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SPEED EFFICIENCY OPERATIONnaut. stat. n. mi. s. mi. sound
rpm knots mph gph mpg mpg range range angle level
1000 4.3 4.9 1.2 3.5 4.1 223.5 257.3 1.0 68.0
1500 6.2 7.1 2.1 2.9 3.4 185.1 213.0 5.0 69.0
2000 8.5 9.8 3.7 2.3 2.6 144.3 166.0 10.0 76.0
2500 13.3 15.4 4.2 3.2 3.7 200.1 230.3 10.0 80.0
3000 20.6 23.7 6.3 3.3 3.8 205.5 236.5 8.0 84.0
3500 26.1 30.1 9.6 2.7 3.1 171.4 197.2 4.0 85.0
4000 30.4 35.0 11.9 2.6 2.9 160.8 185.0 4.0 88.0
4500 35.5 40.8 17.2 2.1 2.4 129.9 149.4 4.0 86.0
5000 40.6 46.8 23.1 1.8 2.0 110.8 127.5 4.0 88.0
5500 42.6 49.0 24.6 1.7 2.0 109.0 125.5 4.0 91.0
MOST ECONOMICAL CRUISING SPEEDHigh Points
XDeep cockpit offers security and
safety in choppy Great Lakes
waters.
XSquare-ish windshield is reminis-
cent of Century’s Raven model of
the early ’70s.
XSelf-draining design of the out-
board motor extends the season
by eliminating the danger of early
freezes.Specs
· LOA: 22'5" · BEAM: 8'5"
· DRY WEIGHT: 3,900 lb. (with power)
· SEATING/WEIGHT CAPACITY:
10/1,650 lb. · FUEL CAPACITY: 70 gal.How We Tested
ENGINE: Yamaha 250
DRIVE/PROP: Yamaha SDS 15.25" x 19"
3-blade stainless steel
GEAR RATIO: 1.75:1
FUEL LOAD: 40 gal.
CREW WEIGHT: 400 lb.
Price
$131,421 (with test power)ROSSITER
23
We know. We did it. Our test runs were
outside the inlet at Stuart, Florida, and
right at the surf point just before the
waves begin to build. We slid through and
over them with comfort, leaving the wa-
ter cleanly and re-entering on the deep-V
hull with the soft landing of an experi-
enced paratrooper.
There is little to criticize in the classic
lines and beautiful interior.
These are all reasons Rossiter’s 23 is
ready to create new memories and make
a new legend, but with a twist: Unlike yes-
terday ’s classics, this one will be around in
50 years on somebody’s hoist or davit, not
in a museum. Rossiter guarantees it to the
fi rst owner and will allow them to transfer
that warranty to the next owner for the
balance of 10 years.Retro rad. That’s our impression of the
Rossiter 23 Classic Day Boat and, at least
as far as classic runabouts go, this brings
back the best of the past and combines it
with the techy advantages of today.
For instance, there’s no wood in the 23 —
none, except the polished teak dash and
console boards and the rails
of coaming compartments
beside the port and starboard
front seats. Well, there’s a ma-
hogany wheel, stouter, fi rmer
and sporting more gloss than
the best fi nishes of the ’60s
could produce. In fact, all the
building components in the
23 are of the most modern
boatbuilding materials, like
the polished stainless-steel
windshield frame, cleats and
composites — materials never
available back in the day of this
nostalgic runabout design areall incorporated into the modern but retro
look of this vessel.
Inside, the Rossiter has facing picnic-
bench seating separated with a teak table.
Walkways throughout the cockpit are
wide for easy passage. An entry to the
cuddy gives access to a small V-berth and
a hidden fl ushing china head.
The Rossiter ride is memorable too.
Built to take the chop of the Great Lakes, it
sports a variable-deadrise hull, 22 degrees
at the transom but with a pad hull. The pad
is a planing surface running along the last
few feet of the keel and meeting with the
transom. The pad gives the 23 the ability
to sustain on-plane handling at 16 mph
but tackle off shore waves with comfort.PHOTOS: COURTESY ROSSITER BOATSROSSITER BOATS
Markdale, Ontario; 866-251-3280; rossiterboats.comTo see our video
of the Rossiter
23, scan this
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boatingmag
.com/bbg18/
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