I purchased the boat in 2018, sailing it from Marblehead, MA to Mystic, CT, (Cape Canal to Buzzard’s Bay - wind against current - boat did great!) where it lived for 3 years, before sailing it from CT to Burlington, VT up the Hudson, in 2021, to Lake Champlain. Boat ran GREAT on that trip and has continued to be reliable and a perfect pocket cruiser. While on LIS, boat was stored each winter up the CT River - so got a good fresh water flush each fall.
I’m selling only as I’m getting close to retirement and am making the move to a small trawler. This is a great small sailboat that can take more than the skipper - has great bones (I looked hard for a good one till I found this one back in 2018) and just needs some cosmetic TLC and time to sail her! See John Vigor’s Twenty Small Boats to Take You Anywhere…
If I was keeping it, I’d strip the rest of the varnish off the wood and Cetol it, replace the now-absent cloth for the bimini, and I’d re-core the cockpit floor, which is soft (as is the case with most 25Ds of this era).
Included if purchase price is satisfactory - Wood Chesapeake Light Craft Ultralight Dinghy (approx 35lbs) that fits on the foredeck and secures to pad-eyes already installed. See photo from Hudson River trip.
Previously USCG No. 1251240 (not currently USCG registered)
Previous owner stated (work done approx 2013-2018): New alternator, engine mounts, fuel tank pulled out and cleaned, new hoses, new cutless bearing, stuffing box removed, cleaned, new packing, stainless waterlift platform for the Centek. Stainless Exhaust elbow. Did a Rydlyme flush of the cooling system in 2016. New Aqua-Signal running lights. Rebedded Through-hulls. New Forespar Bow/Deck Mast Light. New electrical wiring for running lights. Custom storage box for engine tools. Custom shelves for galley icebox. Mast lights replaced, masthead VHF antenna and coax cable replaced, galley and Head hand pumps replaced with new Whale Hand Pumps. Inspected all turnbuckles and rigging, replaced backstay turnbuckle, serviced all others. Added spinnaker pole track 2017. Engine Panel pulled, cleaned, connections cleaned. Previous owner told me he installed a rebuilt 1GM in approx 2016.
Rigging/Sails
Harken Traveler w/Garhauer Mainsheet blocks, end controls rigged for 3:1
Jib sheets, spinnaker sheets, main and jib halyards
Double life lines
Various parts, belts, sailbags, sail ties, dock lines, fenders.
Engine
Yanmar 1GM, pushes the boat at hull speed (approx 6 knots) no problem!
Transmission (KM2A) rebuilt by Rick at East Coast Marine Transmission 2019
Hitachi 40 amp alternator
12 Gal diesel fuel tank
Racor Secondary filter
Raw water intake filter.
Michigan Sailor 3 Blade prop
Oil and Trans Fluid changed regularly, same with Zincs
New Thermostat, 2021
New Raw Water Pump, 2021
New Oil Supply Lines, 2021
Electrical
2 Sportsman DC24 CA 625 RC 140 (150) AH 85 Batteries, new 2022
Rebuilt electrical distribution panel with new Blue Sea Circuit breakers, Blue Sea Mini OLED voltmeter.
2 Blue Sea System Fuse boxes
Electronics
Raymarine 40 Bidata – Speed/Depth (2014)
Raymarine ST1000+ Autopilot (2019)
Standard Horizon Eclipse DSC+ GX1200 VHF w/masthead antenna (new mast coax cable 2013)
USB Charging ports installed 2019
Other
Custom Built Steel Cradle for Winter Storage!
Dodger Frame, Boom Tent (Dodger canvas died a slow death and needs replacement)
Whale hand bilge pump operated in cockpit
CQR 15 and Danforth 10S anchors w/chain & rode
Through-hull speedo.
Toilet replaced with C-Head Composting Toilet (one of the best boat upgrades I’ve ever made!) - Original head tubing removed, Black Water tank cleaned out. Toilet intake through-hull removed and glassed over.
Radar Reflector, Ritchie Navigator Compass (2014)
Seacocks serviced 2023
1 Burner Butane Stove (with canisters)
Manuals – Yanmar Service Manuals, All electronics , Harken Furler, CD owners manual,
Bottom paint changed to red 2024, blue underneath - easy to tell when needs new coat of bottom paint
Prop regularly cleaned and coated with Petit PropCoat
New Zincs on Prop Shaft and Hull Zinc re-bedded 2021
Cockpit floor just re-cored and painted with non-skid! Boat has recently been hauled for work and winter storage.
I found another jib in my garage! Approx 100%, good condition. No need to buy a new jib
