“Mental Physics”
1989 Olson 25
Specifications
Description
Mental Physics (formerly, "Zephyr") for sale, located in Santa Barbara, CA.
She's a 1989 Olson 25 (Ericson build, hull number #119)
25’ LOA, 9’ Beam, 2900 LBS Displacement, 1300lbs Ballast, Fin keel with spade rudder
- Yanmar 1GM with a folding prop
- traveler moved fwd to just aft of the companionway
- Harken furler
Recent maintenance and improvements:
- main bulkhead rebuilt
- new standing rigging from Ballenger in 2018
- new running rigging in 2017
- new boom-kicker, new vang and backstay cascades, in 2018
- new primary winches (oversize Lewmar Evo) in 2018
- epoxy barrier coat on the bottom in 2016
- cutless bearing for the prop shaft replaced in 2016
- new AGM battery;
- new main from Pineapple Sails in Alameda in 2019
Sail inventory:
- excellent Ullman #1,
- dying dacron #2, and
- dacron #3 that I've never used, all 3 are set up for the furler.
- old hank-on 95% jib
- small, heavyweight asymmetrical chute and no spinnaker pole.
- original main, which is in good condition
- new (2019) Pineapple main
The Yanmar 1GM motor has been maintained (and is easy to maintain) and runs like a top.
For the hardcore racer, the boat does come with the two appropriate standing rigging tension gauges.
- Raymarine ST1000 auto-tiller that works well for longer passages
- porta-potty that has served us well on island trips
- memory foam cushions for the v-berth, the quarterberths and the cockpit.
- racing anchor rode (new and ultralight)
- islands trip anchor rode (oversize with a small section of chain).
- We use a camp stove and a cooler for island trips.
- assortment of life-jackets and throwables,
- full USCG safety gear (flares, fire extinguisher, horn),
- double lifelines (required for offshore races),
- newer VHF (with MMSI registered -- remind me to transfer the registration!)
The bottom paint was last done in September 2016, so it is due. Zincs are up-to-date.
This is not an O25 that can be raced one-design, but she can be raced PHRF and, carefully, she can be cruised to the Channel Islands.
The one-design PHRF rating is 165, which can (and should, if you intend to race consistently) be improved by petitioning your local PHRF committee.