IW-23
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 22.47 ft |
| LWL | 19.68 ft |
| Beam | 7.38 ft |
| Draft | 3.61 ft |
| Displacement | 3,307 lb |
| Ballast | 1,388.9 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 5.9 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 27.23 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 6.75 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 23.95 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 8.85 ft |
| FLforestay | 6.8 ft |
| Mainsail | 206.4 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 91.9 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 156.2 sq ft |
About the IW-23
Originally called F 18. (1962?) (RORC class 5) Renamed IW-23 (with new deck and interior). Same design later built in Norway as the WESTCAPP 23.
Direct variant of the IW-23
Near-identical models — same hull, builder and designer, re-badged or lightly changed. Specs and owner-reported issues are typically shared across the group, so a sister model's page may carry detail this one doesn't.
Performance
Market Price
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 22.47ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the IW-23yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
Own a IW-23? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.
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