BoatsHunter Marine 216

Hunter Marine 216

Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · First built 2003

A high-performance fractional sloop built from Luran plastic, featuring a hydraulic lifting keel and VARA rudder system

Designed by Glenn Henderson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Lifting Keel

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.41 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 567 kg of hull, so roughly 1,150 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 567 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 0.30 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 6 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 6
CoastalBluewater

At 2.94 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.94
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 85
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 28.8
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

  • Lighter than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~92% of boats her size on file

Compared with 603 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
28.8
Displacement / length
84.7
Comfort ratio
6.3
Capsize screening
2.94
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
531
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Thermo Plastic
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2003
Units built
250
Designer
Glenn Henderson
Builder
Hunter Marine

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Microtonner 195.50 mSame hull family1.1 m shorterA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Nestor Volker to the International Micro Class rule for competitive racing
Melges 247.32 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA 7.32-meter sportboat with a lifting keel and a 32.09 sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for rapid planing
Seascape 277.99 mSame hull family1.4 m longerA Sam Manuard-designed performance fractional sloop with a high SA/D ratio and swing keel, now part of the Beneteau First range
Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA lightweight 800kg fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air

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