Hunter Marine 25

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The Hunter Marine 25, on the water

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.44 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,996 kg of hull, so roughly 2,600 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 1.19 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 20 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 20

CoastalBluewater

1.96 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.96

LightHeavy

239 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 239

EasygoingPowered-up

15.3 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.3

TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

Narrower than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1547 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hunter Marine 25, as the fleet has seen it

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The Hunter Marine 25 is a 7.6-meter Masthead Sloop designed by John E. Cherubini and J. Robert Seidelmann, built by Hunter Marine from 1972 to 1983. It features a fin keel with a rudder on a skeg, a 2.4-meter beam, a 1.2-meter draft, and displaces 1995 kg. This model is considered the first sailboat built by Hunter Marine, a company founded in 1973 that became the second-largest American sailboat manufacturer.1:27 Hunter Marine was known for applying high-volume production techniques to cruising boats and later adopted the B&R rig, which eliminated the backstay.4:18 The company prioritized interior volume and ease of handling, integrating features like stainless steel cockpit arches.5:02 Hunter Marine faced criticism regarding structural hardware, specifically chain plate corrosion, and sluggish performance in heavy seas.7:20

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

40.9%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

15.3

Displacement / length

239.4

Comfort ratio

19.7

Capsize screening

1.96

Hull speed

6.0 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

577

Hull

Hull type

Fin with rudder on skeg

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

1972–1983

Designer

John E. Cherubini, J. Robert Seidelmann

Builder

Hunter Marine

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Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Hunter Marine 25.5A masthead sloop with a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, built for coastal cruising between 1984 and 1987 Hunter Marine 25-2A fixed-keel successor to the water-ballasted 240 and 260, featuring a B&R rig and a shallow 0.61-meter draft Hunter Marine 23.5A 1990s trailerable fractional sloop featuring a keel-centerboard configuration for versatile coastal performance Hunter Marine 26.5A fractional sloop with a shallow-draft wing keel designed for stability and easy handling in coastal waters Hunter Marine 27A John Cherubini-designed masthead sloop built for a decade, featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and shoal-draft options

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