2002 Arvor 23 Fish
Specifications
Equipment & Extras
- Beam
- 9'1"
- Year
- 2002
- Draft
- 2'11"
- Category
- Used power boat for sale
- Location
- Rosneath, Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
- Make/model
- Arvor 23 Fish
- Displacement
- 14.31 tons (U.S.)
- Name of boat
- Charlie Ray
- Maximum speed
- 23 mph
- Cruising speed
- 20 mph
- Length overall
- 23'11"
- Length waterline
- 22'2"
- Tax / VAT status
- Paid / Included
- CE category C for 6
- Raised gunwhale with hardwood capping creating a deep safe cockpit
- GRP structural members and engine beds
- GRP engine hatch cover in the cockpit with gas struts and locking pins
- Stainless steel keel strake
- Stainless steel single rudder
- Topsides professionally re-painted in two pack over winter 2024/25
- White boot topping line
- New style stripes and decals
- Underwater hull finished in red antifouling, applied spring 2025
- Moulded perspex split windscreen. Re-bonded winter 24/25
- AFA windscreen wipers with new blades
- Perspex side windows with opening portlights
- Warm air heating, heated via the engine heat exchanger
- Settee berths port and starboard forward with a central table, shelving outboard to the hull sides and under seat storage areas
- Table used to infill the central section to convert this area to a large double berth
- Portapotti in a dedicated loccation under the seating
- Small galley to port with sink supplied by a manual pumped tap
- Storage cupboard underneath
- No cooking facilities but there is a purpose built loccation should someone want to fit a small stove
- Helm station to starboard with large bench style helm seat which will fit two
- Stainless steel wheel with wood boss and spokes
- Engine management dash
- Single lever morse engine controls
- Fusion MS-RA50 marine spec stereo head unit with wheelhouse and cockpit speakers
- Wide easily transited side decks with raised gunwhale
- Foredeck and side decks secured with a solid stainless steel pulpit and rail continuing aft to the cockpit
- Cabin top stainless steel hand rails
- Anchor well with lid
- Single stainless steel bow roller and sampson post
- Open cockpit, moulded quarter seats with internal storage aft to port and starboard
- Removable bench seat between the two giving full width transom seating
- Fitted vinyl cushions for cockpit seating
- Walkthrough transom section with hinged gate
- Appropriately placed stainless steel grab rails and handles
- Under deck locker aft of engine space to access fuel tank and batteries
- Engine access via a cental hatch supported by gas struts and secured with locking pins
- Danforth anchor with chain and warp
- Fairleads forward leading bow lines to the sampson post
- Midship and aft mooring cleats
- Fenders and mooring warps
- Pressurised salt water deck wash and hose
- Aft port and starboard gunwhale mounted stainless steel rollers for hauling
- Rod holders port and starboard
- Lofrans T500, 500w powered capstan winch, mounted on starboard cockpit gunwale. Controled by a foot switch
- Stainless steel prop shaft with Volvo Penta dripless sterngland
- Cutlass bearing replaced 2025
- Intercooler stripped, cleaned and re-built with new seals 2021
- New heat exchanger 2021
- New starter motor 2021
- Raymarine Element gS chart plotter / fish finder
- Raymarine ST4000+ autopilot with wheel drive
- Icom IC-M330 DSC VHF. New antenna fitted 2025
- 230v AC shore power system with double internal socket
- Shore power cable
- 12v DC ships electrics with new auxiliary equipment switch panel installed 2025
- 1 x 100ah engine start battery
- 1 x 100ah domestic battery
- 12v DC 120ah engine alternator
- 12v interior lighting
- Fresh water - 50L stainless steel tank. Drained and cleaned 2025
- Fuel - 135L plastic diesel tank. Drained and cleaned 2025
- 2 x electric bilge pumps
- 1 x Whale gusher manual pump fitted 2025
- Emergency steering
- Coastal flare pack. In date till 2028
- Lifering
- Fire extinguisher
- Fire blanket
- Indespension twin axle road trailer
Description
The Arvor 23, the forerunner to the Arvor 230 AS is built under the Quicksilver range by the Brunswick Group. A very practical multipurpose coastal cruiser with a particularly loyal following among sea anglers. Purchased by her current owner in 2024 the Arvor 23 CHARLIE RAY has had some significant investment however the owner is looking for a larger boat for 2026 season.Dimensions & general info.LOA - 7.30mLWL - 6.77mBeam - 2.78mDraft - 0.90mDisplacement - Approx. 1980kgCE category C for 6.Arvor have a good reputation for build quality and design. These are robust boats, ideal for coastal fishing and cruising. Overnight accommodation for 2, deep aft cockpit and easily traversed side decks.Hull, deck & superstructureHull and deck construction - GRP hull, superstructure, deck and cockpit mouldings.Raised gunwhale with hardwood capping creating a deep safe cockpit.GRP structural members and engine beds.GRP engine hatch cover in the cockpit with gas struts and locking pins.Stainless steel keel strake.Stainless steel single rudder.Hull finishTopsides professionally re-painted in two pack over winter 2024/25.White boot topping line.New style stripes and decals.Underwater hull finished in red antifouling, applied spring 2025.Wheelhouse & accommodationWheelhouseThe wheelhouse is situated forward giving space for the large cockpit area. Two walkways either side give easy access forward. The interiior is accessed via a door and the accommodation takes up the bow section. Moulded perspex split windscreen. Re-bonded winter 24/25.AFA windscreen wipers with new blades.Perspex side windows with opening portlights.Warm air heating, heated via the engine heat exchanger.AccommodationSettee berths port and starboard forward with a central table, shelving outboard to the hull sides and under seat storage areas. The table is used to infill the central section to convert this area to a large double berth.There is a Portapotti in a dedicated loccation under the seating.Small galley to port with sink supplied by a manual pumped tap. There is storage cupboard underneath. No cooking facilities but there is a purpose built loccation should someone want to fit a small stove.Helm stationTo starboard with large bench style helm seat which will fit two.Stainless steel wheel with wood boss and spokes.Engine management dash.Single lever morse engine controls.Fusion MS-RA50 marine spec stereo head unit with wheelhouse and cockpit speakers.Deck & deck equipmentDeckWide easily transited side decks with raised gunwhale. The foredeck and side decks are secured with a solid stainless steel pulpit and rail continuing aft to the cockpit and there are cabin top stainless steel hand rails..Anchor well with lid.Single stainless steel bow roller and sampson post. Open cockpit, moulded quarter seats with internal storage aft to port and starboard. Removable bench seat between the two giving full width transom seating.Fitted vinyl cushions for cockpit seating.Walkthrough transom section with hinged gate.Appropriately placed stainless steel grab rails and handles.Under deck locker aft of engine space to access fuel tank and batteries.Engine access via a cental hatch supported by gas struts and secured with locking pins.Deck equipmentDanforth anchor with chain and warp.Fairleads forward leading bow lines to the sampson post. Midship and aft mooring cleats.Fenders and mooring warps.Pressurised salt water deck wash and hose.Aft port and starboard gunwhale mounted stainless steel rollers for hauling.Rod holders port and starboard.WinchLofrans T500, 500w powered capstan winch, mounted on starboard cockpit gunwale. Controled by a foot switch.EngineNanni N4/115, 115hp 4cyl turbocharged fresh water cooled marine diesel engine with shaft drive to fixed 4 blade bronze prop.Stainless steel prop shaft with Volvo Penta dripless sterngland.Cutlass bearing replaced 2025.Engine hours approx. 600.Nanni single lever morse engine control.Intercooler stripped, cloeaned and re-built with new seals 2021.New heat exchanger 2021.New starter motor 2021.Cruising speed 17ktsMax speed approx 20kts.Electronics & navigation equipmentRaymarine Element gS chart plotter / fish finder.Raymarine ST4000+ autopilot with wheel drive.Icom IC-M330 DSC VHF. New antenna fitted 2025.Electrical230v AC shore power system with double internal socket.Shore power cable.12v DC ships electrics with new auxiliary equipment switch panel installed 2025.1 x 100ah engine start battery.1 x 100ah domestic battery.12v DC 120ah engine alternator.12v interior lighting.Tankage & systemsFresh water - 50L stainless steel tank. Drained and cleaned 2025.Fuel - 135L plastic diesel tank. Drained and cleaned 2025.Safety gear & equipment2 x electric bilge pumps.1 x Whale gusher manual pump fitted 2025.Emergency steering.Coastal flare pack. In date till 2028.Lifering.Fire extinguisher.Fire blanket.Additional equipmentIndespension twin axle road trailer.
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