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Parker 325 |
Brief details |
Builder |
Parker Yachts. Boston, Lincolnshire |
The Parker 325 is
a fast modern yacht with a unique lifting wing keel, allowing drying
out in comfort and use of cheaper drying moorings. Although definitely
at the lighter, faster end of the cruiser-racer spectrum, she has
a very comfortable and well-fitted cruising interior, though it is not as large an interior as on many more "mainstream" boats. Like all
Parker lift-keel yachts, they command higher prices than you would
expect compared to similar sized non-lift-keel yachts |
LOA |
33' 6" |
Sail area |
550 sq ft
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LWL |
28' 8" |
Rig |
fractional sloop |
Beam |
10' 6" |
Cabins |
3 |
Draught |
2' 1" to 6' 2" keel down |
Berths |
6 |
Displacement |
7,800 lbs |
Engine |
Yanmar 2GM diesel |
Ballast |
2,650 lbs |
BHP |
18 |
Keel type |
Lifting wing keel |
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The Parker 325 was designed in 1993/94, as a Parker Yachts
in-house development of the 1987 Tony Castro designed Parker
31. With over a ton of lead in the baseplate of the
wing keel , and a keel-down draught of 6' 2", she offers
excellent sailing performance plus the ability to use drying
moorings. The keel is hydraulically raised and lowered,
normally by electric push-button, though there is a manual
backup system. As with all Parker yachts, the build and
fit-out quality is high. Parker 325s were built from 1993
to 2000. From 2000 to 2009, when Parkers ceased trading,
the model was changed to the Parker 335, which used an identical
hull, with minor variations in fit-out.
When boat tested by "Yachting World" in 1994
they described her as ".... solidly built, thoughtfully
designed and a pleasure to sail" and "Under
sail she excels. Her helm is light, but direct; you never
feel out of touch with the balance of the boat. She is responsive,
too, and and a gentle tweak on the sheets has her picking
up almost immediately"
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