Minor 25

Nice and Salty looking. Nice use of spaces, and cool pilot house with side deck doors and an opening sun roof. Yup $$$$ for sure. but I bet it is pretty well built. Bow thruster, and .......oh, that inboard, is a diesel, but won't get the fuel mileage my 22 with twin 40's gets.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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Harvey & Jay: The "Minor 25" is a very nice design but with the diesel inboard most likely is a bit too heavy to trailer. It's always nice to "look", but I'll stick with my 22 Cruiser!
 
I believe the price of the Minor Offshore 25 is around $160,000 plus accessories, freight and tax. You're right, it is a very nice boat. Initially, we were very frustrated in our boat search due to the relatively high cost of boats in this size range. We did not want to spend that kind of money on a boat unless it was our intention to live on a boat for several month's a year. In that case, we would not think about a boat less than 30 feet in length, and it would probably be much bigger than than that: it certainly would be purchased used to keep down the costs (let someone else take the depreciation hit.) That's why we chose the Marinaut 215. It's a perfect boat for trips of two weeks or less, and for us we will mostly use it for day trips and single or double overnight stays. While we prefer our boat (naturally,) the C-Dory 22's and larger sizes are also very beautiful boats, and are also very efficient. Having had the opportunity to tour a CD22 and a Cape Cruiser 23, I can say that the Marinaut is very similar in interior design. My wife and I like your boats, too. Also, as most of you who have gone to boat shows can attest, there is more interior space afforded by our boat's designs than one normally sees in production boats of substantially larger size, and which are inherently less efficient than our's. Not until trawler boats get up to the $150,000+ price range that you see greater space and amenities comparable to or exceeding our boats.

My wife and I are indebted to the users of this website for extolling the virtues of these wonderful boats. Without this website's existence, we would never have been aware of the existence of C-Dory's and Marinaut's.

Rich
 
www.yachtworld.com shows them at $175,000 in Europe. A walkaround model with the cabin pushed to the rear is $111,000 in Greece.

Not sure if she could make it across the Atlantic on her own bottom though as fuel supply woudl be an issue 8>))

Bill Uffelman
 
hardee":1ibqd4ix said:
Nice and Salty looking. Nice use of spaces, and cool pilot house with side deck doors and an opening sun roof. Yup $$$$ for sure. but I bet it is pretty well built. Bow thruster, and .......oh, that inboard, is a diesel, but won't get the fuel mileage my 22 with twin 40's gets.

Harvey
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They claim 3.98 nMPG at 25kts (0.95l/nm). That's probably better than your 22 gets at 25kts. I know it's better than my 22 got at 25kts with twin Honda 40s. At 16-20kts I'd get around 4nMPG but it would drop off at speeds above 20kts.
 
C-Dory

1) trailerable
2) outboard(s)
3) shallow draft
4) safe and seaworthy
5) the look, it has character
6) very customizable
7) purchase price

I keep looking at comparable boats but it just makes me like my C-Dory more and more and more.

:D :D :D
 
OK, heres some thoughts on the Minor 25.

First, it's pictured in the latest issue of Boar US, where that specific boat is from Skarne Marine the US importer for Minor Boats. These range from a 36 up to a 25, which is the subject of this discussion.

Some points, which add to those Joe Fish made.
This boat is a Minor Offshore 25, which is actually 24 ft long (on deck,) and a bit over 8 1/2' wide.
It's list price is $132K, East coast. I believe that includes the Volvo diesel, though don't bet on it. No trailer though.
It's made in Finland, from which country comes the Wallis Stove.
It has side opening doors and bulkheads for the walk around. Which means a narrower cabin interior, but a more secure outside.
It weighs 5400#.
7.5 gal of fresh water, 10 gal for the holding tank.
Nicely appointed, good looking. You apparently have a choice of engines. Don't know about an outboard, though

So where does that leave us? Well, if we're C-Dory fans, we're in a different world. We've got a C-Dory that's cheaper, roomier and has better cruising accommodations. That makes more sense to me, and I'm happier with the C-Dory concept. I wonder how much a new C-dory 25 with engine on a trailer runs these days? I certainly hope it's less that a Minor 25.

If you're making Ranger Tugs, you've got another competitor to throw in with Roseborough. Both imported. But a different boat than C-Dory. I wish them all the best of luck, but a $200K trailerable 25 is not what I'm looking for.

Boris
 
I have been aboard the Minor at the dock but not underway. The fit and finish is excellent and it is a beautiful boat. The design is no where as friendly for longer term cruising as the C-Dorys. I would suggest that it is more for overnights than a week plus length cruise. Also, given the interior construction there is very little room to make modifications. A C-Dory owner or type owner would go crazy if he or she could not make modifications to the boat!
 
rogerbum":yeunx22l said:
hardee":yeunx22l said:
Nice and Salty looking. Nice use of spaces, and cool pilot house with side deck doors and an opening sun roof. Yup $$$$ for sure. but I bet it is pretty well built. Bow thruster, and .......oh, that inboard, is a diesel, but won't get the fuel mileage my 22 with twin 40's gets.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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They claim 3.98 nMPG at 25kts (0.95l/nm). That's probably better than your 22 gets at 25kts. I know it's better than my 22 got at 25kts with twin Honda 40s. At 16-20kts I'd get around 4nMPG but it would drop off at speeds above 20kts.
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Roger,

I get about 4.5 - 5 nmg cruising, not at 25 though, but around 18-20. So it is close. After re propping last fall the jury is out on what I will get this year. No fuel flow info because it is not available for 40 carbed Yami's, and MPG is pretty flukey running on tidal water. Guess the more important factor is that I really like my boat, and time on the water is worth the gas. However I did just read a report about a 60+ft, Hybridair, catamaran that was burning 39 gals per hour in twin Cat desiels (1100hp each) and thinking, I have spent many weekends on less than they spend per hour. :xseek

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
The Minor 25 costs major bucks for many reasons, one being they are insulated for the Scandinavian winters. I guess that works well for air conditioning in hot humid climates too.

I like it but the same money would buy a larger boat with more interior, maybe a lighter, faster, largest trailerable model of Aluminum Chambered Boat would suit my needs.


Keith
C-Pup16 in Los Angeles
 
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