| Walton 25 | |
| Designer: | Tord Sundén |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1961 |
| Builder: | Whitby Boat Works |
| Draft: | 3.83feet |
| Displacement: | 55000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 25.25feet |
| Lwl: | 19.83feet |
| Beam: | 7.25feet |
| Engine: | inboard engine |
| Keel Type: | long keel |
| Ballast: | 20000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 30.8feet |
| J: | 9feet |
| P: | 26.8feet |
| E: | 11.8feet |
| Sailplan: | masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 158.12square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 138.6square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 296.72square feet |
| Previous: | International Folkboat |
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]
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]
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 55000NaN0 and carries an estimated 20000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 3.83feet with the standard keel.[1] [3]
The boat is fitted with a small inboard engine of 6to 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 670NaN0.[1] [3]
The design has a hull speed of 6kn.[3]
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]
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