Sailing on a budget 4 models
Catalina 22mkII
LOA: 23 feet, 10 inches
LWL: 19 feet, 4 inches
BEAM: 8 feet, 4 inches
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DRAFT (swing keel up/down): 2 feet/5 feet
DRAFT (fin/wing keel): 3 feet, 6 inches/2 feet, 6 inches DISPLACEMENT (swing keel): 2,290 pounds
BALLAST (swing/fin/wing keel): 452/765/708 pounds
SAIL AREA (standard): 205 square feet
WATER: 4.5 gallons (with optional galley)
ENGINE (optional): outboard
PRICE (with trailer and sails): $22,000
CONTACT: Catalina Yachts, Woodland Hills, Calif.
Phone: (818) 884-7700.
Com-Pac Eclipse
LOA: 20 feet, 10 inches
LWL: 18 feet, 1 inch
BEAM: 7 feet, 4 inches
DRAFT (board up/down): 1 foot, 6 inches/5 feet, 2 inches DISPLACEMENT: 2,200 pounds
BALLAST: 700 pounds
SAIL AREA (standard): 200 square feet
WATER: 5 gallons
ENGINE (optional): outboard
PRICE (with trailer and sails): $25,000
CONTACT: Com-Pac Yachts/The Hutchins Co., Clearwater, Fla. Phone: (727) 443-4408.
Hunter 25
LOA: 24 feet, 6 inches
LWL: 22 feet, 1 inch
BEAM: 8 feet, 5.5 inches
DRAFT (rudder up/down): 2 feet/2 feet, 6 inches
BALLAST: 1,309 pounds
DISPLACEMENT: 3,700 pounds
SAIL AREA (standard): 239 square feet
WATER: 10 gallons
ENGINE (optional): outboard
PRICE (with sails and trailer): $26,500
CONTACT: Hunter Marine, Alachua, Fla.
Phone: (386) 462-3077.
MacGregor 26M
LOA: 25 feet, 10 inches
LWL: 23 feet, 2 inches
BEAM: 7 feet 9 inches
DISPLACEMENT: 2,550 pounds
BALLAST: 1,450 pounds (1,150 pounds water, 300 pounds Lead) DRAFT (board up/down): 1 foot/5 feet, 9 inches
SAIL AREA (main and jib): 300 square feet
WATER: 5 gallons
ENGINE: 5- to 50-hp outboard
PRICE (with sails and trailer): $20,000
CONTACT: MacGregor Yacht Corp., Costa Mesa, Calif.
Phone: (949) 642-6830.
*Manufacturer-quoted base-boat prices. Actual retail prices may vary.