SEAFARER 23 KESTREL (CRUISE)
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 23.08 ft |
| LWL | 16.5 ft |
| Beam | 7 ft |
| Displacement | 3,700 lb |
| Ballast | 1,400.1 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 5.4 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 26.83 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 7.61 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 23.08 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 11 ft |
| FLforestay | 7.6 ft |
| Mainsail | 239.2 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 102.1 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 173.5 sq ft |
About the SEAFARER 23 KESTREL (CRUISE)
S&S design #1631. Imported by Seafarer. Also called KESTREL 22. 'CRUISE' is a designation used here for at least 2 versions of this yacht. Earlier literature shows 2 deck layouts and 2 accommodation plans being offered, resulting in four versions: CATALINA, NASSAU, NANTUCKET and MONHEGAN. The boat displayed here has a larger and longer coach roof and shorter cockpit in addition to a few other minor differences from the DAYSAILER versions. The boat shown also has an extended stern (The original S&S design listed LOA at 22'.) By 1969 all versions were promoted as SEAFARER SAIL'N TRAIL 23. The small cabin version was the 'OLYMPIC', the medium was the CATALINA, and one with the largest cabin the 'NANATUCKET'. There is also another, later, SEAFARER 23 (built at Seafarers Long Island, NY, USA plant), which is a completely different design.
Direct variant of the SEAFARER 23 KESTREL (CRUISE)
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
Pricing
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Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 23.08ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the SEAFARER 23 KESTREL (CRUISE)yet 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 SEAFARER 23 KESTREL (CRUISE)? 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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