BoatsMargaret D (Trump 25)

Margaret D (Trump 25)

Cutter · Long Keel · 1972–1990

A cutter-rigged cruiser with a long keel and a high comfort ratio, built for steady, predictable handling

Designed by Aborn Smith Jr, built by Trump Yachts.

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 1.01 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 narrow beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.84
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 259
EasygoingPowered-up

7.8 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 7.8
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

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

  • Lighter than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 304 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
7.8
Displacement / length
259.3
Comfort ratio
22.4
Capsize screening
1.84
Hull speed
6.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
595
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1972–1990
Designer
Aborn Smith Jr
Builder
Trump Yachts

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Contessa 267.77 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA David Sadler-designed long-keel masthead sloop, built in both England and Canada with a 25-year production run
Island Packet 278.08 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Robert K. Johnson-designed cutter with a long keel, built for stability and comfort in a compact 8-meter package
Nimble Boats Voyager 269.27 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA long-keeled cutter designed by Daniel J. Avoures, offering a stable, shoal-draft platform for coastal cruising
Cape Dory 257.57 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA George H. Stadel Jr. design featuring the same long-keel hull as the Greenwich 24 but with a unique deck and coachroof
Pearson Yachts-USA Triton8.63 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Carl Alberg-designed long-keel fractional sloop that pioneered fiberglass cruising and saw international production.
Flicka 207.32 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA Bruce Bingham-designed cutter with a long keel, originally offered as amateur plans before becoming a production classic

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