This 2nd owner (since 1996), lightly sailed Hunter 23.5 is in very good shape and is looking for a new home. She is well maintained, easy to sail, comfortable and trailerable day sailor with overnight or up to long weekend accommodations. She includes a swing centerboard and swing rudder, with a water ballast system allowing her to float in 18 inches of water. Her water ballast also sheds 1,000 lbs of weight for quick and easy towing and hauling, and she doesn?t require a huge vehicle to tow her. Hunter?s mast raising system makes launching and retrieval easy singlehanded or for a couple. The mast raising system helps make the transition from the highway to the waterway in about 30 minutes. She has a very large cockpit for 6, and with all lines led aft to the cockpit, sailing and singlehanding is a breeze. Below she sleeps 5 in two double berths and one single settee; a double vee berth forward and another full width double berth aft. A hatch opens above the vee berth. Her galley is aft to port, and has a hand pump sink and one burner alcohol stove with a flip up counter for extra prep area. She has a swiveling dinette table that easily moves from the cabin to the cockpit. A Porta Potty is located forward. She has a tinted plexiglass hatch cover adding light below when closed, that slides into her pop-top companionway cover for added headroom below. The interior fiberglass liner is easy to clean and maintain. Her interior vinyl covered foam cushions are also easy to maintain. She is a tremendous amount of boat for the money, and goes anywhere the big boys go, and, places they can?t go.Galvanized trailer with: guidepostsextendable launching tongueadjustable bed allows light or moderate tongue loadsnew axle 2011new winch 2009;New bunk risers 2011Specifications23?-8? LOA21?-5? LWL1?-6? draft board up/5?-6? board down8?-4? beam2,300 lbs displacement1,000 lbs water ballast6.2 knots hull speedWater ballastRetractable centerboardRetractable/swing rudderMolded in non-skid deckHunter?s mast raising system with:Mast crutchGuy wires5 to 1 raising blocksBow anchor lockerWalk through transomStainless steel swim ladderAluminum tiller with hiking extensionForward opening hatchTwo large cockpit lockers/lazarettesFractional rigHigh roach fully battened main by Doyle with: Four full-width battensTwo reefing pointsJiffy reefingLeech tensioning line5 leech telltalesTopping liftHarken Lazy jacksMainsail cover5 to 1 mainsheet5 to 1 boom vang110% roller furling jib by Doyle with UV cover CDI roller furlerThree telltale pointsLeech tensioning lineTwo sets of jib sheetsTwo Lewmar winches; winch handleJib halyard, jib sheets, main halyard and centerboard raising lines led aftTwin, dual-read port and starboard Richie/Danforth compasses, with inclinometers and coversRaytheon Autohelm speed/depth/log with coverRaytheon Autohelm wind speed/direction with cover2009 Mercury 9 hp outboard2, 3.3 gallon fuel tanksSolar chargerNavigation running lightsSteam lightMasthead lightElectric bilge pumpAccessories power switchIntegral galley sink with manual pump One burner alcohol stoveFlip-up extension serving/prep tableSwiveling dinette table for cabin, moveable to cockpitIn-deck anchor wellStainless steel stanchions and pulpit railSingle lifelines bow to stern5 Interior lightsFour large storage lockers below, 3 amidships, 1 forwardThree storage areas below aft berthLong storage tray adjacent to aft berthStorage below GalleyExtra gear included2 bumpers/fenders4 vest type life jackets3 Cockpit cup holdersFire extinguisherDeep cycle battery new, 2011Two, 2.5 gallon fresh water tanks15 gallon coolerMoveable storage binsPorta potty new in 2007, original providedSunbrella companionway/hatch cover, new 2007Sunbrella pop-top companionway cover for overnighting, new [removed phone] lb Danforth with 75? ½? rode
