Hunter 23 Questions

[nickolec]

Hi!Our friend in Chicago just gave an 1985 Hunter 23 with a fixed keel. He said that we cannot trailer it. Is this true? We would prefer to bring it back to Seattle ourselves, since I suspect that having a company do it is expensive.Can you help?

 

[Jon Bastien]

Trailering a 23

Hi, Congratulations on your new boat! It's a super little sailboat, and you'll have lots of fun with it. You CAN trailer a H23- in fact, I believe it originally came with a trailer. Mine is currently on its factory-supplied trailer, which is still in good shape... Check around, you may find someone who is willing to part with their trailer (Perhaps you should post a 'wanted' ad in the 'Gear Here' portion of this site?).--Jon BastienH23 '2 Sheets to the Wind'H25 'Adagio'

 

[Ward]

Sure You Can

As Jon posted, the h23 was meant to trailer. I am pretty sure you could have a VERY nice trailer built for less than it would cost to haul it to Seattle.Congratulations and Good Luck. You will find this website a wealth of information as you have questions about your boat.Ward

 

[Wanderer138]

Maybe you can borrow or rent one?

If all you want to do is get the boat home and put it in the water, you might try borrowing (or renting) a suitable trailer jsut for the trip. Otherwise, you should be able to buy a decent trailer for a lot less than sending the boat by truck. MagicTilt trailers fit a wide varety of sailboats, including the H23. Good luck and happy sailing!PeterS/V Raven (on a MagicTilt)

 

[Greg Hartgraves]

H23 in Seattle

Congratulations on the H23. I have an H23 on the north end of Lake Washington in Kenmore. Unfortunately, I do not have a trailer, but would be glad to help you out if possible. You can contact me at phydough@msn.comGreg HartgravesS/V Paradise

 

[Rob Roedts]

I have a 1985 hunter 23 that came with trailer

My boat came with a custom made trailer it has a fixed wing keel. I don't know if the 1985 hunter23 came with 2 style keels or not myin has a draft of 2'6" so if yours is the same then you can have a trailer made to fit it. I have a custom made magic tilt trailer that came with the boat. However if you get one made for it I would recomend a 2 axile trailer because mine only has one and it is extremely difficult to pull it more than 50 mph behind a car