Seller's Description
Hi. My name is TrippTime. I am a 2003 Catalina 250 Wing Keel. I led a sheltered and well taken care of life in Westport, MA for my first 18 years. My name comes from my original purchasing owners and kept by my second owners as a Homage to a friend and their family in Maine.
I am a quiet boat most of the time until you get to know me. You will know that I am truly happy when I sing! I did not have a trailer when I was purchased so I had a bit of a blue water adventure coming to Maine. My new owners splashed me in to the water as cold winds were blowing and snowflakes were melting on my bow. They showed me the Cape Cod Canal, Plymouth Bay, and whales over Stellwagen bank. (Thankfully this was before the great whale convention so they just kept eating.!) I learned that we dont like fog because I do not have fancy electronics. But Charts and Phone/ tablet Navionics work well to get us places on clear days. We stayed at a dock for three days waiting for the heavy rain and cloud cover to clear in Gloucester Harbor. We learned that there arent very many people out on the water and only a few fisherman the end of April. (Most Gas pumps/ marinas/ pump out stations are not open or just opening.)
The adventure continued with me going strong for three hours on four foot swells outside Kennebunk, Maine. I tested to see if my owners felt the same at my wheel. They did great holding on like their ancestors! I gave the captain a good face washing too! At least the sun was shining again when we rounded the corner to dock for the night.
We made it to Handy Boat Marina in Falmouth, ME after 6 days along the New England coast hooking onto our mooring as one of the first boats of the season. Everyone knew me right away and I felt quite welcomed. My new owners left me rowing their little inflatable dinghy away.
After chores, short sailing outings, and 33 days we took another long voyage up to Bar Harbor for a couple of weeks. We explored around islands, their lighthouses, and channels with quaint fishing towns A young Osprey tried to land on my mast, but was unsuccessfu
Equipment: 2022 yamaha outboard Custom Triad trailer Misc equipment
Specs
- Designers
- ?
- Builder
- Catalina Yachts
- Association
- Catalina 25, 250, Capri 25 International Assoc.
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Fin
- Rudder
- Transom hung
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 25′ 0″ / 7.6 m
- Waterline Length
- 21′ 3″ / 6.5 m
- Beam
- 8′ 5″ / 2.6 m
- Draft
- 3′ 6″ / 1.1 m
- Displacement
- 4,200 lb / 1,905 kg
- Ballast
- 1,050 lb / 476 kg
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 265′² / 24.6 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 265′² / 24.6 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 135′² / 12.5 m²
- P
- 24′ 6″ / 7.5 m
- E
- 10′ 11″ / 3.4 m
- Air Draft
- 33′ 2″ / 10.1 m
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 130′² / 12.1 m²
- I
- 29′ 0″ / 8.8 m
- J
- 8′ 11″ / 2.7 m
- Forestay Length
- 30′ 4″ / 9.3 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
7.4 kn
Classic: 6.18 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
-
16.3
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
-
25.0
<40: less stiff, less 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
-
195.1
100-200: light
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
-
16.7
<20: lightweight racing 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
-
2.1
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising
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
Wing Keel draft: 3.42’/1.04m
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