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Seller's Description

1983 Catalina 25 Sailboat

Swing Keel model with a Honda 15Hp electric start outboard motor, Bimini, roller furling jib. Poptop cabin top and many new updates.

Interior: Galley with sink, alcohol stove, and icebox to starboard of the companionway. There is a double sized quarter berth to starboard. The main salon has a dinette to port and a straight settee to starboard. Forward of the salon to port is the head with a sink to starboard. There is a holding tank for the head. There is a water tank for the head and sink facets. The facets have been rebuilt with new kits and the water hoses are all new. The V berth is forward with translucent lighting. Two people could sleep in the vee berth, two in the quarters berth and two with the dinette converted to berths. There filler cushions for the dinette and for the vee berth. All cushions are in good condition and are of a modern color and pattern. All the interior wood teak is in good condition (no rot anywhere) and has been freshly oiled. The lockers have been cleaned and painted with gray bilge paint.

Equipment: Electrical: The DC power comes from a house battery under the dinette and the starting battery is to starboard under the settee. Both are in secure battery cases and both have new independent battery chargers and monitors. All the DC lights have been upgraded to LED.

The AC consists of a 110 outlet in the galley, one by the rear quarter berth and one in the vee berth. All are GFCI protected. There is an AC panel in the galley that switches each battery charger on or off and one that switches the outlets on or off. The battery chargers and outlets are all new and marine wire was used in the installation.

It has all new NAV lights (bow, stern, and two mast lights). They are LED and all the wiring has been inspected or replaced with new ends. All wiring is of marine grade.

Deck: The deck is two-toned in beige with slightly darker beige on the nonskid areas. There is a long cockpit aft with two storage lockers. It has a deluxe Bimini and SS framing. The companionway boards are in good condition and have been freshly oiled. It has two sets of cockpit cushions, one smaller and one that custom fits the seats. The boat is tiller steered with a newly varnished tiller with a tiller tamer. He tiller has a cover. It has the original winches in good working order along with the standard long genoa track and large cars sheet blocks. The main halyard is operated from the cockpit as is the jib furling and unfurling. There is a pop-top over the main cabin that increases the cabin height to well over six feet. The boat has a tarp cover and netting for the pop top.

Sails and Rigging: It has a masthead rig. There is a new mainsail with a sail cover. There is a jib forward in like-new condition with a jib furler. The internal jib halyard is new. The furling line is new. All the masthead sheeves have been newly replaced. Both the jib halyard and main halyard are new New England Yacht braid lines. (Because the furler uses its own internal halyard this give on free halyard for a spinnaker or to use in an emergency). The outhaul, downhaul, backstay tensioner, and boom vang have all new New England yacht braid color-coded lines. It has a traveler with new color coded lines.

Mechanical: There is a 15 Horsepower Honda four cycle outboard with electric start and it has an alternator for the starting battery. The 6 gallon fuel tank is in good condition and is enclosed under a cockpit seat.

Instruments: It has a digital depth finder and speed meter. It has a new Davis Instruments wind indicator arrow.

Anchor: The anchor and line is held in a lock on the bow. The anchor has been freshly sanded and painted and the line has been cleaned and marked in 25 foot increments.

The boat is priced at $6,800.00. It comes with a deep-water slip on Lake Allatoona, Ga near the best sailing section on the lake. The slip has both water and electricity and has a security gate at the dock entrance. Call 706 two three four 6262 for more information.

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Specs

Designer
Frank V. Butler
Builder
Catalina Yachts
Association
Catalina 25, 250, Capri 25 International Assoc.
# Built
5866
Hull
Monohull
Keel
?
Rudder
?
Construction
FG

Dimensions

Length Overall
25 0 / 7.6 m
Waterline Length
25 0 / 7.6 m
Beam
6 0 / 1.8 m
Draft
4 11 / 1.5 m
Displacement
4,550 lb / 2,064 kg
Ballast
1,900 lb / 862 kg

Rig and Sails

Type
Sloop
Reported Sail Area
271′² / 25.2 m²
Total Sail Area
270′² / 25.1 m²
Mainsail
Sail Area
118′² / 11 m²
P
24 8 / 7.5 m
E
9 6 / 2.9 m
Air Draft
?
Foresail
Sail Area
152′² / 14.1 m²
I
29 0 / 8.8 m
J
10 5 / 3.2 m
Forestay Length
30 10 / 9.4 m

Auxilary Power

Make
?
Model
?
HP
?
Fuel Type
?
Fuel Capacity
?
Engine Hours
?

Accomodations

Water Capacity
?
Holding Tank Capacity
?
Headroom
?
Cabins
2

Calculations

Hull Speed
7.7 kn
Classic: 6.31 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

7.66 knots
Classic formula: 6.31 knots
Sail Area/Displacement
15.8
<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.
15.79
<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
41.8
>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

41.76
<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
186.2
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
186.21
<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
19.0
<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
19.0
<20: lightweight racing boat
20-30: coastal cruiser
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat
40-50: heavy bluewater boat
>50: extremely heavy bluewater boat
Capsize Screening
1.9
<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
1.93
<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

Notes

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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