I have a 8hp honda four stroke on the back of my ven25 and it does an admirable job. Its a good motor IMHO.I think last year I only used about 2 gallons of gas the whole season. Weight wise yes it is a bit heavy, my manual says 98lbs long shaft. It will get you up to hull speed 6-7 mph which is plen...

Hi Vizwhiz With regard to the state of your tiller- rudder. When I purchased "Nanna" the PO had coated it with bottom paint and it looked awfull. But as I cleaned it up after taking it all apart I found 2 lovely piece of wood underneath, not sure if it is teak or mahogany, but with some ca...

I have a Venture 25, boat weighs about 2200lbs and another800-1000lbs for the trailerI figure that with the boat loaded with all the nessecities and the back of my 2001 Pontiac Aztec V6,3.4lt front wheel drive loaded with the motor and tools etc etc etc, I figure I have about 3200-3500lbs on as addi...

Hi I have the same winch on my boat, Venture 25 circa 1975. My winches were pretty tight when I first purchased "Nanna" and all I did was drop some oil down the shaft on the top of the winch and around the bottom of it. Using the winch handle and turning it till it loosened up. Seems to ha...

I have a ven25 and my mast is about 28ft.
So I guess you will need 70-75 ft.
Anthony

Hi Chris
I too have a v25 and am using a 8hp 4 stroke honda ( came with the boat) am quite happy with both power and speed.
Plus the fact I don't have to mix gas and oil together.
It weighs about 97lbs and the boat handles it well.

Anthony

I think your insurance company will ask you for a marine survey before they will insure it.
At least mine did. But losing my outboard this summer, my insurer has sprung for a new motor for me, so that has more than covered the cost of the policy

How about having a sewing shop that does embroidery do one up for you. I know a few places in Halifax Nova scotia were i live that can do it. I bought my wife an embroidery sewing machine a few years ago and she has made all manner of decals and embroidered T shirts for us both. We have a mailsail c...

On my Venyure 25 that I purchased last year the back stay is off centre to the starboard side. I am considering adding another pad eye and a loop of wire and attaching the back stay to that to make things look centred and even out the strain. Will this mod do anything other than make the boat look b...

Hi Chris I too also own a Mac/venture 25, 1975. I have two winches on the coming, 1 port and 1 starboard, with a cleat behind each one. I have yet to have to use the winch handle to tighten the jib, just wrapping the jib sheet around the winch and pulling it tight is all I need and then around the c...