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 draughtDraws 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.

Contessa 267.77 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA David Sadler-designed long-keel masthead sloop, built in both England and Canada with a 25-year production run
Nimble Boats Voyager 269.27 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA long-keeled cutter designed by Daniel J. Avoures, offering a stable, shoal-draft platform for coastal cruising
Pearson Yachts-USA Triton8.63 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Carl Alberg-designed long-keel fractional sloop that pioneered fibreglass cruising and saw international production.
Nor'Sea Marine 278.23 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA masthead sloop with a versatile rig and ballast configuration, designed for trailerable offshore cruising
Island Packet 278.08 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA Robert K. Johnson-designed cutter with a long keel, built for stability and comfort in a compact 8-meter package
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

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