BoatsHunter Marine 386

Hunter Marine 386

B&R · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1999–2004

A 38-foot cruiser with a 1.52-meter draft and a bulb-keel configuration optimized for shoal-water accessibility

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.00
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 218
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.7
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

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

  • Draws less than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2895 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

On the water

The Hunter Marine 386 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
B&R
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.7
Displacement / length
218.0
Comfort ratio
25.1
Capsize screening
2.00
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1438
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1999–2004
Designer
Hunter Design Team
Builder
Hunter Marine

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Feeling 3911.70 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Philippe Briand-designed masthead sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio built for performance cruising
Sadler Yachts 3811.79 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Stephen Jones-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for performance cruising.
Moody 37611.53 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bill Dixon-designed center-cockpit cruiser featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a stable, comfortable hull form
Catalina Yachts Morgan 3811.71 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1993-2005 production masthead sloop featuring a deep 1.98-meter draft and a performance-oriented fin keel

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