BoatsHunter Marine 37 Legend

Hunter Marine 37 Legend

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1986–1988

A Warren Luhrs-designed fractional sloop built for speed, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio.

Designed by Warren Luhrs.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

See her sail

The Hunter Marine 37 Legend, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Sailing Miss Lone Star

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 moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.09
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 216
EasygoingPowered-up

18.7 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.7
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 40%

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

  • Draws more than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2924 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hunter Marine 37 Legend, 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 37 LEGEND is a fractional sloop designed by Warren Luhrs and built by Hunter Marine from 1986 to 1988. It has an LOA of 11.4 meters, a beam of 3.9 meters, a draft of 2.0 meters, and a displacement of 6758 kg. A shoal draft/wing keel version with a 1.45-meter draft was also available.6:57 While the Hunter 37 LEGEND is considered unsuitable for offshore work due to its construction, one owner, Aubrey of Sailing Miss Lone Star, plans to sail one in the Bahamas after repairing its damaged rudder.0:51

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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On the water

The Hunter Marine 37 Legend on video

Who's been looking

Market signal

Crews the fleet has filmed weighing this model up — no sale seen, and no asking price.

1channel looked into buying

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.7
Displacement / length
216.3
Comfort ratio
23.2
Capsize screening
2.09
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1436
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1986–1988
Designer
Warren Luhrs
Builder
Hunter Marine

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The family

Related models

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Hunter Marine 37.5 LegendA fractional sloop with a shallow 1.45m draft, designed for coastal cruising with a focus on stability and comfortHunter Marine 45 LegendA 14-meter cruiser with a deep 1.98-meter fin keel, built for offshore stability and speed.Hunter Marine 40.5 LegendA B&R rigged cruiser featuring a shoal-draft wing keel designed for stable, comfortable coastal passage makingHunter Marine 35 LegendA fractional sloop featuring a distinct blister coach roof and an optional shoal-draft wing keel for versatile cruisingHunter Marine 36 LegendA Glen Henderson-designed cruiser featuring a B&R rig, marketed as the Legend series for the European marketHunter Marine 37A John E. Cherubini-designed cutter featuring a fin keel and spade rudder, built for stable cruising since 1978

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