I'm looking at a Hunter 23 1985 and the asking price is $4900. It comes with a 8 hp honda 4 stroke, main and jib, depthshounder, sink, bimini and Magic Tilt trailer. I need to buy a boat that is trailerable for a short distance and will be fairly easy to set up for a sail. The boat looks pretty good but it does need new bottom paint. It seems to be what i am looking for what do you think? The owner purchased a new motor boat and the marina is selling the boat for him.
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Alex Kowblansky
Just purchased H23
Just bought a H23 with trailer but without motor for $4200. Hope this helps. Alex
Just bought a H23 with trailer but without motor for $4200. Hope this helps. Alex
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Frank Ladd
Easy to set up?
I'd have them show you how to set it up and launch it before you buy it. Even if you have to pay them in addition to the purchase price I would pay them to do it. If they are reluctant to take you out and show you how to set it up and sail it I would not buy the boat. One persons idea of "easy to set up" can be much different from anothers. I do not think my H235 is easy to set up, but I know it is easier than the H23. I think a Compac Suncat is easy to set up and so is a Sunfish. One think I can tell you is that an H23 is a great sailing boat and the price seems fair.
I'd have them show you how to set it up and launch it before you buy it. Even if you have to pay them in addition to the purchase price I would pay them to do it. If they are reluctant to take you out and show you how to set it up and sail it I would not buy the boat. One persons idea of "easy to set up" can be much different from anothers. I do not think my H235 is easy to set up, but I know it is easier than the H23. I think a Compac Suncat is easy to set up and so is a Sunfish. One think I can tell you is that an H23 is a great sailing boat and the price seems fair.
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Ernie
Good Price?
There is a 1986 Hunter 23 in my area for $6995, which is the asking price. I own a 1985 H23 and really enjoy sailing it. I never buy without negotiating the price!! As Frank indicated, I don't consider raising the mast on mine as 'easy', but with 2 or 3 friends, can be done easily enough.
There is a 1986 Hunter 23 in my area for $6995, which is the asking price. I own a 1985 H23 and really enjoy sailing it. I never buy without negotiating the price!! As Frank indicated, I don't consider raising the mast on mine as 'easy', but with 2 or 3 friends, can be done easily enough.
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steve b
easy to set up?
I bought an 86' H23 last summer for $4250, your getting a better motor though...i wouldnt call the H23 "easy" to set up...the mast is very heavy...much more difficult than either a santana 21 or catalina 22 (previous boats)...i launch and recover at a marina with a lift and a crane...that all said...its a fun boat to sail =)
I bought an 86' H23 last summer for $4250, your getting a better motor though...i wouldnt call the H23 "easy" to set up...the mast is very heavy...much more difficult than either a santana 21 or catalina 22 (previous boats)...i launch and recover at a marina with a lift and a crane...that all said...its a fun boat to sail =)
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MIke D
Survey
Lee, I am not familiar with the model that you are considering purchase. I am not an expert either. If there is one thing that I learned here on the HOW, it is to GET THE BOAT SURVEYED! Read the archives to see how many things CAN go wrong, especially on an older boat, it can scare a person to death.. It may cost you a few bucks to have a survey performed, but if you are not into extensive repairs of hull and cabintop, it should be an insurance that is worth it's weight in gold. Even if the survey comes back that somethings are not satisfactory, the information is probably the most valuable in the decision process. good luck, Mike D
Lee, I am not familiar with the model that you are considering purchase. I am not an expert either. If there is one thing that I learned here on the HOW, it is to GET THE BOAT SURVEYED! Read the archives to see how many things CAN go wrong, especially on an older boat, it can scare a person to death.. It may cost you a few bucks to have a survey performed, but if you are not into extensive repairs of hull and cabintop, it should be an insurance that is worth it's weight in gold. Even if the survey comes back that somethings are not satisfactory, the information is probably the most valuable in the decision process. good luck, Mike D
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Don Bodemann
Not necessarily
The bigger the boat the more important the survey, and on the other hand the smaller the boat, the less important it is. An experienced, capable, boat owner or friend, probably can check out a 23 adequately enough to insure there will be no surprises. Where do you draw the line? For me, I have "self surveyed" all my boats including my 33. I think when you get up around $20K in purchase price, a survey might be a good idea regardless of how capable you are for legal reasons. I'm sure there are some folks that would have a dingy surveyed...just my 2 cents
The bigger the boat the more important the survey, and on the other hand the smaller the boat, the less important it is. An experienced, capable, boat owner or friend, probably can check out a 23 adequately enough to insure there will be no surprises. Where do you draw the line? For me, I have "self surveyed" all my boats including my 33. I think when you get up around $20K in purchase price, a survey might be a good idea regardless of how capable you are for legal reasons. I'm sure there are some folks that would have a dingy surveyed...just my 2 cents
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Randy Simmons
Food For Thought
I was given a 1985 H23 2+ years ago that had been left open and outside near a woods with everthing for it laying in the bottom for nine years. After shoveling out the black goo that was an interior and sails once, enough leaves and nuts to fill a dump truck (damn rodents), bleaching the interior (don't do it unless you are masochistic), building a new interior (buying red oak, electronics, cushions, stoves, lights, and all the new tools I needed to do the jobs...), paying to have new carpet installed, painting the hull and bottom, buying a used 9.9 Johnson Sailmaster, replacing rigging that had been bent, buying new sails and sheets, rewiring the trailer, buying new tires/rims and a spare, and everything else I can't even start to describe (not to mention the sweat and time involved for a couple of months even at minimum wage), I have a lot more than what you are paying for your boat in my "deal". The up side is that it is a dream to sail (I single-handed a lot on Lake Erie with my bird dog as a first mate until I met my now fiance and her teenage son), forgiving to learn the "ropes" with, and has been a source of sanity breaks when needed. I stepped the mast one time and then went to Harbor's Edge Marina and got a slip. For $790.00 I got April through November, electricity, fantastic security and facilities (shower/restroom), and a straight shot to Kelleys and South Bass Islands. To make a long story short; buy the boat, rent a slip, and live happily ever after!
I was given a 1985 H23 2+ years ago that had been left open and outside near a woods with everthing for it laying in the bottom for nine years. After shoveling out the black goo that was an interior and sails once, enough leaves and nuts to fill a dump truck (damn rodents), bleaching the interior (don't do it unless you are masochistic), building a new interior (buying red oak, electronics, cushions, stoves, lights, and all the new tools I needed to do the jobs...), paying to have new carpet installed, painting the hull and bottom, buying a used 9.9 Johnson Sailmaster, replacing rigging that had been bent, buying new sails and sheets, rewiring the trailer, buying new tires/rims and a spare, and everything else I can't even start to describe (not to mention the sweat and time involved for a couple of months even at minimum wage), I have a lot more than what you are paying for your boat in my "deal". The up side is that it is a dream to sail (I single-handed a lot on Lake Erie with my bird dog as a first mate until I met my now fiance and her teenage son), forgiving to learn the "ropes" with, and has been a source of sanity breaks when needed. I stepped the mast one time and then went to Harbor's Edge Marina and got a slip. For $790.00 I got April through November, electricity, fantastic security and facilities (shower/restroom), and a straight shot to Kelleys and South Bass Islands. To make a long story short; buy the boat, rent a slip, and live happily ever after!
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mike
Goferit
I'm with Randy...........sounds like a fair deal to me. I paid 6500 for my 87 in good condition a few years ago. I got a new main in the deal and the 87 has a lighter Z spar mast. As for rigging I know a guy that trailer sails his 23 exclusively and loves it. He's developed a tripod stepping mechanism which you can see if you search the archives here. As for myself, like Randy, I prefer to rent a slip and just sail away as needed. Hey Randy.........you need to come down to Indian Lake and Check out the H23 Nationals next year! E me........I'm in the owners directory.
I'm with Randy...........sounds like a fair deal to me. I paid 6500 for my 87 in good condition a few years ago. I got a new main in the deal and the 87 has a lighter Z spar mast. As for rigging I know a guy that trailer sails his 23 exclusively and loves it. He's developed a tripod stepping mechanism which you can see if you search the archives here. As for myself, like Randy, I prefer to rent a slip and just sail away as needed. Hey Randy.........you need to come down to Indian Lake and Check out the H23 Nationals next year! E me........I'm in the owners directory.
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Mark Price
my 2 cents
I bought my 86 H23 last year in DC area( $5800 w/trailer asking $7200).Trailered it to Ohio then to KY lake for 6 weeks on a mooring then back to Ohio. Got a slip at Buck Creek and sailed about 265 mile on a 2mile long lake 99% single handed. I made a tripod for raising the mast and it works great (search archives). I can handle the the mast by myself and it takes about 1 hr to rig and get in the water( made a 10 foot extension for the trailer really helps on shallow ramps). I got called up on active duty so last week I brought the boat back to DC and should get it in the water next weekend. The boat is a great sailer and you will love it for a first boat I sure do!! If you desire to maximise your time sailing get a slip!! The money (about $90 to $150 a month)is well spent in the time you have to enjoy the boat. I could not have sailed as many times this passed year if I had 2 hrs rig and derig time added to each day on the water. But the point here is, in one year I have sailed the boat in Ohio, Ky, and the Chesapeake. In my view that what a trailer sailer is for. If the time works out I would love to make it to Crazy Dave's hunter sail and maybe get to the H23 Nationals as well. Bottom line if you like the boat, the price sounds good, do it and don't look back. Mark Price S/V Wendy Lee
I bought my 86 H23 last year in DC area( $5800 w/trailer asking $7200).Trailered it to Ohio then to KY lake for 6 weeks on a mooring then back to Ohio. Got a slip at Buck Creek and sailed about 265 mile on a 2mile long lake 99% single handed. I made a tripod for raising the mast and it works great (search archives). I can handle the the mast by myself and it takes about 1 hr to rig and get in the water( made a 10 foot extension for the trailer really helps on shallow ramps). I got called up on active duty so last week I brought the boat back to DC and should get it in the water next weekend. The boat is a great sailer and you will love it for a first boat I sure do!! If you desire to maximise your time sailing get a slip!! The money (about $90 to $150 a month)is well spent in the time you have to enjoy the boat. I could not have sailed as many times this passed year if I had 2 hrs rig and derig time added to each day on the water. But the point here is, in one year I have sailed the boat in Ohio, Ky, and the Chesapeake. In my view that what a trailer sailer is for. If the time works out I would love to make it to Crazy Dave's hunter sail and maybe get to the H23 Nationals as well. Bottom line if you like the boat, the price sounds good, do it and don't look back. Mark Price S/V Wendy Lee
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Kevin Keen
Good Price
Lee: Sounds like a good price. Is the mast a Z-Spar or the heavier Kenyon? Stepping or unstepping from the bare mast on the boat in traveling configuration takes about 2-4 hours including tuning with a tension gauge. Launch and recovery is easily done from the Magic Tilt trailer (which by the way, doesn't actually tilt). The boat is too small and the price too small to justify the costs of marine surveyor, who probably wouldn't do it for these reasons. You can do the survey yourself after getting a copy of and reading Nigel Calder's "Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual." Also get Casey's "Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair." You can put together your own survey sheet from these references. Or, f you would like, send me your email address and I'll send you the Boat Checklist/Survey sheet that I put together from these resources in the form of a WORD document.
Lee: Sounds like a good price. Is the mast a Z-Spar or the heavier Kenyon? Stepping or unstepping from the bare mast on the boat in traveling configuration takes about 2-4 hours including tuning with a tension gauge. Launch and recovery is easily done from the Magic Tilt trailer (which by the way, doesn't actually tilt). The boat is too small and the price too small to justify the costs of marine surveyor, who probably wouldn't do it for these reasons. You can do the survey yourself after getting a copy of and reading Nigel Calder's "Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual." Also get Casey's "Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair." You can put together your own survey sheet from these references. Or, f you would like, send me your email address and I'll send you the Boat Checklist/Survey sheet that I put together from these resources in the form of a WORD document.
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Roberto Bisonni
Lee, what about a Hunter 87?
Lee, I am seling my Hunter 87 with a 4 stroke 8HP Honda for $5500. No electronics. Ready to sail. Roberto.
Lee, I am seling my Hunter 87 with a 4 stroke 8HP Honda for $5500. No electronics. Ready to sail. Roberto.
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John
H23 87' paid $5900
Late summer 2002, I bought a 1987 H23 for $5900. It had a 2002 6hp motor w/gen and electric start. Now if I can only get the hang of mast stepping, I now understand it to be an art to which my grasp is loose. Practice, practice, practice. $4900 isn't a bad price with the whole package you described.
Late summer 2002, I bought a 1987 H23 for $5900. It had a 2002 6hp motor w/gen and electric start. Now if I can only get the hang of mast stepping, I now understand it to be an art to which my grasp is loose. Practice, practice, practice. $4900 isn't a bad price with the whole package you described.
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Steve de Filippis
i'm selling my 23' 1985 let me know
i have a lot of pics and details about her on my site. let me know email sdf@rttl.com
i have a lot of pics and details about her on my site. let me know email sdf@rttl.com
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Greg
Good Price
I just purchaced a 23 for $2,600. I got a steal....Sails great....my fist sailboat. Just need to clean it up a bit and I am on the water. Go for it it really s a great boat to start with. Next will be a 32 ft.
I just purchaced a 23 for $2,600. I got a steal....Sails great....my fist sailboat. Just need to clean it up a bit and I am on the water. Go for it it really s a great boat to start with. Next will be a 32 ft.
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