Review of Carver 23

Both the hull and the deck is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.

The interior is like few other boats made in fibreglass.
The boat is equipped with 2 cabins, 4 berths, a galley, 38.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.

Unknown keel type

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.94 - 1.04 meter (3.08 - 3.38 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Carver 23 may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta DP engine at 205 hp (152 kW). The speed is 39.0 knots.

The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.

The fuel tank, which is made of stainless steel, has a capacity of 223.0 liters (58 US gallons, 49 imperial gallons).

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Carver 23 is about 150 kg/cm, alternatively 843 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 150 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 843 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Carver 23 is 2.71.

In Denmark, you are required to have achieved a 'powerboat driving license' in order to sail a powerboat.
In this context a boat is considered a powerboat if:

Danish definition of a powerboat

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