BoatsPacific Seacraft 25-2

Pacific Seacraft 25-2

Cutter · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · 1976–1981

A cutter-rigged evolution featuring a bowsprit and a long keel, built for steady cruising in shoal waters

Designed by Henry Mohrschladt.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder

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 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.79
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 275
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 11.2
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

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

  • Lighter than ~77% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~87% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 326 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
11.2
Displacement / length
274.8
Comfort ratio
23.9
Capsize screening
1.79
Hull speed
6.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
600
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1976–1981
Units built
157
Designer
Henry Mohrschladt
Builder
Pacific Seacraft

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Pearson Yachts-USA Triton8.63 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Carl Alberg-designed long-keel fractional sloop that pioneered fiberglass cruising and saw international production.
Flicka 207.32 mSame hull family1.2 m shorterA Bruce Bingham-designed cutter with a long keel, originally offered as amateur plans before becoming a production classic
Bristol Yachts 247.49 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA Paul Coble-designed masthead sloop with a long keel and over 50% ballast ratio for stable coastal cruising
Falmouth Cutter 229.30 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA narrow-beamed 30-foot cruiser with a shallow 1.07-meter draft and a traditional long-keeled hull
Pacific Seacraft Dana 248.31 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA heavy-displacement W.I.B. Crealock cutter designed for offshore stability and serious coastal cruising
Vancouver 278.23 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Robert B. Harris-designed cutter with a long keel, built across two continents to provide a stiff, comfortable passage

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