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Hunter Marine 18

Fractional Sloop · Swing Keel w/outboard Rudder · First built 2011

A lightweight, high-performance fractional sloop with a swing keel designed for quick, responsive daysailing

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Swing Keel w/outboard Rudder

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The Hunter Marine 18, on the water

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.19 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 379 kg of hull, so roughly 1,000 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 379 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.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 5 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 5
CoastalBluewater

At 3.05 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 3.05
LightHeavy

83 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 83
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 25.9

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 435 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
25.9
Displacement / length
83.1
Comfort ratio
5.5
Capsize screening
3.05
Hull speed
5.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
423
Hull
Hull type
Swing keel w/outboard rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2011
Designer
Hunter Design Team
Builder
Hunter Marine

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