1994 Hunter Horizon 23 - £7,750

Status : SOLD

Lying : Norfolk Broads - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Designer : David Thomas
Builder : Hunter Boats Ltd., Southend, Essex
LOA : 6.93m (22ft 9in)
LWL : 5.54m (18ft 2in)
Beam : 2.59m (8ft 6in)
Draft : 0.94m (3ft 1in)
Displacement : 1,245kg
Ballast : 651kg
Keel : Bilge/Twin

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 lockers housing outboard in well, fuel tank, leisure battery, gas bottle and general stowage
• Last antifouled 2018
• No known signs of osmosis
• No recent survey (in current ownership for 18 years)

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)
• Genoa (2010, Hyde Sails, 13.16 sqm 140% overlap)
• Small jib (Hyde Sails) with self-tacking track (not currently fitted, but available if required)
• Mainsail cover
• Lazy jacks

Mechanical & Electrical

• 8hp Yamaha two stroke outboard motor (2005, last serviced 2018)
• Outboard motor mounted in well in starboard cockpit locker
• Remote control
• Remote fuel tank
• Tiller steering
• 12V battery
• Small solar panel
• 12V fused switch panel

Accommodation

• 4/5 berths in 1 cabin
• 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
• Galley with gimbaled Plastimo gas stove (2 burners with pan clamps, grill & oven), 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
• Carpets, curtains and cushions for all berths

Equipment

Navigation Equipment

• Bulkhead compass
• Silva DSC VHF radio
• Navman GPS
• Raymarine depth and speed
• Navigation lights (masthead light requires repair)
• Masthead wind indicator

Safety Equipment

• Boat Safety Scheme certificate to September 2020
• 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

• Single bow roller
• Anchor with chain and warp
• Mudweight
• Pair of rhond anchors
• Various warps
• Various fenders
• Sprayhood
• Over-boom sun awning
• Bespoke cockpit tent with side access
• Overall plastic winter cover
• Cockpit cushions and back rests
• Small cockpit table

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 (and only third) 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 purchase of a larger yacht. Easily handled and offering good performance, the Hunter Horizon 23 is a great small sailing cruiser for either a couple or a small family.