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Hunter Marine 30-2

Fractional Sloop · Wing Keel · 1988–1992

A 9.17-metre fractional sloop featuring a wing keel, built between 1988 and 1992 for coastal cruising

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

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The Hunter Marine 30-2, on the water

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Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.01
LightHeavy

272 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 272
EasygoingPowered-up

14.5 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.5
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 36%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

  • Draws less than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2527 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hunter Marine 30-2, as the fleet has seen it

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The Hunter Marine 30-2 is a fractional sloop with a wing keel, built by Hunter Marine from 1988 to 1992.8:01 It measures 9.2 meters LOA, with a 3.4-meter beam, 1.3-meter draft, and 4762 kg displacement. The model is noted for its modern interior comforts, including an aft cabin and hot water.8:14 Its fractional rig requires frequent mainsail handling.8:51 The Hunter Marine 30-2 is considered when selecting a 30-foot sailboat for under $30,000, alongside models like the Pearson Yachts 30, Catalina 30, C&C 30, and Tartan Marine 30.0:17

The living fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.5
Displacement / length
272.0
Comfort ratio
24.6
Capsize screening
2.01
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1015
Hull
Hull type
Wing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1988–1992
Builder
Hunter Marine

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Pearson Yachts 309.08 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA prolific Bill Shaw design with over 1,000 built, this masthead sloop features a fin keel and spade rudder
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Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Hunter Marine 27-2A 27-foot fractional sloop with a 40% ballast ratio, offering a stiff and stable platform for coastal cruisingHunter Marine 30A John Cherubini-designed masthead sloop offered in multiple keel configurations and as an unfinished kit versionHunter Marine 30/31 (2005)A shoal-keel cruiser featuring a B&R fractional rig and an in-mast furling system, renamed from 30 to 31 mid-productionHunter Marine 30TA T-shaped cockpit update to the Hunter 30-2, this fractional sloop features a shallow-draft wing keel for shoal waterHunter Marine 18.5A fractional sloop with a shallow-draft wing keel, designed for easy trailering and shoal-water explorationHunter Marine 28.5A nimble B&R rigged cruiser featuring a high ballast ratio and fin keel, designed for efficient coastal performance

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