Hunter 40

Hunter 40

Development
Designer	Cortland Steck
Location	United States
Year	1984
Builder(s)	Hunter Marine
Name	Hunter 40
Boat
Boat weight	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 Hunter 40 is an American sailboat that was designed by Cortland Steck and first built in 1984. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

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

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• C&C 40
• Columbia 40
• CS 40
• Hunter 40.5
• Hunter 41
• Marlow-Hunter 40

References

1. Browning, Randy (2018). "Hunter 40-1 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hunter Marine". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
3. Browning, Randy (2017). "Cortland Steck". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
4. Hunter Marine. "Hunter 40" (PDF). www.marlow-hunter.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
5. Browning, Randy (2018). "Hunter 40-2 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
6. InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 40". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
7. InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 40 SD". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

External links

• Official brochure