| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Bruce King |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1973 |
| Builder(s) | Ericson Yachts |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Ericson 25 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 5,100 lb (2,313 kg) |
| Draft | 3.80 ft (1.16 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 24.67 ft (7.52 m) |
| LWL | 20.83 ft (6.35 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Engine type | inboard motor/outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 30.50 ft (9.30 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 10.50 ft (3.20 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 25.00 ft (7.62 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 8.42 ft (2.57 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 105.25 sq ft (9.778 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 160.13 sq ft (14.877 m2) |
| Total sail area | 265.38 sq ft (24.655 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 234 |
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The Ericson 25, also called the Ericson 25 Mark I is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Bruce King as a cruiser and first built in 1973.[1][2][3]
The design was replaced in the company product line in 1978 by the Ericson 25+, also called the Ericson 25 Mark II.[1][3][4]
The design was built by Ericson Yachts in the United States, from 1973 until 1978, but it is now out of production.[1][3][5]
The Ericson 25 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, an angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or an optional keel and centerboard combination.[1][3]
A tall rig was also available, with a mast about 2.5 ft (0.76 m) taller, intended for areas with lighter winds.[1]
The boat is normally fitted with a small inboard engine or a 6 to 10 hp (4 to 7 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 9 U.S. gallons (34 L; 7.5 imp gal).[1][3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee quarter berths in the main cabin, around a drop-leaf table. The galley is located on both sides of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove, an icebox and a sink. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is 66 in (170 cm) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 9 U.S. gallons (34 L; 7.5 imp gal). There is an anchor locker in the bow.[1][3]
For downwind sailing the design may be equipped with a spinnaker.[1]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 234 and a hull speed of 6.1 kn (11.3 km/h).[3]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "when she came out in 1972, this vessel was seen as remarkably roomy for a 25-footer, as indeed she was ... The Ericson 25 Mk I ... is well-finished and nicely laid out for comfortable alongshore cruising, She is also designed to race, with testing done in the Davidson Laboratory at Stevens Institute and a hull rated as a quarter-tonner. Best features: She cleverly combines a high aspect ratio centerboard with a trunk almost totally beneath the cabin sole, eliminating the nuisance of a protruding trunk splitting the cabin in two. Her sales brochure touts her easy trailerability, and shows a photo of the boat on a four-wheel trailer, her 7,700 pounds of load towed by a Cadillac sedan—something that today no ordinary car, including a Cadillac, could come close to doing. Worst features: We could not come up with any significant negative features."[3]