| Hunter 39 | |
| Designer: | Glenn Henderson |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Builder: | Hunter Marine |
| Draft: | 6.5feet |
| Displacement: | 180770NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 39.42feet |
| Lwl: | 34.67feet |
| Beam: | 12.92feet |
| Engine: | Yanmar 290NaN0 diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 56030NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 46.67feet |
| J: | 12.08feet |
| P: | 47.42feet |
| E: | 19.25feet |
| Sailplan: | Fractional B&R rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 456.42square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 281.89square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 738.3square feet |
| Previous: | Hunter 38 |
The Hunter 39 (also called the Marlow-Hunter 39) is an American sailboat that was designed by Glenn Henderson as a cruiser and first built in 2009.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The Hunter 39 was designed as the production successor to the Hunter 38.[5]
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 2009 and 2012, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [6]
Hunter Marine became Marlow-Hunter in 2012, just as production of the Hunter 39 was ending and the design was also marketed under the designation Marlow-Hunter 39.[4]
The Hunter 39 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop B&R rig, a plumb stem, a walk-through reverse transom with a swimming platform and folding ladder, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by dual wheel and a fixed fin keel or optional shoal-draft wing keel.[1]
The boat has a draft of 6.5feet with the standard deep fin keel and 5feet with the optional shoal draft wing keel.[1]
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 290NaN0. A 400NaN0 engine was a factory option. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1]
Factory standard equipment included a 110% roller furling genoa, steel mainsheet arch, four two-speed self tailing winches, marine VHF radio, knotmeter, depth sounder, AM/FM radio and CD player, dual anchor rollers, hot and cold water cockpit shower, 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 and a two-burner gimbaled liquid petroleum gas stove and oven. Factory options included a liferaft and EPIRB, a double aft cabin, Bimini top, air conditioning, electric anchor winch and leather cushions.[4]
At its launch Sail magazine noted the design's long waterline length, new windows and twin wheels.[7]
In a 2010 review in Cruising World Alvah Simon noted the strong construction and B&R rig. Of the sailing performance Simon wrote: "Out on the water, the boat tacked handily, even in the 8 to 10 knots of wind we experienced during our test sail on the Chesapeake. The near-plum stem extends the waterline length to 34 feet 8 inches, resulting in a moderate displacement-to-length ratio of 220 that indicates that the boat should be able to muscle through some chop. And the sail area-to-displacement ratio of 19.4 suggests the boat will deliver a good turn of speed in stronger winds. Overall, it should prove weatherly, especially if fit with the deep keel."[8]