BoatsAllmand 23 (HMS 23)

Allmand 23 (HMS 23)

Cutter · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1975

A rare cutter-rigged cruiser from 1975 featuring a shallow 0.76-meter draft and available with fixed or swing keel options

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

Shoal draftDraws 0.76 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

At 2.54 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.54
LightHeavy

192 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 192
EasygoingPowered-up

15.1 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.1
TenderStiff

18% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 18%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

  • Draws less than ~93% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1130 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
17.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.1
Displacement / length
192.4
Comfort ratio
12.5
Capsize screening
2.54
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
673
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1975
Builder
Allmand Boats Inc

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