ETAP 23IL Buyer's Guide
The ETAP 23iL is a Belgian-built trailerable cruiser from ETAP Yachting, produced between 1994 and 1999 with 100 examples completed before the design left production. For a shopper on the used market, it offers a compact, unsinkable foam-sandwich hull with a lifting keel that turns a 4.82-foot draft into 2.30 feet for trailing or beaching, sleeping four in a modest but finished interior.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every 23iL shares the same Jacques de Ridder cruiser layout: a double V-berth forward with the head tucked beneath it on the port side, two straight settees in the main cabin, and a port-side galley aft of the bow cabin with a two-burner stove, icebox, and sink. The 13.2-gallon fresh water tank and the lifting-keel trunk are constant features, the latter being the one interior compromise reviewers noted, as some space is taken inside by the keel. Below deck the cabin presents as comfortable and almost condensation-free with ample stowage and a chart table at the navigation area.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market an autopilot is commonly fitted, the one upgrade tier worth noting for a small tiller-steered boat where hands-free steering extends its practical range. The standard 6 to 9 hp outboard for docking remains the engine type across the class, and a 295-square-foot asymmetrical spinnaker may be present for downwind sailing. Buyers should otherwise expect the original regatta deck layout that keeps reefing and manoeuvres in the cockpit.
What to Inspect
The sole concern with the lifting keel is the interior space the trunk occupies, so a buyer should check that the mechanism operates smoothly and the trunk enclosure is sound. The unsinkable foam-sandwich construction is a defining attribute of the design.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The 23iL is typically found in the Netherlands. For a buyer, the checklist is straightforward: confirm keel lift and retraction function, verify foam-core hull condition, check the outboard and the commonly fitted autopilot, and assess cabin trim given the keel trunk's footprint. It is a small, well-resolved cruiser whose trailerability and unsinkability remain its strongest used-market arguments.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the ETAP 23IL. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26 | 1 | $13,987 | — |
Where they're listed
ETAP 23IL listings appear across 1 country. Netherlands has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | $13,987 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
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| ETAP 23ILYou are here | — | $ 13,987 | 1 | 0 |