Montego 25
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2021}}
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|designer = Johannes "Jopie" Helsen
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|location = United States
|year = 1980
|no built = 80
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|builder = Universal Marine
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|draft = {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|4550|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|25.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|20.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|9.08|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = outboard motor
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|1800|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|32.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|11.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = masthead sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|129.68|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|176.00|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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The Montego 25 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Johannes "Jopie" Helsen as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1980.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/montego-25|title= Montego 25 sailboat |access-date= 13 August 2021|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210813211627/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/montego-25|archive-date= 13 August 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/helsen-johannes-jopie|title= Johannes "Jopie" Helsen|access-date = 13 August 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210811203732/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/helsen-johannes-jopie|archive-date= 11 August 2021|url-status= live}}Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 357. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. {{ISBN|978-0-07-163652-0}}
Production
The design was built by Universal Marine in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States from 1980 until 1985, with 80 boats completed, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/universal-marine-corp-usa|title = Universal Marine Corp. (USA)|access-date = 13 August 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210811203739/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/universal-marine-corp-usa|archive-date= 11 August 2021|url-status= live}}
Design
The Montego 25 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fin keel or optional shoal draft keel. It displaces {{convert|4500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|1800|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of iron ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel and {{convert|3.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the optional shoal draft keel.
The boat is normally fitted with a small {{convert|4|to|10|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} outboard motor for docking and maneuvering, although a Japanese Yanmar 1GM inboard diesel engine was a factory option.
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, at the companionway. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove to port and sink and icebox to starboard. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin. Cabin headroom is {{convert|71|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}.
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 216 and a hull speed of {{convert|6.1|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
Operational history
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "designer Jopie Helsen owned a marina in St. Petersburg, FL, and designed boats on the side. This one may have been his best effort. She has a high Motion Index, good space down below, is relatively easy to singlehand, and properly sailed will give good performance on the race course. Best features: We used to race against a Montego 25 in our Morgan 24/25 ... and although we won the season trophy once or twice based on the average of our scores, we were never able to beat the Montego, either boat for boat or on corrected time. She is fast, we observed, both light and heavy air, And despite having the most headroom among her comps, she manages to avoid having a top-heavy look on the water. A wide companionway hatch and opening ports keep her cabin light and airy. She was available with either a shoal (3' 6") draft or deep fin (4' 6"). Sailing performance is distinctly better with the deep keel option. Worst features: No significant faults observed."
See also
References
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Category:1980s sailboat type designs