Hunter 25-2
Description
The Hunter 25-2, also known as the Hunter 25 Mark III or simply the 2005 Hunter 25, is a modern trailerable pocket cruiser designed by Glenn Henderson and the Hunter Design Team, produced by Hunter Marine from 2005 to 2012 with approximately 200-300 hulls built. Introduced as a replacement for the water-ballasted Hunter 240 and 260, it reverts to a traditional fixed-keel design with a fractional sloop rig, emphasizing ease of trailering, spacious accommodations, and family-friendly sailing in a lightweight 25-foot package. Featuring a walk-through transom, self-tacking jib, and B&R-inspired swept spreaders (no backstay for clean tacking), it's optimized for shorthanded coastal cruising, gunkholing, or club racing—sleeping 4-5 in a bright interior with 6'4" headroom. The shoal-draft keel (2'11") allows beaching, while the fixed ballast provides better upwind performance than its water-ballast predecessors. Constructed with solid fiberglass below the waterline (Kevlar reinforcement forward) and balsa-cored deck, it's lauded for its value, stability, and simplicity but critiqued for modest speed in light air (PHRF ~225).
Construction Details
| Designer | Glenn Henderson |
|---|---|
| Builder | Hunter Marine |
| Length | 24.500 ft |
| Beam | 8.460 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 25 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 8.50 ft |
| p | 23.42 ft |
| e | 9.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 ft | 8.50 ft | 23.42 ft | 9.50 ft | - | - | - | - |
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