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The boat two centerboard configurations. One has a fixed keel and centerboard and it has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the centerboard extended and 2.50 ft (0.76 m) with it retracted. The other has a centerboard that retracts into a trunk and it has a draft of 5.42 ft (1.65 m) with the centreboard extended and 1.00 ft (0.30 m) with it ...
A 2014 review of the design in Sail Magazine said, "the Bayfield 25 is well known for its 1,500-pound full keel that draws less than 3 feet, shippy-looking miniature bowsprit and comfortable living spaces that provide 6 feet of standing headroom."
The boat has a draft of 5.42 ft (1.65 m) with the lifting keel extended and 1.33 ft (0.41 m) with it retracted, allowing ground transportation on a trailer. [1] [3] The boat may be fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. [1] [3] The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 120 with a high of 126 and low of 120.
The Northern 25 is a development of the O'Day Outlaw 26.Northern Yachts bought the molds from O'Day Corp. and Dennis Fernice made changes to the design, including adding a fin keel and a taller cabin, to give 74 in (188 cm) of headroom below decks, but at the expense of cockpit forward visibility.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor of 7.5 to 15 hp (6 to 11 kW) for docking and maneuvering, although a Yanmar inboard diesel engine of 9 hp (7 kW) was a factory option. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 40 U.S. gallons (150 L; 33 imp gal).
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "Garry Hoyt, main designer and marketer of the Freedom line of sailboats, is known as a free thinker when it comes to sailboat design. The Freedom 25, with her full-battened mainsail, small 'staysail' jib, 'gunmount' spinnaker handling gear, and unstayed mast, is a good example of the fruition of Hoyt's ...
B Boats B32. Designer Leif Beiley described the boat's design goals, "I designed the B32 back in 1995 as a development of the B25, which we had a lot of success with. It was designed to excel in the conditions we usually have in southern California: 8-15 knot winds and ocean waves.
The boat is normally fitted with a small 4 to 8 hp (3 to 6 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a drop-down dinette table that forms a double berth in the main cabin to port and an aft quarter berth on the starboard side.