| Hunter 240 | |
| Designer: | Hunter Design Team |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Builder: | Hunter Marine |
| Draft: | 5.5feet with centerboard down |
| Displacement: | 36000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 24.08feet |
| Lwl: | 22.08feet |
| Beam: | 8.25feet |
| Engine: | Outboard motor |
| Keel Type: | centerboard |
| Ballast: | 13000NaN0 of water |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 25.5feet |
| J: | 8.5feet |
| P: | 24.25feet |
| E: | 10.5feet |
| Sailplan: | Fractional B&R rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 127.31square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 108.38square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 235.69square feet |
| Phrf: | 255 (average) |
The Hunter 240 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team and first built in 1998.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States from 1998 to 2005, but it is now out of production.[1] [2]
The Hunter 240 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop B&R rig, a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 36000NaN0 and carries 13000NaN0 of flooding water ballast. The ballast is drained for road transport.[1]
The boat has a draft of 5.5feet with the centreboard extended and 1.5feet with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3to outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The factory optional equipment included a 40NaN0, 80NaN0 or 9.90NaN0 outboard.[1] [3] [4]
Factory standard equipment included a 110% genoa, outboard motor bracket, dinette table, potable head, highway trailer, anchor and life jackets. Factory optional equipment included a Bimini top, camper tent enclosure, spinnaker, and a roller furling jib.[3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin nd an aft cabin with a transversely-mounted double berth. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a single-burner stove and a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin on the starboard, under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 560NaN0.[3] [4]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 255 with a high of 255 and low of 258. It has a hull speed of 6.32NaN2.[5]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "Best features: As with other Hunter trailer-sailers, the 240 has an innovative mast-raising system which makes rigging relatively fast and easy, and a custom trailer that fits the boat and eliminates some of the hassle of launching at a ramp. A movable table ... can be set up in the cockpit or the cabin. Worst features: Water ballast has never worked very well for any of the under 26-foot boats on which it has been tried, and the Hunter is no exception."[4]
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