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Go to Sailing Texas classifieds for current sailboats for sale Kenner Kittiwake 23, 1972 sailboat for sale Cark Alberg design 23.5 length 7.5 beam 3’ draft 1500 Pounds Lead ballast
This is a 1972 Kenner Kittiwake 23 and trailer both in great shape with many upgrades including all new wiring, paint, Tohatsu 6 hp outboard, boom topping lift, seat and bunk cushions. She’s in the water on Percy Priest Lake at a slip Hamilton Creek Marina which should be easy to transfer to the new owner if desired. Sails include the original main and another main, a jib, a genoa, and a storm sail, all of which are used but decent and serviceable.
If you are looking for a very stable, forgiving, classy boat to learn on, this is it. We bought her about 7 years ago and now we’ve bought a bigger boat that’s more of a project so there goes my time. I love this boat as she has a classy look, full keel, and the outboard is hidden in the transom hatch rather than hanging off the stern. She’s ready to sail and has been well maintained. On the water, she handles easily and is simple to single hand especially with the included Simrad auto helm. Batteries are new this year and all safety gear as well as tons of other odds and ends will transfer. If you’ve wanted to learn to sail or are already a little salty, this boat won’t disappoint!
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The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
The KITTIWAKE derived from the earlier SOUTH COAST 23, built by Kenner Boat Co for South Coast Sea Craft. In about 1965 South Coast took the molds and moved to a different location. A hull that was left behind was used to create a new mold, enlarged by a few inches, and re-faired to make the KITTIWAKE.
Sometime around 1970 the factory was sold to a conglomerate named AJ Industries which continued to produce Kittiwakes under the Kenner name.
In 1973, Ray Greene and Co. of Toledo, OH bought the molds and built an unknown number of Kittiwakes until it ceased operation.
Later, River City Sailcraft obtained one or more molds and built an unknown number of Kittiwakes. In 1978 the plant reportedly burned, and the molds were destroyed.
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