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Hunter Boats Horizon 23

Fractional Sloop · Twin keels · 1989–1998

A David Thomas-designed fractional sloop with twin keels and a self-tacking jib, built for easy shoal-water handling

Designed by David Thomas.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Twin Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.94 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 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 13
CoastalBluewater

At 2.43 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.43
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 205
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.6
TenderStiff

52% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 52%

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

  • Draws less than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1090 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
52.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.6
Displacement / length
204.6
Comfort ratio
12.6
Capsize screening
2.43
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
552
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1989–1998
Units built
200
Designer
David Thomas
Builder
Hunter Boats

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