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Salty Pup 23

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1978–1986

A Peter Milne-designed masthead sloop offered as a kit or factory build, featuring a fin keel and stable displacement

Designed by Peter Milne.

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 draughtDraws 1.10 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 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

2.20 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.20
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 215
EasygoingPowered-up

12.9 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 12.9
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.9
Displacement / length
214.7
Comfort ratio
17.2
Capsize screening
2.20
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
700
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1978–1986
Designer
Peter Milne
Builder
Salty Yachts Ltd, Colvic Craft

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