Hunter 23.5

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Hunter 23.5
Development
Designer Hunter Design Team
Location United States
Year1992
Builder(s) Hunter Marine
NameHunter 23.5
Boat
Displacement 2,000 lb (907 kg)
Draft 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction Fiberglass
LOA 23.67 ft (7.21 m)
LWL 21.42 ft (6.53 m)
Beam 8.33 ft (2.54 m)
Engine type Outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type centerboard
Ballast1,000 lb (454 kg) of water
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height225.50 ft (68.73 m)
J foretriangle base8.50 ft (2.59 m)
P mainsail luff25.67 ft (7.82 m)
E mainsail foot10.00 ft (3.05 m)
Sails
Sailplan Fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area128.35 sq ft (11.924 m2)
Jib/genoa area108.38 sq ft (10.069 m2)
Total sail area236.73 sq ft (21.993 m2)
Racing
PHRF 243 (average)
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The Hunter 23.5 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team and first built in 1992. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Production

The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1992 and 1997, but it is now out of production. [1] [2]

Design

The Hunter 23.5 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with a full batten mainsail and a 110% genoa, a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a metal tiller and a centerboard. It displaces 2,000 lb (907 kg) and carries 1,000 lb (454 kg) of flooding water ballast. The ballast is drained for road transport. [1] [3]

The boat has a draft of 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with the centreboard extended and 1.50 ft (0.46 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [1]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 5 U.S. gallons (19 L; 4.2 imp gal). [1] [4]

Factory standard equipment supplied included a stove, sink, cooler, portable head, a dinette table that can be fitted in the lower deck and the cockpit, outboard motor mount, life jackets, an anchor and a fog bell. Optional equipment included a galvanized highway trailer, a 5 or 8 hp (4 or 6 kW) outboard motor and a canvas companionway cover. [3]

The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settee berths in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the starboard side. The galley is located on the port side abeam the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a single-burner stove and a sink. Cabin headroom is 54 in (137 cm). [4]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 243 with a high of 249 and low of 231. It has a hull speed of 6.2 kn (11.48 km/h). [5]

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "the Hunter ... uses water ballast, which automatically pours in as the boat is launched and drains out when the boat is pulled from the water and placed on its trailer. The water is supposed to lighten the hull for easier trailering (which it does), while preserving the boat's stiffness under sail which it doesn't, at least not very well). The water ballast just isn't heavy enough. Best features: There's lots of space compared to comp[etitor]s. Worst features: One disillusioned owner said it all: 'I love Hunter sailboats, but this model heels so rapidly [a result of the water ballast design] that it scared my wife right out of sailing, so I'm out of this sport altogether now.' The same owner pointed out that the handrails were 'weak and easily broken.' One may wonder, after his bad experience with the 23.5, why he 'loves' Hunters. He didn't tell us." [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Browning, Randy (2018). "Hunter 23.5 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. 1 2 Browning, Randy (2018). "Hunter Marine". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Hunter Marine. "Introducing the Hunter 23.5" (PDF). www.marlow-hunter.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 177. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
  5. ↑ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 23.5". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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