IRWIN 25
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Is that a fin keel or centerboard, inboard or outboard engine, trailerable and what year? Older boat built from 1969 - 1976 Irwin 25 - Wikipedia. It is heavier and has more ballast and sail area SailboatData.com - IRWIN 25 Sailboat than a Hunter 25. Might find these threads helpful Irwin 25 without centerboard keel | Sailboat Owners Forums AND 1974 Irwin 25' Modifications | Sailboat Owners Forums.
Let the forum know what you decided with boat details and pics.
Let the forum know what you decided with boat details and pics.
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jssailem
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- Oct 22, 2014
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Boat had a short build history-7 years 1969-76. Trailer day sailing boat. Imagined as a coastal pocket yacht. No manuals. Going to be pretty much what you see is what you get.
Capsize Screening Formula:
1.83
Comfort Ratio:
23.79
Designed for short people
Headroom:
5.75 ft / 1.75 m
Capsize Screening Formula:
1.83
Comfort Ratio:
23.79
Designed for short people
Headroom:
5.75 ft / 1.75 m
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Here is a review of the Irwin 37 with comments on their strategy, and manufacturing quality:
www.practical-sailor.com
A couple of quotes:
”Irwin Yachts built boats of mediocre quality and finish and marketed them to buyers looking for as much boat as possible for the price.”
”Irwin Yachts was considered to have the most notoriously slipshod quality control among the larger boat builders. No other boats have as poor a reputation for warranty claims, delays in commissioning, missing or incorrect parts, and mislocated hardware as Irwin. Similarly an examination of virtually any Irwin-built boat reveals details that reflect cost savings but are problems; some, in our opinion, serious (gate valves on all through hull fittings) and some trivial (through hull fittings not installed flush with the hull).”
Irwin 37 Used Boat Review - Practical Sailor
A lot of boat for the money—the Irwin 37 is a comfortable and impressive weekender but lacks sailing performance finesse.
www.practical-sailor.com
A couple of quotes:
”Irwin Yachts built boats of mediocre quality and finish and marketed them to buyers looking for as much boat as possible for the price.”
”Irwin Yachts was considered to have the most notoriously slipshod quality control among the larger boat builders. No other boats have as poor a reputation for warranty claims, delays in commissioning, missing or incorrect parts, and mislocated hardware as Irwin. Similarly an examination of virtually any Irwin-built boat reveals details that reflect cost savings but are problems; some, in our opinion, serious (gate valves on all through hull fittings) and some trivial (through hull fittings not installed flush with the hull).”
