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Hunter Marine 23.5

Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1992–1997

A 1990s trailerable fractional sloop featuring a keel-centerboard configuration for versatile coastal performance

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

See her sail

The Hunter Marine 23.5, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Lady K Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.54 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,361 kg of hull, so roughly 1,950 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 0.46 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

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

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

At 2.31 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.31
LightHeavy

136 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 136
EasygoingPowered-up

18.3 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.3
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 620 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hunter Marine 23.5, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Hunter Marine 23.5 is a fractional sloop with a keel/centerboard hull, built by Hunter Marine from 1992 to 1997. It has a length overall of 7.2 meters, a beam of 2.5 meters, and a draft of 1.7 meters, displacing 1360 kg. The Hunter Design Team designed the boat. Aboard *Lady K Sailing*, the Hunter Marine 23.5 is considered a budget-friendly sailboat, suitable for beginners due to its trailerable nature.0:12 The channel advises prioritizing boats with reliable outboards and clean hulls when evaluating listings.3:16

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

1seen for sale
1channel weighed buying one
US$4,000Median asking

  • Listed for $5000, dropped to $4000, creator believes it could be negotiated to $3000

    from Lady K Sailingseen March 20246:15

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.3
Displacement / length
136.3
Comfort ratio
12.5
Capsize screening
2.31
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
638
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Water
Production
Years built
1992–1997
Designer
Hunter Design Team
Builder
Hunter Marine

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The family

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