The US Yachts US 25 is an American trailerable

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, that was designed by

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and first built in 1981. The design is out of production.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 314.

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, 2010. Derived from the Buccaneer 250, the US 25 was later developed into the

Triton 25 The Triton 25, also called the Pearson 25, is an American Trailer sailer, trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1984. The design is out of production.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboa ...

and produced by

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Production

The boat was built by US Yachts, a division of Bayliner, which is itself a division of the

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, which is in turn owned by the

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Design

The US 25 is a small recreational

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, built predominantly of

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, with wood trim. It has a

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rig, an internally-mounted spade-type

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and a choice of

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s. The boat was produced with a standard fin keel, an optional shoal draft keel or a centerboard. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a

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of . The boat is normally fitted with a small

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for docking and maneuvering. The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double

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in the bow cabin, a drop-down dinette table that forms a double berth in the main cabin to port and an aft

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on the starboard side. The galley is located on the starboard side amidships. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The enclosed head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side. Cabin headroom is . US Yachts: ''US 25, US 22 & US 18 sales brochure'', 1979. The design has a

of .

Variants

;US 25 :Model with standard fin keel, giving a draft of . This model has a

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racing average handicap of 216. ;US 25 SD :Model with a shoal draft keel giving a draft of . This model has a PHRF racing average handicap of 237. ;US 25 CB :Model with a retractable centerboard giving a draft of , allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. This model has a PHRF racing average handicap of 234.

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "A large foretriangle and a blade-like small mainsail gives the appearance of a fast racer, but in reality the boat does not stand out as a particularly fast boat. Best features: Construction was quite good—better than the chopped strand” powerboats built by Bayliner in the early days. Trim included teak and holly sole and other niceties Worst features: The pinched bow gives too little room for a full V-berth; use it for small kids only."

References

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