Kaiser Yachts 25
Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · First built 1962
A 1962 masthead sloop with a 42% ballast ratio, built for steady, traditional handling in a compact 7.7-metre hull
Designed by John R. Kaiser Sr, built by Stowman Shipbuilding Corp.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Long Keel
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Shoal draftDraws 1.09 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 26Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.79Bluewater
LightD/L 393Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 14.9Powered-up
TenderBallast 42%Stiff
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.9
Displacement / length
392.9
Comfort ratio
26.2
Capsize screening
1.79
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
511
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1962
Designer
John R.Kaiser Sr
Builder
Stowman Shipbuilding Corp, Kaiser Yachts
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