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Hunter Marine 15

Fractional Sloop · Centerboard Dinghy · First built 2008

A lightweight fractional centerboard dinghy designed for easy handling and high performance

Designed by Chuck Burns & Hunter Design Team.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy

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The Hunter Marine 15, on the water

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Character

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TrailerableBeam 1.98 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 154 kg of hull, so roughly 750 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 154 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.15 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater

At 3.73 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 3.73
EasygoingPowered-up

30.4 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 30.4

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Beamier than ~89% of boats her size on file

Compared with 384 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
30.4
Capsize screening
3.73
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
ACP
Production
Years built
First built 2008
Designer
Chuck Burns, Hunter Design Team
Builder
Hunter Marine

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