Rambler 23
Harry Bryan designed the Rambler series for fuel efficiency. The long length to beam ratio displacement creates an easily driven hull form that cruises comfortably at 6-7 knots with the cost of fuel and ice for a weekend being about the same. The value and versatility of an open utility launch is hard to overstate, it is a good platform for a committee boat, excellent for fishing, comfortable for sunset cocktail cruises or for those flat calm mornings on the west coast of Florida.
Built by Mark Ritter the hull is strip planked with cypress on sawn oak frames which makes an excellent light weigh hull perfect for a boat that will be kept on a trailer. Low maintenance and operating cost plus the simplicity and durability of an inboard diesel makes for peace of mind and comfortable cruising.
It originally had an old 13hp Westerbeke, which I replaced with a used (less than ½ hour and never installed) 16hp Beta.
LOA 23′ Beam 6′ 6″ Draft 2′
