1990 Hunter Horizon 23

MAKE/MODEL: A professionally customised Hunter Horizon 23

CONSTRUCTION: GRP

YEAR: 1990

DIMENSIONS: LOA 22′ 9″, BEAM 8′ 8″ approx., DRAFT 3′ 1″

KEEL TYPE: Twin keels (ballast 1430 lbs)

COLOUR: White with blue trim and spray hood

INTERIOR: 5 berths (3 singles plus 2 children’s berths) plus galley and separate toilet compartment

ENGINE: Kubota 12.5 hp twin cylinder diesel (installed 1994, has done 250 hours) with indirect cooling

RIG TYPE: Bermudan sloop, with bowsprit to fly gennaker. She is fitted with lazy jacks.

MAST/SPARS: Aluminium

SAILS: Main and self tacking, furling jib, gennaker

EQUIPMENT: The vessel has a good-sized cockpit from which the companionway leads down into the main cabin. This has the galley to starboard with a cooker (2 burners), sink unit with manually pumped fresh water, work top, cupboards, etc. Opposite is the heads with a sea toilet and a hand basin. There is a full-length single berth to either side (plus an additional single under the cockpit sole) and for’ard there are 2 smaller single berths. The vessel has a cosy, traditional interior with all new burgundy leatherette cushions and matching curtains and lots of wood trim (including deckhead). She is fitted with electric lighting, including in the engine compartment to which there is easy access. Navigation equipment includes: wind speed and direction indicator, speed and distance log, echosounder, Tiller pilot (all Autohelm), VHF, fluxgate compass, thermometer, inclinometer, foghorn, clock and 2 barometers, navigation lights and port and starboard bow lights. External: The boat has pulpit and pushpit rails plus stanchions and guardlines. She is fitted with dodgers and has a sail cover, a boarding ladder and all controls taken back to the cockpit making her ideal for single-handed sailing. She carries a 15 lb CQR anchor plus plenty of chain and warp, fenders, boathook, etc. In addition, she carries a radar reflector and comes complete with a braked road trailer (and even crockery/cutlery for 4!).

REMARKS: This boat has been sailed single-handed right round Ireland but never raced. Though not personally inspected, she looks to be very well equipped and in good condition. It is understood she has been wintered ashore each year under cover on her road trailer.

OUR OPINION: Looks to represent very good value for money, especially as she has a diesel inboard. Early viewing recommended.