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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Alan Payne |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1973 |
| No. built | 400 |
| Builder(s) | Columbia Yachts |
| Name | Columbia T-23 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 2,300 lb (1,043 kg) |
| Draft | 1.08 ft (0.33 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 22.58 ft (6.88 m) |
| LWL | 20.00 ft (6.10 m) |
| Beam | 7.92 ft (2.41 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | shoal draft fin keel |
| Ballast | 810 lb (367 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 25.83 ft (7.87 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 9.15 ft (2.79 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 21.58 ft (6.58 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 9.25 ft (2.82 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 99.81 sq ft (9.273 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 118.17 sq ft (10.978 m2) |
| Total sail area | 217.98 sq ft (20.251 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 264 |
TheColumbia T-23, orColumbia T23, is an Americansailboat that was designed by AustralianAlan Payne and first built in 1973. The "T" designation indicates that the boat is designed to betrailerable.[1][2][3][4]
The design was built byColumbia Yachts in theUnited States, from 1973 until 1977, with 400 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][3][5]
The molds were widely reused to build other boats and led to theCoronado 23-2, theCharger 23,Corsair 23 and theLancer 25. Copies were also built byBayliner,US Yachts andPearson Yachts.[1]
The Columbia T-23 is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has amasthead sloop rig, araked stem, areverse transom, a transom-hungrudder controlled by atiller and a fixed shoal draft finkeel. It displaces 2,300 lb (1,043 kg) and carries 810 lb (367 kg) of lead ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 1.08 ft (0.33 m) with the standard keel, allowingbeaching or ground transportation on atrailer.[1][3]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW)outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double"V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight setteequarter berths in the main cabin. Thegalley is located on both side just aft of the bow cabin. The galley is equipped with a sink and an optional stove. The optionalhead is located centered under the bow cabin "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 51 in (130 cm). The fresh water tank has a capacity of 5 U.S. gallons (19 L; 4.2 imp gal).[1][3]
The design has aPHRF racing average handicap of 264 and ahull speed of 6.0 kn (11.1 km/h).[3]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "here's another boat with a reverse transom in which the marketer has added in the "rump" to come up with boat length—which should be LOD, but is given as hull length. And so once again we cut this boat down to size, in this case 21' 10" instead of the claimed 22! 7". The Columbia T23 is said to be identical to the Coronado 23 Mk II, except for the gelcoat colors and cabin windows. This is understandable since in the 1970s the Whittaker Corporation owned both the Columbia and Coronado brands, and deemed that they could be intermingled. Best features: No notable features perceived by us. Worst features: Compared to her comp[etitor]s, the T23 has about the same shallow draft, but is the only vessel without a centerboard option. Consequently her upwind performance predictably will be the worst of the group—notwithstanding her PHRF rating. At least one owner reports that two drains in the aft end of the cockpitare plumbed through the transom, but are close enough to the waterline so that when the boat heels with any significant weight in the cockpit, water will drain into the cockpit rather than out of it."[3]
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