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Hunter Marine 240

B&R · Swing Keel · 1997–2005

A trailerable swing-keel cruiser featuring a B&R rig and water ballast, also marketed as the Hunter Legend 240

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

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The Hunter Marine 240, on the water

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Footage from MJ Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.51 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,633 kg of hull, so roughly 2,250 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.46 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 moderate beam gives 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

2.16 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.16
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 149
EasygoingPowered-up

16.1 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.1
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

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

What the fleet has seen

The Hunter Marine 240, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Hunter Marine 240 is a 7.3-meter sailboat designed by Hunter Design and built by Hunter Marine Corp from 1997 to 2005, marketed in the UK as the Hunter Legend 240. It features a B&R rig and a Swing Keel hull, with a displacement of 1632 kg and a beam of 2.5 meters. Its draft is 1.7 meters. Aboard MJ Sailing, the Hunter 240 served as a first sailboat for a couple transitioning to full-time cruising, moored in Muskegon, Michigan, to avoid trailering.2:13 They later upgraded to a larger boat in Holland, Michigan, seeking amenities like a galley and head, before embarking on a long-term sailing commitment.2:55

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
B&R
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.1
Displacement / length
149.3
Comfort ratio
14.8
Capsize screening
2.16
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
651
Hull
Hull type
Swing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Water
Production
Years built
1997–2005
Designer
Hunter Design
Builder
Hunter Marine Corp

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