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** January 5, 2020 update **
The boat might be in the water as soon as March 1, 2020. I’ve promised 3 people who’ve already contacted me that they’ll be the first to check it out if it doesn’t sell before it goes in. If you’d like to see the boat prior to it going back in, let me know.
Don’t think of this as a boat. Think of this as access to the greatest freshwater resource on the planet.
For $3250 you’re buying your way into the peaceful tranquility that only sailing a keelboat can bring- and because she’s got a tiller-to-wheel conversion that opens up the cockpit, you can bring several adults on the journey. Think of it as $3250 spent helping you escape the rat-race, with a sweet boat for free.
If you’ve never seen a Catalina 25, she’s got a lot of features you’ll love. The back of the cabin has a pop-top to give you more headroom as well as help airflow if you’re staying the weekend. The interior layout offers more living and sleeping space than most hulls in this class (two 6’1” dudes stayed on it overnight in late October with no issues). It’s got a sweet, vintage microwave. Most importantly, Catalina is STILL making parts for her.
If you google Catalina sailboats you’ll see some common problems. She’s had many of them addressed- the bulkhead has been repaired by sistering over some large marine plywood plants, and many of the thru-hulls have been pulled and plugged.
We bought this boat the end of last summer and sailed her a bunch. My wife absolutely hated the idea of having our 18 month old on a sailboat… until we went sailing. (we aren’t exactly expert sailors… this thing is easy to sail, though).
I don’t want to sell her. But if my wife loved a 25 foot boat she’ll love a 30 foot boat even more, right? (Note: Please don’t tell my wife there’s a bigger boat in the picture. I’m not allowed to own two boats so she’s not learning about the new one until you buy this one).
Boat is on the hard at Waukegan harbor (in shrink wrap, because only animals wrap boats in tarps).
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.
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
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.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
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.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
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.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
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.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
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.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
The most popular sailboat (in this size range) ever built in the US.
Dimensions shown here are for the standard rig (pre-1988).
A swing keel version was also available. Draft (max.) 5.0’ (min.) 2.0’
Wing keel version: 2.83’/.86m
TALL RIG:
I: 31.0’
J: 10.5’
P: 27.66’
E: 9.58’
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