Vessel Guide

Models › Cal

Cal 25

Built 1965–1976 by Jensen Marine

Is she right for you? Take the quiz Own one? Start her custom manual Looking at one? Sea-trial scorecard

About the Cal 25

Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.

Cal 25
Photo: Ahunt, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons · licence (names blurred)
Built
1965–1976
Builder
Jensen Marine
Designer
C. William Lapworth
Length
25 ft
Waterline
20 ft
Beam
8 ft
Draft
4 ft
Displacement
4,000 lb
Ballast
1,700 lb
Hull
fiberglass
Hull / keel
fin keel
Rig
sloop
Propulsion
outboard
Water
15 gal
Number built
1,848
Stern thruster
not fitted
Tank capacities — where the figures come from
  • Fuel unknown
    “Fuel Tanks: Total gallons: 6-10” — search excerpt, bowtosternboating.com
    Outboard-powered: the owner's guide has the outboard stowed in a cockpit locker and mounted on the transom, so fuel is a portable outboard tank, not a built-in tank. A broker spec sheet's 6-10 gal is a portable-tank range.
  • Water 15 gal
    “Your CAL-25 can be equipped with a 15 gallon fresh water tank under the cockpit sole.” — owner's manual (1967), cal25.org
    The 1967 owner's guide, hosted by the Cal 25 Class Association, says the 15 gal water tank came with the optional galley package, so some boats have none.
  • Holding unknown
    The 1967 owner's guide describes a marine toilet with a flush valve and no holding tank; a broker spec sheet lists a portable toilet.
  • Water heater unknown
    The 1967 owner's guide describes an optional galley (15 gal fresh-water tank, icebox, stove) and an optional 12 V battery system, with no hot water or shore-power AC system mentioned, though it doesn't say none was available.

Tanks are often replaced or added on older boats — check the tank labels or a survey for yours.

Thrusters and steering — where this comes from
  • Bow thruster unknown
    The 1967 owner's guide and the brochure standard/optional equipment text mention no thruster; neither is a complete option list.
  • Stern thruster not fitted
    Our earlier figure of none has no source, and nothing was found either way.
  • Steering unknown
    “Rudder Craft Inc. #CAL 25 RUD CAL 25 CAL 25 VARNISHED TILLER” — search excerpt, fisheriessupply.com
    Neither the 1967 Jensen owner's guide nor the brochure standard-equipment text names the steering. A chandlery sells a replacement Cal 25 tiller; Wikipedia gives only an internally mounted spade rudder and outboard power. No wheel option was found.

Thrusters and steering are often replaced — check the units on your boat before ordering parts.

Flush deck with pop-top companionway; standing headroom only with the pop-top up. Outboard auxiliary (sailboatdata). Thick solid glass hull. Also built by Calgan Marine in Canada. Completely different from the later trunk-cabin Cal 2-25 (1977-1983, 392 built, Universal 11 hp diesel optional). Hull count 1,848 from sailboatdata; SpinSheet says about 1,850.

Generator

No generator or AC system mentioned in the 1967 owner's guide (12 V battery system only, itself optional).

Manuals and brochures online

Hosted by the builder or an owners' association; they own the copyright.

Known problems for this model

1 more
  • Rubrails fall off deck
    The rubrails are a known weak point and replacement is usually recommended.
    cal25.org · spinsheet.com
Model sources (6)

sailboatdata.com · cal25.org · spinsheet.com · sailnet.com · sailboatdata.com · cal25.org

Other Cal models

Researched from public sources. Spotted an error? The sources are listed above — tell us what they got wrong.