1975 Norman 23 Aft Cockpit Motor Cruiser

• GRP construction
• Paint finish
• Exact year of build unknown, but circa 1970s
• Aft cockpit with canopy on folding frame
• Folding windscreen

• 15hp Mercury four stroke outboard motor (2017, ~50 hours, serviced annually by Marine Tech with exception of 2021)
• Wheel steering
• Single lever control
• Portable fuel tank
• 12V battery
• Solar panel and controller
• Shore power

• 3/4 berths in 1 cabin
• V-berth forward (converts to double)
• Dinette (converts to single berth, or perhaps cosy/child’s double berth)
• Further occasional berth in cockpit
• Separate heads compartment with chemical toilet
• Galley with Flavel Vanessa gas stove (2 burners, grill & oven), fridge, sink (cold supply), worktops and stowage
• Ventilation/escape hatch forwards
• 12V cabin lights
• Window blinds
• Stable-style cabin door
• Cockpit with bench seating to rear and sides, and helmsman’s seat

• Boat Safety Scheme certificate to 15/5/21
• Fire extinguishers
• Stainless steel pulpit
• Stainless steel handrails
• Navigation lights
• 12V single windscreen wiper
• Mudweight
• Various fenders (including rear corner fenders)
• Various mooring warps

Following on from the success of the Norman 22, the Norman 23 is a popular aft cockpit cabin cruiser, ideal for the inland waterways, lakes, rivers and canals of the UK. With their low running cost and easy handling, they make an ideal first boat, and this example benefits from having a 4 year old, little used and regularly serviced 15hp outboard motor. Great for weekends away, the cabin offers three berths (or perhaps four if you don’t mind getting cosy!) and additional berth space in the cockpit if required.

This Norman 23 is sadly for sale following the passing of her owner and she is as a consequence sold as seen. The beam dimension provided here is approximate and any potential purchaser should take their own measurement if future canal use is required. The boat does require some cosmetic tidying, externally and internally (we understand that there is a quantity of material included in the sale to replace the headlining in the forecabin that is missing, for example), and she would suit someone happy to carry out such works themselves. She will need to be removed from the current location upon completion of the sale, and the purchaser may have to engage the services of a transporter with hiab or a portable crane to move her.