The Kittiwake Registry is at http://www.kittiwake23registry.com/
By the way, it appears that Kittiwakes were being built in the mid-60's, if not before, by Kenner. They were also built by River City Sailcraft and Ray Greene & Co.
According to the Kittiwake registry it appears that Kenner built the Kittiwake from 1966 to 1971 , Ray Greene built the Kittiwake from 1973 to 1975, and River City Sailcraft built the Kittiwake from 1976 to 1978.
I really love this boat. I've bought mine twice. I'm not familiar with the "Wiki" concept, so this rambling is mostly just a test. I recently agonized over how to protect my boat from winter weater. A previous owner added lifelines (which I alternately love and hate), so I removed the stanchions and made bows out of 1/2 PVC (covered wagon style). I covered the whole thing with a sheet of clear plastic and twisted up the ends like a piece of salt water taffy. After tying them up I tucked them inside. It won't last all winter, but it did great for a recent snow storm.
Mike Brown Little Miss Magic Washington, NC Hull #69
The Kenner Kittiwake 23 was built using a mold that the South Coast 23 Builders left behind when they had a falling out with Kenner and moved their operation further south. Kenner took this mold and lengthened it by 6 inches and refaired the mold, raised the cabin top, and changed from a fractional rig to a full mast rig. Very few other changes were made.
SPECIFICATIONS
DIMENSIONS
- LOA 23' 7"
- LWL 17' 9"
- Beam 7' 5"
- Draft 2' 10"
- Displacement 3700 lbs.
- Ballast 1500 lbs. lead inside
Sail Area
- 248 sq. ft. with 100% Fore triangle.
- Main 128 sq. ft.
- Jib 92 sq. ft.
- #2 Genoa 150 sq. ft.
- #1 Genoa 202 sq. ft.
- Spinnaker 433 sq. ft.
Construction
HULL, DECK, Hand laminated fiberglass to exceed Gibbs & Cox recommendations, using mat and AND CABIN roving. 2 castings -- 1 piece hull, 1 piece deck, cabin and cockpit moulded in
TRUNK: gelcoat colors, including boot and cove.
CABIN PORT Plexiglass in annodized aluminum frames. Colorful port light curtains standard
COCKPIT: Self-bailing, moulded as part of deck; non-skid areas moulded in
HARDWARE: Highest quality bronze, many parts custom cast
FORE-HATCH: Large, for deck accessability, moulded in translucent area
VENTILATION: Opening fore hatch, sliding cabin hatch, louvered cabin slides with screens
UPHOLSTERY: 4" foam rubber with quality vinyl covers; vinyl cabin sole carpets are standard
HEADROOM: Ample sitting headroom for 6 footers; center area headroom is 54"
TRIM: Two colors standard. Interior is mahogany with varnish; the exterior is natural teak
SPARS: Annodized aluminum. Extruded sail tracks; spring loaded goosneck for roller reefing
RIGGING: Stainless steel with swagged terminals, bronze turnbuckles. Dacron running rigging
ENGINE: Outboard well with flush plug, for 3 HP to 6 HP standard length outboard
WIRING: To B.I.A. specifications, including switches, battery well under cabin sole
FRESH WATER: 18 gal. tank with hand pump at sink
BUNKS: Four; quarter berths 74" x 23"; V-berth 75" x 71"
GALLEY: Moulded fibergalss, with sink, drawers, stove space, storage, top-loading ice box
OPTIONAL Genoa gear, spinnaker gear, interior and navigation lights, cockpit seat
EXTRAS: cushions, bow pulpit, stern rail, lifelines, #1 winches for jib, halyard winch, all chrome plated hardware, bow ventilator, seacocks, hinged mast step