Detailed Evaluation & Buyer Recommendation
Kingfisher 2425 Experience HT 2013 vs KingFisher Boats 2025 Escape - Sport 2023: Same Brand, Different Boat
The Kingfisher 2425 Experience HT 2013 vs KingFisher Boats 2025 Escape - Sport 2023 comparison sits squarely in the category of decisions where specs alone won't tell the whole story: intended use, storage, and long-term ownership costs all factor in.
On paper these two are close siblings in the size department - Kingfisher 2425 Experience HT 2013 at 24,2 ft versus KingFisher Boats 2025 Escape - Sport 2023 at 22,4 ft. Weight tells a clearer story for trailering families: the Kingfisher 2425 Experience HT 2013 tips the scales at 2 950 lbs - 1 200 lbs more than the KingFisher Boats 2025 Escape - Sport 2023 at 1 750 lbs. That difference is meaningful if you're working within a half-ton or three-quarter-ton truck's tow rating, especially once you factor in a motor, gear, and fuel.
The power gap is worth calling out. Rated to 250 hp, the Kingfisher 2425 Experience HT 2013 has a 25-hp advantage over the KingFisher Boats 2025 Escape - Sport 2023's 225-hp ceiling - enough to notice on acceleration and at cruising speed, particularly with a full passenger load. Fuel capacity breaks the other way: the Kingfisher 2425 Experience HT 2013 carries 70 gallons versus 60 gallons in the KingFisher Boats 2025 Escape - Sport 2023. On a lake day that's negligible, but for coastal cruising or long reservoir runs the extra range matters.
For family outings this is probably the sharpest distinction between the two. The Kingfisher 2425 Experience HT 2013 is rated for 7 passengers, while the KingFisher Boats 2025 Escape - Sport 2023 caps at 6. If you're regularly pulling extended family or a group of friends onto the water, the extra seats on the Kingfisher 2425 Experience HT 2013 could be the deciding factor.
Bottom line: Choose the Kingfisher 2425 Experience HT 2013 if your priority is putting more people on the water - it handles 7 passengers and at 24,2 ft it has the deck room to back that rating up comfortably. The KingFisher Boats 2025 Escape - Sport 2023 is the smarter pick if you want a lighter, easier-to-trailer boat rated for 6 that costs less to run day-to-day.
General Boat Info
MakeKingfisher
Makenot available
Model2425 Experience HT
Modelnot available
Model Year2013
Model Yearnot available
Measurements / Dimensions
Beam102 in. (2.59 m)
Beam8.00 ft
Beam - Meters2.59
Beam - Meters2.44
Beam - Inches102
Beam - Inches96
Deadrise18° variable
Deadrisenot available
Weight - Detail2,950 lbs. (1,340 kg)
Weight - Detailnot available
Weight - kg1338.1
Weight - kgnot available
Weight - lbs.2950
Weight - lbs.not available
Width [transom] - DetailBottom: 84 in. (2.13 m)
Width [transom] - Detailnot available
Height - DetailSide: 37 in. (94 cm)
Height - Detailnot available
Height - Meters0.94
Height - Metersnot available
Height - Inches37
Height - Inchesnot available
Height [transom]25 in. (64 cm)
Height [transom]not available
Length - Feet24.17
Length - Feet22.4
Length overall - Detail24 ft. 2 in. (6.76 m)
Length overall - Detail22.40 ft
Length overall - Meters7.37
Length overall - Meters6.83
Length overall - Inches290
Length overall - Inches269
Displacementnot available
Displacement1750.00 lbs
Body / Hull
Hull materialAluminum
Hull materialnot available
Hull thicknessSide: 0.125 in. (3.2 mm) Bottom: 0.19 in. (4.8 mm)
Hull thicknessnot available
Hull typeDeep Vee
Hull typenot available
Engine and Drivetrain
Fuel tank capacity - Detail70 gal. (265 l)
Fuel tank capacity - Detailnot available
Fuel tank capacity - Liters264.98
Fuel tank capacity - Liters227.12
Fuel tank capacity - Gal70
Fuel tank capacity - Gal60
Fuel typeGas
Fuel typenot available
Drive typeOutboard
Drive typeoutboard
Engine max250 hp
Engine maxnot available
Engine makenot available
Engine makeYamaha
Horsepowernot available
Horsepower225 hp
Operational Info
Headroom6 ft. 3 in. (1.91 m)
Headroomnot available
Trailerablenot available
TrailerableYes
Boat typenot available
Boat typePower
Trailer Info
Trailer - DetailEZ Loader
Trailer - Detailnot available
Trailer - Weight4,700 lbs.
Trailer - Weightnot available