
- HP
- 27
- Fuel Type
- Diesel
- Fuel Capacity
- 40 gal / 151 l
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- 40 gal / 151 l
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
5.5 kn
Classic: 6.14 kn
Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
9.5
<16: under powered
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
-
46.7
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
-
486.1
>400: very heavy
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
35.4
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
1.7
<2.0: better suited for ocean passages
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
Notes
Sloop or ketch.
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