Engineering:Walton 25
Development | |
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Designer | Tord Sundén |
Location | United States |
Year | 1961 |
Builder(s) | Whitby Boat Works |
Boat | |
Boat weight | 5,500 lb (2,495 kg) |
Draft | 3.83 ft (1.17 m) |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | fiberglass |
LOA | 25.25 ft (7.70 m) |
LWL | 19.83 ft (6.04 m) |
Beam | 7.25 ft (2.21 m) |
Engine type | inboard engine |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | long keel |
Ballast | 2,000 lb (907 kg) |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I (foretriangle height) | 30.80 ft (9.39 m) |
J (foretriangle base) | 9.00 ft (2.74 m) |
P (mainsail luff) | 26.80 ft (8.17 m) |
E (mainsail foot) | 11.80 ft (3.60 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | masthead sloop |
Mainsail area | 158.12 sq ft (14.690 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 138.60 sq ft (12.876 m2) |
Total sail area | 296.72 sq ft (27.566 m2) |
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The Walton 25 is a trailerable sailboat first built in 1961. It was sold under a number of names, including Continental Folkboat, Whitby 25 Folkboat, Great Lakes Folkboat as well as Walton 25.[1][2][3]
The boat is a development of Tord Sundén's International Folkboat design.[1][3]
Production
The design was built by Whitby Boat Works in Canada , starting in 1961. It was sold in the US by yacht broker George P. Walton, but it is now out of production.[1][3]
Design
The Walton 25 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a sharply angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel. It displaces 5,500 lb (2,495 kg) and carries an estimated 2,000 lb (907 kg) of ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 3.83 ft (1.17 m) with the standard keel.[1][3]
The boat is fitted with a small inboard engine of 6 to 9 hp (4 to 7 kW) for docking and maneuvering.[1][3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on both sides of the companionway ladder, with a single-burner stove to starboard and sink to port. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is 67 in (170 cm).[1][3]
The design has a hull speed of 6.0 kn (11.1 km/h).[3]
Operational history
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "we wish we had more information on this boat. Best features: Like other Folkboat designs, she is probably a good sea boat, has good tracking ability, and good pointing ability, and looks pretty. Her doghouse cabin gives good headroom for a 25-footer. Worst features: Low coach roof and narrow beam give the cabin a closed-in feeling. Low freeboard relative to comp[etitor]s may give a wet ride in rough conditions."[3]
See also
Related development
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Walton 25 (Whitby) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/walton-25-whitby.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Tord Sundén". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/sunden-tord.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 374. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN:978-0-07-163652-0
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