COASTAL CRUISER
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a 25' trailerable motoryacht
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Build in
PLYWOOD or STEEL/ALUMINUM
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CATEGORY: MOTORYACHTS & PASSAGEMAKERS
CONSTRUCTION: Plywood planking/wood framing, welded
all-aluminum, or welded steel with wood cabin
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Characteristics
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Length overall
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25'0" (*)
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Length waterline
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23'0" (*)
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Beam
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8'6"
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Draft (hull)
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1'4"
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Displacement
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5150 lbs.
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Hull Depth (max)
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6'1"
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Height overall
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9'9"
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Fuel capacity
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60 gals.
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Water capacity
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40 gals.
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Sleeping capacity
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4
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(*) 23' or 27' options given on plans
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With accommodations and amenities much like larger vessels,
it’s surprising that this popular design is readily
trailerable. There’s a private double stateroom forward
with head, lavatory, and hanging locker. The pilothouse has
ready access both sides, seats two, and plenty of room for
charts and electronics. A unique feature is the separate
shower with seat, while the galley can be fully
self-contained. A roomy L-shaped settee converts to a double
berth. Both pilothouse and main cabin have full-standing
headroom, with 5'7" in the stateroom when the hatch
is closed.
You can cruise at 10-12 knots with 45-60 SHP - about twice
the speed of sailboats this length. Or hit speeds in the
18-20 MPH range with I/O motors in the 150-160 HP range. For
easy service and simplicity, plans detail stern-located
outboard, I/O, or inboard V-drive power options, all located
below a spacious raised deck. You can carry an 8' dinghy
on the house top.
Low-cost, easy, but husky construction is ideal for
do-it-yourselfers, even first-timers. Wood hulls use sheet
plywood throughout rather than more time-consuming double
diagonal or "cold mold" methods. Or you can
optionally build in welded all-aluminum, or in steel for the
hull (wood superstructure) - see study plans for more
details. FULL-SIZE PATTERNS give frame member contours in all
cases - no lofting required!. Instructions include material
listings and fastening schedule (wood hulls).
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