Hunter 30

The Hunter 30 is an American sailboat that was designed by John Cherubini as a cruising boat and first built in 1973.^[1][2][3]

Hunter 30

Development
Designer	John Cherubini
Location	United States
Year	1973
No. built	1,000
Builder(s)	Hunter Marine
Name	Hunter 30
Boat
Displacement	9,700 lb (4,400 kg)
Draft	5.25 ft (1.60 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	30.40 ft (9.27 m)
LWL	25.75 ft (7.85 m)
Beam	10.17 ft (3.10 m)
Engine type	Yanmar diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	4,100 lb (1,860 kg)
Rudder(s)	skeg-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	40.00 ft (12.19 m)
J foretriangle base	12.83 ft (3.91 m)
P mainsail luff	34.20 ft (10.42 m)
E mainsail foot	11.50 ft (3.51 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Masthead sloop
Mainsail area	196.65 sq ft (18.269 m2)
Jib/genoa area	256.60 sq ft (23.839 m2)
Total sail area	453.25 sq ft (42.108 m2)

The boat was also supplied as an unfinished kit for amateur completion as the Quest 30.^[1]

The Hunter 30 was the first design marketed by the manufacturer under that name. Later boats with the same name are commonly referred to as the Hunter 30-2 and Hunter 30T to differentiate them from the earlier unrelated design. Adding to the confusion, the 2006 Hunter 31-2 was also marketed as the Hunter 30.^[1][4][5][6]

Production

The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1973 and 1983, but it is now out of production. During its ten-year production run 1,000 examples were completed.^[1][7]

Design

The Hunter 30 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel, shoal-draft keel, or a keel and centerboard combination. It displaces 9,700 lb (4,400 kg) and carries 4,100 lb (1,860 kg) of ballast.^[1]

The boat has a draft of 5.25 ft (1.60 m) with the standard keel and 4.3 ft (1.3 m) with the optional shoal draft keel. A tall mast version was produced for lighter wind areas, with a mast about 2.8 ft (0.85 m) higher. The boat was factory-fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine.^[1]

The design features a galley with a two-burner stove, sink, hot and cold water, a head with a stand-up shower, vanity and sink, nine port lights with bug screens, double life lines and a teak and holly cabin sole.^[3]

The centerboard version of the design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 186, while the shoal draft version of the design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 192. The tall mast version of the design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 180 and the tall mast version with the shoal draft keel has a PHRF racing average handicap of 192. All versions have a hull speed of 6.8 kn (12.59 km/h).^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Related development

• Hunter 30-2
• Hunter 30T

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• Alberg 30
• Alberg Odyssey 30
• Aloha 30
• Annie 30
• Bahama 30
• Bristol 29.9
• Cal 9.2
• C&C 1/2 Ton
• C&C 30
• C&C 30 Redwing
• Catalina 30
• Catalina 309
• CS 30
• Grampian 30
• Hunter 29.5
• Hunter 306
• J/30
• Kirby 30
• Leigh 30
• Mirage 30
• Mirage 30 SX
• Nonsuch 30
• O'Day 30
• Pearson 303
• S2 9.2
• Santana 30/30
• Seafarer 30
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