Hunter 420 Explained

Hunter 420
Designer:Hunter Design Team
Location:United States
Year:1998
Builder:Hunter Marine
Draft:6.42feet
Displacement:195000NaN0
Hull Type:Monohull
Construction:Fiberglass
Loa:43.42feet
Lwl:37.83feet
Beam:13.83feet
Engine:Yanmar 500NaN0 diesel engine
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:67000NaN0
Rudder Type:internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
I:47.75feet
J:16.17feet
P:45.42feet
E:19.25feet
Sailplan:Fractional B&R rigged sloop
Sailarea Main:437.17square feet
Sailarea Headsail:386.06square feet
Sailarea Total:823.23square feet

The Hunter 420 is an American sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team as a cruiser and first built in 1998.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Production

The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1998 and 2004, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [4] [5]

Design

The Hunter 420 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop B&R rig, a center-cockpit, a stainless-steel mainsheet traveler arch, a 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 fin keel.[1] [4]

The boat has a draft of 6.42feet with the standard keel and 5feet with the optional shoal draft keel.[1] [4]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 500NaN0. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [4]

Factory standard equipment included a 110% roller furling genoa, four two-speed self tailing winches, anodized spars, marine VHF radio, knotmeter, depth sounder, AM/FM radio and CD player with six speakers, dual anchor rollers, hot and cold water transom shower, integral solar panel, sealed teak and holly 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 with custom storage, microwave oven, dual sinks, three-burner gimbaled liquid petroleum gas stove, fog bell and oven and six life jackets. Factory options included air conditioning, bimini top, an inner forestay for cutter rigging, spinnaker, electric anchor windlass, a clothes washer and drier, and leather cushions.[3]

The design has a hull speed of 8.242NaN2.[4] [6] [7]

Variants

Hunter 420 Fin Keel
  • This model displaces 195000NaN0 and carries 67000NaN0 of ballast. The boat has a draft of 6.42feet with the standard fin keel.[1] [3] [4] [6]
    Hunter 420 Shoal Keel
  • This model displaces 202000NaN0 and carries 74000NaN0 of ballast. The boat has a draft of 5feet with the optional shoal draft keel.[1] [3] [4] [6]

    See also

    Similar sailboats

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Hunter 420 sailboat specifications and details. 13 December 2018. Browning. Randy. sailboatdata.com. 2018. https://archive.today/20220407160844/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-420. 7 April 2022. live.
    2. Web site: Hunter Marine. 7 April 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20200730183858/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hunter-marine-usa. 30 July 2020. live.
    3. Web site: Hunter 420. 13 December 2018. . www.marlow-hunter.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180613160755/https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/H420Brochure2002.pdf. 13 June 2018. live.
    4. Web site: Hunter 420. 7 April 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220407161105/https://sailboat.guide/hunter/420. 7 April 2022. live.
    5. Web site: Previous Models. 7 April 2022. Hunter Marine. www.marlow-hunter.com. https://archive.today/20210523192156/https://www.marlow-hunter.com/our-fleet/previous-models/. 23 May 2021. live.
    6. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 420 . 13 December 2018. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222941/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/4436/hunter-420. 15 December 2018. live.
    7. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 420 Shoal Draft. 13 December 2018. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222345/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/4437/hunter-420-shoal-draft. 15 December 2018. live.