The Hunter 25 is an American trailerable

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, designed by John Cherubini and

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and first built in 1972.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 344-345.

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, 2010. The original Hunter 25, sometimes called the ''Mark I'', had a wedge-shaped cabin trunk, but a square, "box top" ''Mark II'' version was also produced. A newly designed Hunter 25 was introduced in 2005 and is often referred to as the Hunter 25-2 to differentiate it from this design.

Production

The boat was the first design constructed by Hunter Marine in the

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and was built between 1972 and 1983.

Design

The Hunter 25 is a small recreational

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, built predominantly of

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. It has a

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rig, an internally-mounted spade-type

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and a fixed fin

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. It displaces in the Mark I version and as the Mark II. Both carry of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and with the optional shoal draft keel. The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double

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in the bow cabin, two straight settee berths in the main cabin and an aft single berth on the port side. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the

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ladder. The galley is "L"-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is on the Mark I and on the Mark II. The boat has a

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racing average handicap of 240. It has a

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of .

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "the Hunter 25 was the first sailboat design to be produced by Hunter. It was a success, and in 1977 was followed by the Hunter 25 Mark II, which retained the hull and layout below but sported a new and boxy deck with six inches more headroom. There were several pet names for the Mk I, with her low-domed cabintop and coaming going around the edge of the spray hood, including 'bubble top' and 'spitfire canopy.' After the Mk II came along, the names that stuck were 'wedge top' for the earlier design and 'box top' for the later, taller cabin."

References

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Production

Design

Operational history

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