Boat models · Hunter
Hunter 23
Sailboat, trailer sailer
Key figures
- Builder
- Hunter Marine
Reputation
Classtrailer saileras owners use it
Forumsordinarydoes the job, nobody seeks it
Cheap, roomy trailerable pocket cruiser; light build, fine for lakes and bays, nothing more
- Daysailing
- ordinary · easy to rig and sail, forgiving on small waters
- First boat
- ordinary · inexpensive and simple, cheap to maintain
- Coastal cruising
- mixed · fine for weekends, cramped and light in chop
- Offshore passages
- disliked · light construction, not meant for open water
- Loved
- roomy cabin for 23 ft · shoal draft, easy beaching · simple rig, quick to launch · low purchase price
- Gripes
- wet and bouncy in chop · modest build quality · weak performance upwind · cheap hardware and fittings
- Survey for
- soft deck core near cabin top and cockpit · swing keel pivot pin and cable wear · transom and rudder fitting wear · mast step and chainplate leaks
- Cross-shopped
- Catalina 22 · MacGregor 22 · O'Day 23 · Precision 23
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