| Hunter 20 | |
| Designer: | Cortland Steck |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1983 |
| Builder: | Hunter Marine |
| Draft: | 4feet, with centerboard down |
| Displacement: | 17000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 19.67feet |
| Lwl: | 15.5feet |
| Beam: | 7.5feet |
| Engine: | Outboard motor |
| Keel Type: | centerboard |
| Ballast: | 4000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 21feet |
| J: | 6.75feet |
| P: | 23.5feet |
| E: | 8.33feet |
| Sailplan: | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 97.88square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 70.88square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 168.75square feet |
| Phrf: | 282 (average) |
The Hunter 20 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Cortland Steck as daysailer and small cruiser and first built in 1983.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1983-1984, but it is now out of production.[1] [2]
The Hunter 20 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller, a "pop-up" companionway hatch and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 17000NaN0 and carries 4000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [4]
The boat has a draft of 4feet with the centreboard extended and 1.25feet with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1]
Standard equipment includes a stove and cooler, toilet, life jackets and an anchor.[4]
The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a straight settee in the main cabin and a dinette table that drops down to form a double berth on the starboard side. The galley slides under the cockpit when not in use. Cabin headroom is 500NaN0.[5]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3to outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1] [5]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 282 with a high of 274 and low of 288. It has a hull speed of 5.282NaN2.[6]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: Compared to her comp[etitor]s, the Hunter 20 is small. She is shortest on LOD, has the lowest ballast and the highest D/L (with by far the shortest waterline), and ties for lowest displacement. Nevertheless the accommodations, while not spacious, are cleverly arranged to include a dinette, complete with table and facing seats. A galley slides forward from under the cockpit when needed. Worst features: The forward V-berth does not provide adequate room for two adults to share."[5]
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