H23 interior and cockpit help

Kermit · Oct 6, 2015

The table has (or in your case had) a leg that screws into the aft end of the table. See if you can find it. Otherwise buy a leg from a local store and cut it to the right length.

The cockpit drains through a hose that you can access by climbing down through the port lazarette. It's a tight fit so you might want to send your small child or your wife. (Unless you're married to my ex-wife. She'll NEVER fit.)

Brian M H23 · Oct 7, 2015

There are two lines that go through the drain on the rare centerboard version of the H23. One is the uphaul, one is the downhaul. On my 23 the uphaul was white and 1:1, the downhaul was blue and had a 4:1 advantage. The centerboard has quite a bit of flotation and you can hear it "thud" hitting the bottom of the boat. Both of these lines have a relatively small amount of travel, maybe 4-5 inches, for the entire movement of the board

Crazy Dave Condon · Oct 8, 2015

The first few of the 23's were in essence swing keels with winglets but Hunter dropped that and went to an all fixed wing keel.

Brian M H23 · Oct 10, 2015

I don't think it should be called a "swing keel" boat - the keel is firmly bolted to the hull and does not move no matter the date of production. However, there is a lump of iron and a moveable centerboard on the early models, later models have a more refined "wing keel" shape. The late models have more righting moment (weight is lower) and can sail more effectively in shallow water - the early models can move the centerboard to improve balance under main alone, and I would imagine point better, though I haven't seen a head-to-head. I'd also much rather hit bottom with a lifting centerboard than a wing keel.

Both have their merits!

isaksp00 · Oct 11, 2015

I'd personally stay with the fixed keel 23 rather than a keel-centerboard. I have actually grounded (mooring line was cut by rear edge of keel and she drifted onto the rocky shore) and no damage of any note was done to keel (hull never touched). These boats with centerboards seem to have a lot of complexity when bolts corrode or lines need replacement. I would limit my ownership of any centerboard boat to one small enough to lift up without special equipment, unless maybe I was near a marina that could use a lift for me at a reasonable cost.
Now, I don't want to trailer sail with the ability to overnight, so maybe if I did I'd deal with the issues. I only use my trailer to haul and store for the winter, and the storage yard is very near the ramp so the marina uses their tractors to do the tow - I never even need to tie anything down.

Brian M H23 · Oct 12, 2015

isaksp00 said:
I would limit my ownership of any centerboard boat to one small enough to lift up without special equipment, unless maybe I was near a marina that could use a lift for me at a reasonable cost.

The great thing about the centerboard H23 is that it is a fixed keel with a slightly buoyant centerboard - it actually needs to be held down.

Crazy Dave Condon · Oct 16, 2015

A fixed keel will give you more stability but if the swing keel is deeper, the two will be about the same. With a swing keel of course there will be more maintenance but for trailering, it is easier to get on than a fixed keel and will generally stop the boat if running aground as well.

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