1989 Hunter Duette 23 - £5,250

Status : SOLD

Lying : Norfolk Broads - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Designer : David Thomas
Builder : Hunter Boats Ltd.
LOA : 6.88m (22ft 7in)
LWL : 5.61m (18ft 5in)
Beam : 2.59m (8ft 6in)
Draft : 0.94m (3ft 1in)
Keel : Bilge/Twin

Construction

• GRP construction
• Original gelcoat finish
• Transom hung rudder
• Anchor well
• Outboard well
• No known signs of osmosis
• Last surveyed 2001
• Wintered ashore alternate years

Rigging & Sails

• Fractional Bermudan Sloop rig
• Aluminium mast/spars
• Mast stepped in stainless steel tabernacle
• 2 x sheet winches
• Halyard winch on cabin top
• Stainless steel standing rigging
• Mainsail (good condition)
• Roller reeling Genoa (reasonable condition)
• Sail cover
• 2 x halyard/sheet bags

Mechanical & Electrical

• Honda 5hp four stroke outboard motor (May 2009, little used) mounted in cockpit well
• Portable fuel tank
• 12V fused switch panel
• 12V charging point

Accommodation

• 4 berths in 2 cabins
• Berth cushions (good condition)
• Origo 3000 two burner meths stove
• Sink with cold hand pumped supply (no drain, emptied manually)
• Chemical toilet (housed under berth on starboard side of forecabin)
• Wooden cabin table on pedestal
• Huge amounts of stowage
• Ventilation hatch in forecabin
• 12V cabin lights
• Full standing headroom in main cabin
• Curtains and carpets where fitted

Equipment

Navigation Equipment

• Plastimo bulkhead compass
• NASA Clipper Duet depth/log
• Kelvin Hughes Husun 70 VHF
• Autohelm
• Clock

Safety Equipment

• Boat Safety Scheme certificate (expires May 2018)
• Horseshoe life buoy
• Portable plastic boarding ladder
• Stainless steel pushpit & pulpit
• Stanchions with guardwire & netting
• Fire extinguishers (not guaranteed in date)
• Fire blanket

Deck Equipment

• Danforth anchor with chain
• Sprayhood
• Pair of cockpit dodgers
• Mud weight
• Boat hook
• Deck brush
• Various fenders
• Various warps
• Anti-slip mat in cockpit

Remarks

Designed by David Thomas (designer of the Elizabethan 30 and the hugely successful Sigma 33/36/38 amongst many others) and built in Britain by Hunter Boats (now British Hunter), the Hunter Duette, of which over 200 have been built to date, is the bilge keel version of the popular Hunter Sonata cruiser/racer. Whilst the Duette has an excellent reputation for stability and easy and predictable handling, she also offers very good performance, and that together with her shallow draft and ability to dry out upright make her an ideal sailing cruiser for the Norfolk Broads and east coast.