Hunter 40
The Hunter 40 is an American sailboat that was designed by Cortland Steck and first built in 1984.[1][2][3][4]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Cortland Steck |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1984 |
| Builder(s) | Hunter Marine |
| Name | Hunter 40 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 17,400 lb (7,893 kg) |
| Draft | 6.50 ft (1.98 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 39.58 ft (12.06 m) |
| LWL | 32.50 ft (9.91 m) |
| Beam | 13.42 ft (4.09 m) |
| Engine type | Yanmar diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 7,900 lb (3,583 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 53.75 ft (16.38 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 17.00 ft (5.18 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 48.00 ft (14.63 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 13.75 ft (4.19 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | B&R rigged Masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 330.00 sq ft (30.658 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 456.88 sq ft (42.446 m2) |
| Total sail area | 786.88 sq ft (73.104 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 105 (average) |
The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Hunter 40, but is now usually referred to as the Hunter 40-1 or the Hunter 40 Legend, to differentiate it from the unrelated 2012 Marlow-Hunter 40 design, which is sometimes called the Hunter 40-2.[1][5]
Production
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1984 and 1990, but it is now out of production.[1][2]
Design
The Hunter 40 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a B&R rig masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom with a folding boarding ladder, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel.[1]
The boat has a draft of 6.5 ft (2.0 m) with the standard keel and 5.0 ft (1.5 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.[1]
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine. The fuel tank holds 40 U.S. gallons (150 L; 33 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 100 U.S. gallons (380 L; 83 imp gal). It has a hull speed of 7.64 kn (14.15 km/h).[1][6]
Factory standard equipment included a 110% roller furling genoa, four two-speed self tailing winches, AM/FM radio and cassette player with four speakers, teak and holly cabin sole, two fully enclosed heads with showers, private forward and aft cabins, a dinette table, refrigerator, dual stainless steel sinks and a three-burner gimbaled compressed natural gas stove and oven.[4]
Variants
- Hunter 40 Deep Keel
- This model displaces 17,400 lb (7,893 kg) and carries 7,900 lb (3,583 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 6.5 ft (2.0 m) with the standard deep keel. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 105 with a high of 99 and low of 111.[1][6]
- Hunter 40 Shoal Draft
- This model displaces 17,900 lb (8,119 kg) and carries 8,400 lb (3,810 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the optional shoal draft keel. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 108 with a high of 102 and low of 114.[1][7]
See also
Similar sailboats
References
- Browning, Randy (2018). "Hunter 40-1 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hunter Marine". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- Browning, Randy (2017). "Cortland Steck". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- Hunter Marine. "Hunter 40" (PDF). www.marlow-hunter.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- Browning, Randy (2018). "Hunter 40-2 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 40". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 40 SD". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.