Hunter 356 Explained

Hunter 356
Image Boat:File:Hunter 356 sailboat Osprey 3679.jpg
Designer:Glenn Henderson
Location:United States
Year:2000
No Built:500
Builder:Hunter Marine
Displacement:139000NaN0
Hull Type:Monohull
Construction:Fiberglass
Loa:34.5feet
Lwl:30.58feet
Beam:12feet
Hull Draft:6.42feet
Engine:Yanmar diesel engine 270NaN0
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:40000NaN0
Rudder Type:internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rigs:Fractional rigged sloop
I:44.83feet
J:13.16feet
P:44.92feet
E:15feet
Sailarea Main:336.9square feet
Sailarea Headsail:294.98square feet
Sailarea Total:631.88square feet
Phrf:141 (average)
Successor:Hunter 36-2

The Hunter 356 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Glenn Henderson and introduced in 2000.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The design forms a scaled series with the Hunter 306 and the 326. The Hunter 356 design was developed into the 2008 Hunter 36-2.[5] [6]

Production

The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, starting in 2000, with 500 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [7]

Design

The Hunter 356 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop B&R rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder, a reverse transom, a mast-furling mainsail and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 139000NaN0 and carries 40000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [2] [3]

The boat has a draft of 6.42feet with the standard fin keel. The optional shoal draft keel model has a draft of 5feet[1] [3]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 270NaN0. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [3]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 141 with a high of 150 and low of 135. It has a hull speed of 7.412NaN2.[2] [3]

See also

Related development

Similar sailboats

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hunter 356 sailboat specifications and details. 1 November 2016. Browning. Randy. sailboatdata.com. 2016. https://archive.today/20220306001519/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-356. 6 March 2022. live.
  2. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 356. 1 November 2016. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20181019001516/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/3935/hunter-356. 19 October 2018. dead.
  3. Web site: Hunter 356. 5 March 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220306001616/https://sailboat.guide/hunter/356. 6 March 2022. live.
  4. Web site: Glenn Henderson. 6 March 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220306003314/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/henderson-glenn. 6 March 2022. live.
  5. Web site: Hunter 306, 326, 356 . 22 November 2018. . www.marlow-hunter.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20181122215542/https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/326Brochure.pdf. 22 November 2018. live.
  6. Web site: Hunter 36-2 sailboat specifications and details. 7 July 2017. Browning. Randy. sailboatdata.com. 2017. https://archive.today/20220306001522/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-36-2. 6 March 2022. live.
  7. Web site: Hunter Marine. 5 March 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20200730183858/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hunter-marine-usa. 30 July 2020. live.