Cal 25

About the Cal 25

Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.

Built

1965–1976

Builder

Jensen Marine

Designer

C. William Lapworth

Length

25 ft

Waterline

20 ft

Beam

8 ft

Draft

4 ft

Displacement

4,000 lb

Ballast

1,700 lb

Hull

fiberglass

Hull / keel

fin keel

Rig

sloop

Propulsion

outboard

Number built

1,848

Stern thruster

none

Flush deck with pop-top companionway; standing headroom only with the pop-top up. Outboard auxiliary (sailboatdata). Thick solid glass hull. Also built by Calgan Marine in Canada. Completely different from the later trunk-cabin Cal 2-25 (1977-1983, 392 built, Universal 11 hp diesel optional). Hull count 1,848 from sailboatdata; SpinSheet says about 1,850.

Known problems for this model

• Leaks and soft plywood around pop-top deck
  Hardware bolted without backing plates leaks, and the plywood-backed overhead around the pop-top trim can go spongy; owners advise removing trim to inspect.
  sailnet.com
• Sagging mast support beam deck
  The class association lists a sagging beam under the mast as a common fault.
  cal25.org
• Cracks at bulkhead interior
  Hairline vertical cracks near the bulkhead are reported as common and indicate the bulkhead working loose.
  cal25.org
• Keel movement hull
  Movement at the keel is on the class association's list of common problems; check the keel joint and fasteners.
  cal25.org
• Cracked rudder steering
  Rudder cracking appears on the class association's common-problem list.
  cal25.org

Other Cal models

• Cal 2-27 1974–1980
• Cal 2-29 1974–1978
• Cal 31 ?–1984
• Cal 39 Mk II 1978–1982