| Hunter 44 | |
| Image Boat: | File:Hunter 44 sailboat Dragonfly II 0560.jpg |
| Designer: | Glenn Henderson |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 2003 |
| No Built: | 151 |
| Builder: | Hunter Marine |
| Displacement: | 229360NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 43.3feet |
| Lwl: | 39.1feet |
| Beam: | 14.6feet |
| Hull Draft: | 6.5feet |
| Engine: | Yanmar 540NaN0 diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 72370NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type/transom-mounted rudder |
| Rigs: | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Mast Length: | 50.7 |
| Sailarea Total: | 975square feet |
| Previous: | Hunter 426 DS |
| Successor: | Hunter 45 DS |
The Hunter 44, also called the Hunter 44 DS (Deck Salon), is an American sailboat, that was designed by Glenn Henderson and first built in 2003.[1] [2] [3]
The boat was built by Hunter Marine in the United States from 2003 to 2008, but it is now out of production. A total of 151 examples were completed during its five-year production run.[1]
The Hunter 44 is a development of the 2002-introduced Hunter 426 DS, with a redesigned aft cabin. The Hunter 44 design was developed into the Hunter 45 DS in 2008 with the addition of twin helms, redesigned forward berth and new cabin windows.[1] [4] [5]
The Hunter 44 shares the same hull design as the Hunter 426 DS, Hunter 45 DS, Hunter 44 AC (aft-cockpit) and the Hunter 45 CC (center cockpit).[1]
The 44 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, without any external wood trim. It has a fractional sloop B&R rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. With the longer keel it displaces 229360NaN0 and carries 72370NaN0 of ballast.[1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 6.5feet with the standard keel and 5feet with the optional shoal draft keel.[1] [3]
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 540NaN0. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1]
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