1994 Hunter Horizon 23
General Specification
Construction
- GRP construction
- Built 1994 but not launched till 1996
- Original gelcoat finish throughout
- Bilge/twin keel
- Transom-hung rudder
- Anchor locker
- Large cockpit with lazaret housing the outboard in well, fuel tank and leisure battery (August 2024) and general stowage
- Gas bottle housed in separate gas locker
- Last antifouled spring 2024
- No known signs of osmosis
- No recent survey (only 2 owners in last 24 years)
- Wintered ashore every other year (and covered through winter when afloat)
Mechanical & Electrical
- 8hp Yamaha two stroke outboard motor (engine 2005, last serviced March 2025)
- Outboard motor mounted in well in port cockpit locker
- Remote control
- 2 x 10l approx. portable steel fuel tanks
- Tiller steering
- Deck mounted solar cells and Photonic Universe solar charge controller
- 12V leisure battery (August 2024)
- 12V fused switch panel
Rigging & Sails
- Fractional Bermudan Sloop rig
- Alloy mast/spars
- Pole and tackle (6:1) for mast lowering/raising
- 2 x sheet winches
- 2 x halyard winches mounted on coachroof
- Mainsail (Hyde Sails) serviceable condition
- Genoa (2010, Hyde Sails, 13.16 sqm 140% overlap) serviceable condition
- Small jib (Hyde Sails) serviceable condition with self-tacking track (not currently fitted, but available if required)
- Stack pack mainsail stowage system with lazy jacks (Jeckells)
Accommodation
- 4/5 berths in 2 cabins
- Aft cabin area with double quarter berth (partially under cockpit sole)
- U-shaped dinette with table mounted on compression post and providing 2 x single berths or double berth with infill cushions (included)
- Forepeak shelf/child’s berth
- Cushions for all berths
- Galley with gimbaled Plastimo Neptune 2500 gas stove (2 burners with pan clamps, grill & oven, new 2019 & little used), stainless steel bowl sink (cold hand pumped supply) and dedicated stowage
- Separate heads compartment with Jabasco sea toilet with 50 litre holding tank, washbasin (cold hand pumped supply), shelves and multiple lockers including hanging locker
- 60 litre freshwater tank under aft berth
- Stowage under saloon berths and above backrests
- 6 bottle cocktail cabinet with adjacent shelf and cupboard
- Standing headroom at aft end of cabin lowering slightly forwards
- Escape/ventilation hatch forwards
- 12V cabin lights
Equipment
Navigation Equipment
- Bulkhead compass
- Silva DSC VHF radio (registered but not used recently)
- Raymarine depth and speed
- Navigation lights (masthead light requires repair)
- Masthead wind indicator
Safety Equipment
- Boat Safety Scheme certificate to September 2028
- 4 x manual life jackets (safety harnesses are available)
- 2 x fire extinguishers
- Stainless steel pulpit and stern rails
- Stanchions with guardwire
- Transom-mounted stainless steel boarding ladder
- Teak handrails on coachroof
Deck Equipment
- Sprayhood (good condition)
- Single bow roller
- Bruce anchor with chain and warp
- Mudweight
- Pair of rhond anchors
- Quant pole
- Bespoke cockpit tent with side access
- Overall plastic winter cover
- Cockpit cushions and back rests
- Small cockpit table
- Various warps
- Various fenders
Remarks:
The Hunter Horizon 23 has a very well appointed interior with a comfortable saloon, L-shaped galley, one of the best heads compartments in a boat of her size (this one with a sea toilet with holding tank) and plenty of storage space throughout. This very well presented example also boasts some nice additional features such as her lovely strip wood cabin sole and fitted cocktail cabinet!
She has been owned, sailed and loved by the current owners for some 6 years (and with the previous owners for some 18 years!), cruising both the Norfolk Broads and east coast during that time, and she is now offered for sale due to the age of the current owners.
Easily handled and offering good performance, the Hunter Horizon 23 is a great small sailing cruiser for either a couple or a small family.
MOORING: It’s understood that a mooring may be available to the purchaser by separate negotiation (direct with the mooring owner) at the vessel’s current northern Broads location.
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