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The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the standard keel fitted and 2.83 ft (0.86 m) with the optional wing keel. The swing keel version has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the keel extended and 2.66 ft (0.81 m) with the keel retracted into the keel slot, which allows operation in shallow water and easier ground transportation on a ...
Catalina 250 with wing keel. The Catalina 250 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel, wing keel or centerboard. The fin keel version displaces 4,200 lb (1,905 kg) and carries 1,050 lb (476 kg) of ballast.
Introduced in 1985 as Capri 18, name changed to Catalina 18 for 2000 model. Only Catalina cabin model with full positive flotation. Catalina 22: The first and longest running model [3] 267(FK), 270(SK), 273(WK) Catalina Capri 22: Introduced in 1984 Catalina 25: Introduced in 1978 222 Catalina 250: Successor to the 25, introduced in 1995 198 ...
The hull and other parts were built with molded headliners to streamline production. Early boats were all fitted with a tiller, but later ones had a wheel steering as optional. [7] The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the standard keel and 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the optional shoal draft wing keel. [1]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "as sailboats of this size go, the cockpit is larger and the cabin is smaller than average. The 425-pound wing keel is intended to combine shallow (2' 5") draft for gunkholing with reasonable windward performance—although this puts draft near the upper limit for convenient trailering.
By 1977 Butler had designed and produced three more models: the Catalina 25, Catalina 27, and the Catalina 30. In 1978 Catalina developed the Catalina 38 based on molds for a Sparkman & Stephens racing design purchased from the bankrupt Yankee Yacht Company. Butler redesigned the interior, moved the rudder, and gave it a "Catalina deck", a ...
Catalina 275 Sport showing its open transom Catalina 275 Sport. The Catalina 275 Sport is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass.It has a fractional sloop rig, a plumb stem, an open reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel or optional wing keel.
Besides her lower weight, she has slightly more sail area and a sleeker fin keel, so she is also faster—way faster. In fact, her average PHRF rating is 171, which is, amazingly, 3 seconds per mile less than the legendary J/24, and a whopping 54 seconds less than the Catalina 25. Needless to say, part of her weight loss is accomplished by the ...