- Manufacturer: Hunter
- Location: Chatham Kent
- Year: 1997
- LOA: 32'2" (9.80m)
- Beam: 9' 11'' (3.02m)
- Berths: 7
- Draft: 1.24
- Keel: Twin Keel
- ID no.: 38343
- Cabins: 3
- Aircon: No
- Heating: No
- Heads: 1
- Showers: 1
- Watertank Size: 150 Litres
- Engine Make: Yanmar 2GM20F
- Horsepower: 18hp
- Drive Type: Shaft drive
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Fuel Tank Size: 40 Litres
- Cruise Speed: 5 Knots
- Top Speed: 6 Knots
- Engine Hours Port: 550
Broker Remarks
1997 Hunter Channel 323 sailing yacht with twin keels. “Ocean Pearl” has been carefully looked after and is fully loaded with equipment, whether you want to go sailing as a family or a couple, just locally in the Solent or to the Channel Islands, France and beyond! A factory finished boat (some were home builds) and category A, unusual for a bilge keel boat. Huge cockpit space, dry and protected under sail. Loads of space inside. A 2017 survey report is available on request.
Accommodation
The Hunter 323 offers six/seven berths in three cabins including the saloon. Good standing headroom throughout. V berth cabin forward with lockers and shelves either side. Door to saloon with centre double leaf folding table and twin settee berths.
The L shaped galley is to starboard with plenty of stowage, two stainless steel sinks (hot and cold pressurised fresh water supply), Plastimo Neptune 2000 gas cooker with grill and oven and fridge.
The forward-facing chart table is to port. Aft of the chart table is the heads compartment with marine toilet, sink and stowage. The double aft cabin is accessed past the galley and has a good amount of stowage. Kenwood Radio/CD.
Mechanical and Rigging
Mechanical Systems:
Located under companionway. Yanmar 2GM20F marine diesel engine (550 hours) last serviced 2019. Fresh water cooled. 18hp. Twin cylinders. 40 litres fuel capacity in plastic tank. Shaft drive to a fixed two bladed propeller with rope cutter. Boat is currently ashore, anodes replaced and antifouled.
Sails & Rigging
Deck stepped fractional sloop rig. Silver anodised aluminium mast and boom. Stainless steel standing rigging with backstay tensioner. Terylene running rigging, all led aft to the cockpit. Slab reefing to mainsail with lazy jacks. Rotostay head sail furling system. Self-tacking jib track and genoa sheet tracks.
Winches
2 x Sheet winches
2 x Halyard winches
Sails
1 x Mainsail (Vectron 2016 good condition last valeted 2018)
1 x Genoa (Vectron 2016 good condition last valeted 2018)
1 x Cruising chute (year unknown good condition last valeted 2010)
Electrical Systems:
2 x 12-volt batteries charging from the engine alternator, battery charger, 240-volt shore power connection with ring main and immersion heater.
Inventory
Deck Equipment:
- Anchor
- Lifeline gates
- Mainsail cover
- Sprayhood
- Named cockpit dodgers.
- Halyard bags
- Boarding ladder
- 7 x Fenders
- 4 x Mooring warps
- Dinghy Quicksilver 230AD
- Outboard engine Mercury 3.3hp
- armin GPS Map 556 Chart plotter in cockpit
- Garmin GPS 152 at chart table with cockpit repeater
- Simrad Tiller pilot TP32 Autopilot
- NASA Clipper Speed/Depth and Windspeed/direction (new mast head unit June2017)
- VHF with DSC & AIS - Standard Horizon GX2100-E (new masthead antenna June2017)
- Compass
- Barometer
- Nav lights
- AIS Class B Transponder - transmits AIS data: Digital yacht AIT 2000
- DSC Radio full remote microphone in cockpit (RAM 3)
- Handheld VHF Radio
Safety Equipment:
- Seago 4-person valise liferaft - Please note that it is due a service.
- 1 x floating light
- 1 x life buoy
- 1 x Danbuoy
- Handheld foghorn
- Radar reflector
- Jackstays - new 2017
- Manual bilge pump
- Fire blanket
- 4 x fire extinguishers
- Epirb - Sartech GME/MT 430G
- AIS Transponder class B
- Oscar recovery sling
- Man, overboard recovery sail (KIM pick up sail)
- Smoke alarm
- Carbon monoxide alarm
Twin Keel - Tiller Steering
History and construction:
Moulded by Hunter Boats Ltd in 1997 and factory finished. White GRP hull with rubbing strakes. Hull epoxied from new. White GRP coach roof with moulded non-skid decks. Self-draining cockpit and anchor well. Cast iron twin bilge keels. Tiller steering. Stainless steel safety rails, guard wires and stanchions. Gates in lifelines. Mid hip cleats. Teak coach roof handrails. Large cockpit locker.
Brokers Comments:
Anyone who knows about this generation of Hunters will know they had an osmosis type problem due to a bad batch of resin.
The resolution to this issue was to effectively undertake a full Osmosis treatment. This was carried out by the Hayling Yacht Company January 2014, including additional layer of GRP due to a contamination problem that was in a batch of boats (including Ocean Pearl) made by Hunter in the late '90s. Full details available on request.
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- Address:
Network Yacht Brokers Kent
Chatham Maritime Marina
Leviathan Way,
Chatham, Kent
ME4 4LP
- Telephone: [+44] [0] 1634 571605
- Email: info@nybkent.com
Disclaimer : Network Yacht Brokers Kent offers the details of this vessel for sale but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of the information contained in the specification or warrant the condition of the vessel or equipment. A buyer should instruct his agents, or surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered for sale subject to no prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
