Hunter 40.5 | |
Designer: | Hunter Design Team |
Location: | United States |
Year: | 1991 |
Builder: | Hunter Marine |
Draft: | 4.92feet |
Displacement: | 200000NaN0 |
Hull Type: | Monohull |
Construction: | Fiberglass |
Loa: | 40.17feet |
Lwl: | 35.33feet |
Beam: | 12.42feet |
Engine: | Volvo or Yanmar 500NaN0 diesel engine |
Keel Type: | wing keel |
Ballast: | 70000NaN0 |
Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
I: | 50.33feet |
J: | 13.25feet |
P: | 52feet |
E: | 16.42feet |
Sailplan: | Fractional B&R rigged sloop |
Sailarea Main: | 426.92square feet |
Sailarea Headsail: | 333.44square feet |
Sailarea Total: | 760.36square feet |
Phrf: | 108 (average) |
The Hunter 40.5, also referred to as the Legend 40.5, is an American sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team as a cruiser and first built in 1991.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States from 1991 to 1997, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [5]
The Hunter 40.5 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop B&R rig, a slightly raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom with a swimming platform and folding ladder, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed wing keel. It displaces 200000NaN0 and carries 70000NaN0 of ballast.[1]
The boat has a draft of 4.92feet with the standard wing keel.[1]
The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo or Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 500NaN0. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1]
Factory standard equipment included a 130% roller furling genoa, four two-speed self tailing winches, anodized spars, marine VHF radio, knotmeter, depth sounder, AM/FM radio and CD player with four speakers, anchor roller, hardwood cabin sole, fully enclosed head with shower, private forward and aft cabins, a dinette table that converts to a berth, complete set of kitchen dishes, microwave oven, dual stainless steel sinks, three-burner gimbaled liquid petroleum gas stove and oven and life jackets. Factory options included air conditioning and a mast furling mainsail.[3]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 108 with a high of 120 and low of 102. It has a hull speed of 7.962NaN2.[6]
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