BoatsHunter Marine 23.5

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.

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.

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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Hunter Marine 23A fractional sloop featuring a 0.69-meter wing keel, optimized for stability and access to shallow coastal anchoragesHunter Marine 22A masthead sloop with a keel-centreboard configuration, designed for versatile shoal-water access and trailerabilityHunter Marine 19-2A lightweight fractional sloop with a centerboard, designed for versatile shoal-water sailing and easy handlingHunter Marine 18.5A fractional sloop with a shallow-draft wing keel, designed for easy trailering and stable coastal daysailingHunter Marine 20A Cortland Steck-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel, built for trailerable shoal-water sailingHunter Marine 26.5A fractional sloop with a shallow-draft wing keel designed for stability and easy handling in coastal waters

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