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HUNTER 460 Detailed Review

If you are a boat enthusiast looking to get more information on specs, built, make, etc. of different boats, then here is a complete review of HUNTER 460. Built by Hunter Marine (USA) and designed by undefined, the boat was first built in 1999. It has a hull type of Fin w/spade rudder and LOA is 14.05. Its sail area/displacement ratio 18.22. Its auxiliary power tank, manufactured by Yanmar, runs on Diesel.

HUNTER 460 has retained its value as a result of superior building, a solid reputation, and a devoted owner base. Read on to find out more about HUNTER 460 and decide if it is a fit for your boating needs.

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Boat specifications, sail boat calculation, rig and sail specs, auxillary power tank, accomodations, contributions, who builds hunter 460.

HUNTER 460 is built by Hunter Marine (USA).

When was HUNTER 460 first built?

HUNTER 460 was first built in 1999.

How long is HUNTER 460?

HUNTER 460 is 12.09 m in length.

What is mast height on HUNTER 460?

HUNTER 460 has a mast height of 15.67 m.

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The Hunter 460 is an American sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team as a cruiser and first built in 1999.

The Hunter 460 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a B&R masthead sloop rig, 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 or optional bulb wing keel. With the fin keel it displaces 26,180 lb (11,875 kg) and carries 9,680 lb (4,391 kg) of ballast. With the wing keel it displaces 26,000 lb (11,793 kg) and carries 9,500 lb (4,309 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 6.50 ft (1.98 m) with the standard keel and 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar JH2HTE diesel engine of 76 hp (57 kW). The fuel tank holds 100 U.S. gallons (380 L; 83 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 200 U.S. gallons (760 L; 170 imp gal).

Factory options included a two cabin and workshop arrangement, a three cabin and four cabin configuration. Standard equipment included an electric halyard winch, self-draining transom propane lockers, dual offset anchor rollers and a full-beam aft cockpit. The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 105 with a high of 108 and low of 95. It has a hull speed of 8.44 kn (15.63 km/h).

Source: Wikipedia . Image Credit: Dick Simon Yachts

LOA: 46.08 ft LWL: 39.67 ft Beam: 14.00 ft Draft: 6.50 ft Displacement: 26180.00 lbs Ballast: 9680.00 lbs Hull type: Fin w/spade rudder Hull construction: FG Rigging type: B&R

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Hunter 46: Blue Water or not Blue Water?

• Thread starter John Mc
• Start date Sep 12, 2006
• Hunter Owner Forums

I am contemplating buying a Hunter 46 (2000 - 2004) and am interested in comments regarding its "sea worthyness". Is this a Blue Water boat or not? Are any modifications necessary to the production equipment/rigging necessary?  

newly anonymous

seaworthiness In terms of seaworthiness, the only modification you'd need to make is to replace the panel doors with proper washboards. Otherwise, the h46 is as seaworthy as anything its size out there. Some might argue that the floorboards should also be modified to prevent them from going ballistic during a rollover, but I think that's a bit too tight a definition of seaworthiness. For long passages you might also want to convert the toilets to use sea water, but again we're not talking "seaworthiness" here.A boat designed primarily for passage making would have better sea berths and a smaller cockpit, both of which would make the vessel much less livable. A great bluewater boat is necessarily going to be cramped down below; what you'd want is storage space rather than room to move about. Is that really what you want? If so, you can do better than an H46.If, on the other hand, you want roomy, comfortable, relatively affordable boat with a bombproof hull and rig, look no further.  

Where are you going? What type of blue water are you talking about? Crossing Oceans?If I had one, I most likely would have no problem taking it anywhere. Others...they wouldn't cross any ocean with it.  

Jim Facteau

H 46-Great Boat! Bought our H 46 in 2001 and have over 30,000 miles under our keel. Based in New Bedford, we have been to Honduras, Guatamala, Belieze and Mexico, as well as the Bahamas and south since our launch. Love the boat. With the exception of handholds throughout the cabin and attachments for harness in the cockpit we have made no other safety modifications. We have done lots of comfort modifications too. We are a crew of two and find the boat very easy to handle and very comfortable both at sea and at anchor. Highly recommend this model!  

Chuck is right on point. Our P42 shroud stay... stranded cables sit proud of the swage fittings creating a potential weak point according to our surveyor. I check them often and after 15 years they remain strong and in good condition. Hunter Marine has yet to experience a reported shroud stay failure on any P42 when I checked with them three years ago. At some point all the stays will need replacing, especially if we ever plan on cruising off shore.Terry  

an h46 ain't an h356 The stern hatches on the h46 are actually smaller than on the h356, and have a superior latching system. whether the owner of an h356 would feel comfortable offshore has almost no bearing on the seaworthiness of an h46. The former model displaces less than 1/2 of the latter. They have different rigs (forestay vrs headstay), different displacement/length ratios, different displacement/ballast ratios, et cetera. Having sailed both, I can attest that they have completely different temperments. You really can't make inferences about the abilities of one Hunter based on the abilities of another. I'm amazed at how much better mannered my h46 is than my h410 ever was. Even though they're both aft-cockpit hunters, they are not scale models of each other. The h46 points higher and will carry its headsail deeper. The 410, with its bulb keel, was a bit stiffer than the 46 with its fin. And yet the 46 will accelerate nicely in puffs where the 410 wanted to round up. I had no concern, however, about taking either boat offshore.  

Offshore Hunters John,I wasn't trying to directly compare a 356 to the 46-they're clearly different boats-my point is that we can always find ways to improve on a design, but whether or not those improvements have real world value is a completely different issue. For offshore use, the 46 as built with some mods I would expect to be fine-but you could certainly find many things to "improve" given unlimited $$$$$$ and time-which may or may not ever prove useful. That's true of any boat, including the offshore boats the purists love.  

WALDO EMERSON

BLUE WATER I have read many opinions on what is a "blue water boat"and have never read about how experienced is the ownerand crew to handle ocean conditions. It would be of interestto note the offers of opinions what real ocean experiencesthey have before expressing..............  

waldo emerson? That's a curious observation to have originated from someone who writes under a nom de plume. When Jim Facteau writes about his experience as the owner of an H46, I can quickly look up his owner profile and see that he's previously owned a Caliber 40, Tarten 34, Cal 27, et cetera, and that he's been sailing since 1969. Suddenly, his observations regarding the seaworthiness of an h46 have meaning, especially because he owns one. We know the name of his boat and its home port. Were you to google on john farnsworth you could easily discover such things as what yacht club I belong to and what university I teach at. You might even discover that I've served as cruising fleet captain at my club, and faculty advisor to the sailing team at my college. You might find pictures of previous boats I've owned. You would certainly discover that I actually own an h46. The value of an owner's web is in having real boat owners share their actual experience. Now, if I google on "waldo emerson" I discover that he's a transcendentalist who died in 1882. He had a great deal to say about self reliance, but probably has very little to contribute about the seaworthiness of an h46.  

it depends John FIt depends on whether the anon poster is asking a question or offering 'facts'. I post anon just because, no real good reason. But I don't make strong statements of fact while hiding behind anon. If Waldo starts making wild claims then there certainly is reason to question who is behind the mask.  

"One Time" Posters You can tell when winter is approaching - the average daily temperatures start falling, there are more rain-bearing clouds in the sky, the migratory birds start heading south (in the northern hemisphere), the leaves start turning colors and gradually falling off, and boat web sites start coming up with nebulous posts such as those with regard to "blue water" boats, "what is the best boat", capsize screen discussions, etc.In all too many cases, it seems, the original poster leaves their question which generally begs clarification(s) and is never to be seen again. Meanwhile, many board members try to help the original poster while all the time trying to figure out what the poster was really after and how one can better help them. Consequently, the discussion becomes something I would categorize more like a futile attempt at "chasing rabbits". One can only wonder if the original poster ever came back to read the responses - maybe they lost the URL? Who knows?If after a few responses there is no feedback what is the sense of continuing to post? Often the original post, like this one, winds up being more of an "internal" discussion. When there is a question (see Franklin's reply #2) of the poster and there is no response forthcoming then it would appear they went off elsewhere.So, for those who posted the 14 replies, thanks for taking the time trying to help someone out, even if your feedback apparently was never received.  

Forum Police Response Contrary to John "Forum Police" Nantz' response, I did review the responses to my posting and got the information for which I was searching. Thank you to those that responded. I hope the arrogant attitude of Mr. Nantz is not representative of the other Hunter owners. Otherwise, I have no interest in joining the elite fraternity.  

Good "Otherwise, I have no interest in joining the elite fraternity. "We have no interest in feeding info to somebody who is too good to answer a simple question.  

To John Mc In looking at the list of posters it's interesting to note that the first two posters had questions seeking clarification that were never responded to and that was SIX days before your reply, and yet after only ONE day after my post you found time to write something. Unfortunately your reply had nothing that would provide help to people to provide a better answer to your question. Maybe that's why subsequent posts found poeople talking amongst themselves.  

R.I.P. Let this one die guys. ENOUGH!  

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Are Hunter Sailboats Any Good? (My Honest Experience)

There are a ton of different sailboat brands in the world today. Trying to decide which one is best, is no easy task. It comes down to a bit of fact and personal opinion, but that’s my opinion.

Hunter is a very well-known brand of sailboats. Hunter sailboats are a good boat depending on your needs and what you will be using your boat for primarily. They were designed as a more budget-friendly boat with all of the basic features needed for good coastal cruising.

The debate about whether a Hunter sailboat is good or not has been going on since the company started and there are a lot of pros and cons out there on the sailboat forums. This article is going to go over Hunters and cover as many of the pros and cons as possible. There will be facts and my personal opinion throughout this article. I just want to cover as much as possible so you will have the knowledge you need when considering a Hunter.

The History Of Hunter Sailboats

In the 1800s Henry Luhrs, a German immigrant, outfitted trading ships. He continued to work on boats his whole life and eventually passed the skills on to his grandson. His grandson was also named Henry and continued the family trade on the Jersey coast, building and repairing recreational and fishing boats. After a while, Henry and his sons started the Hunter Company in 1973 in Alachua, Florida, as a sailboat manufacturer.

Luhrs was the owner of the company, but the early boat designs were done by a man named John E. Cherubini. One of the most recognizable boats of the Hunter legacy is the Cherubini Hunter 30. In my opinion, this is a fantastic boat.

Towards the end of the 1980s, the company did run into trouble. Luhrs was not necessarily running the company at this time, he was out sailing the world and had let a board of management take over. The management team had started to run the company into the ground. They did this by only offering a 1-year warranty, poorly built boats, and terrible customer service for its customers. This would be sure to end any company. Luhrs, with fear his company would go under, decided to return immediately and address the issues at hand. He decided to do a whole restructuring of production and decided extending the warranty from one year to five years would be a good start. Luhrs also hired Canadian designer Rob Mazza in 1991 to take over the design and coordinate the production process. These many steps and others helped get the company back on track.

Hunter is responsible for several market innovations, including their trademark stainless steel cockpit arch and their use of the B&R rig. The B&R rig uses swept spreaders that are usually angled aft, together with “stays” running diagonally downward from the tip of the spreaders to the attachment of the next pair of spreaders to the mast or to the intersection of the mast with the deck, that facilitates a pre-bend of the mast (curving aft).

In 2012 Hunter Marine entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company was sold in August 2012 to David E. Marlow, owner of Marlow Yachts and the name changed to Marlow-Hunter, LLC.

Marlow-Hunter continues to produce sailboats to this day and I must say….they are beautiful designs.

Before we start the debate about whether Hunter sailboats are good or not, let’s look at one or two of their better models.

Cherubini Hunter 30

The Cherubini Hunter 30 is one of the most recognizable Hunters out there today. They were first built in the year 1973 and were made until the year1983. Roughly a thousand of these boats were made and you can find them all over the world.

Here are some more facts about the Hunter 30.

• Hull Type: Fin with rudder on skeg
• Rigging Type: Masthead Sloop
• LOA: 30.40 ft / 9.27 m
• Displacement: 9,700 lb / 4,400 kg
• Beam: 10.17 ft / 3.10 m

I have personally sailed on this boat and I found it to be very solid and a great all-around boat. I sailed it in the Gulf of Mexico and the bays around the area and it was always a great experience.

When sailing it felt very sturdy in the water. I never got the feeling that we were being pushed off course in the slightest. There were also a few times that we heeled over and put the rails in the water and it handled that just fine. From the outside, the boat is very recognizable with its unique design, but the cabin below is quite a common layout and design.

I feel like the cabin resembles most 30-foot boats of that time period. There might have been a touch more space in the overall design than other boats but the look and feel are all the same if you compare it to a Catalina or O’Day of the same time period. That is my personal opinion of course.

Would I purchase one of these for myself? I would definitely consider it. They are a great design and very solid. I don’t think I would have any problems with this boat, whether I was sailing it on a lake or across the Atlantic. Some will say it is not a bluewater boat, but I have read plenty of articles about people actually sailing in the bluewater. It just comes down to the captain and what you are comfortable with.

Let’s look at another type of Hunter, the Hunter 37 Legend!

The Hunter 37 Legend

This boat is a less commonly seen Hunter but still a very impressive one. Warren Luhrs was the designer of this vessel. It was not in production long just from 1986 to 1988, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a good design. This design gets great reviews from the internet and has a great design for speed and comfort. I have only researched this one and watched videos about it. I would very much like to sail one of these someday, but they are not very common as I mentioned.

• Hull Type: Fin w/spade rudder
• Rigging Type: Fractional Sloop
• LOA: 37.50 ft / 11.43 m
• LWL: 31.33 ft / 9.55 m
• Beam: 12.83 ft / 3.91 m
• S.A. (reported): 704.00 ft 2  / 65.40 m 2
• Draft (max): 6.67 ft / 2.03 m
• Displacement: 14,900 lb / 6,759 kg

To get a better look at this boat please take a look at the video below. It is a quick overview of the boat itself.

After researching this boat, I would very much like to have it. This one has a ton of great features and would be perfect for some long weekend sail trips with a good group of friends. If you find a good deal on this one, I would take a second look.

Let us address one of the bigger issues in the next section, which is the bad reviews Hunter sailboats get.

Why Do Hunter Sailboats Get Such Bad Reviews? Personal Opinion

I have done a lot of research and read a lot of forums about Hunter sailboats online and they tend to get a bad rap. There are a lot of discussions about how they are cheaply made and won’t handle open ocean sailing, but I have seen videos of them handling it just fine. Maybe people have had bad experiences with a Hunter before?

There are also bad reviews on certain designs which make sense. Not every sailboat that Hunter has produced, is something I would consider. That can be said about every boat company. I’m sure even Catalina (my favorite brand) has a bad design here or there. One of the complaints was a Hunter sailboat designed without a backstay. This is very upsetting to some sailors and I would have to agree.

The backstay is what helps hold up the back end of the boom when sailing. Technically the mainsail does this as well but the backstay helps keep the shape much better. I have lowered the sail before without a backstay and you have to be very careful because your boom is going to drop right into the cockpit if you don’t have some other means of support. Some people may have a good reason for no backstay, maybe in a racing condition, but for casual life on the water, I definitely want one.

I wouldn’t rule out Hunters just for this or maybe one bad experience on one, you need to give the Hunter brand a chance. Everybody has an opinion on the internet and a lot of them will be against Hunter sailboats. That’s the internet for you though. The internet can say whatever it wants about anything in this world, even if it doesn’t have good evidence. That’s why I think personal experience is the best evidence here.

Take car brands for example. So many people will say don’t buy a ford or a chevy or dodge because it will break down on you. To be clear, every brand of car has had models broken down on them. It is not necessarily the brand, it’s the improper care of the vehicle or a random breakdown of an engine part. The brand itself still makes good vehicles you just had bad luck.

That is why I say you need to try out a few Hunters before claiming them to be a terrible boat.

The last thing I will say about this subject is that I have met multiple Hunter sailboat owners and they have loved their boats. I have not met one captain who owned a Hunter and did not like it. I only found out about their bad reviews by going online and researching them. Take all of this with a grain of salt though, I am just giving you my honest opinion. Check out the video below for another opinion on Hunter sailboats. This is a great video, be sure to check out his channel as well.

Final Thoughts

This article talked about Hunter sailboats and if they are any good. The history of the Hunter brand was discussed and is currently named Marlow-Hunter because the Marlow Yacht company purchased Hunter in 2011. We discussed the Cherubini 30 and the 37 Legend, both of which are great boats in my opinion. That was a big topic in the last section of this article, opinions. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and that’s what keeps these great sailboat discussions going. We need these great discussions to keep going and fill our minds with as much knowledge as possible. Get out there and talk to people with Hunter sailboats to get the most information you possibly can. I hope this article provided you with some Hunter knowledge to help you in your sailing life. Cheers!

Boatlifehq owner and author/editor of this article.

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The Hunter 260 is a 26.25ft b&r designed by Rob Mazza/Hunter Design Team and built in fiberglass by Hunter Marine (USA) between 1997 and 2005.

The Hunter 260 is a light sailboat which is a reasonably good performer. It is very stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a day-boat. There is a very short water supply range.

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Hunter 260 is a 26 ′ 2 ″ / 8 m monohull sailboat designed by Rob Mazza and built by Hunter Marine between 1997 and 2005.

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The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

Water ballast model (for ease of trailering - tanks remain full for sailing). Based on the earlier HUNTER 26.

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