BoatsHunter Marine 420

Hunter Marine 420

B&R · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1998–2004

A 42-foot cruiser with a performance-oriented fin keel and spade rudder, built for efficient coastal and offshore travel

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/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 light displacement on a moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.06
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 161
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.3
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

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

  • Beamier than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2542 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

On the water

The Hunter Marine 420 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
B&R
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.3
Displacement / length
160.8
Comfort ratio
23.1
Capsize screening
2.06
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1869
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1998–2004
Designer
Hunter Design Team
Builder
Hunter Marine

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Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 DS12.93 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 12.9-meter deck saloon cruiser featuring a high-volume hull and a deep, bulb-weighted fin keel for stability
X Yachts X-4312.93 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Niels Jeppesen-designed fractional sloop balancing performance-oriented sail area with a stiff, bulb-keel hull
Ct-44 (Pilot House)13.16 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Tanton-designed pilot house cutter featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability
Beneteau Oceanis 43012.96 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Philippe Briand-designed cruiser with a high comfort ratio, also produced as the Moorings 432 charter variant
Italia Yachts 12.9812.98 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA high-performance fractional sloop by Matteo Polli, balancing a powerful sail area with a modern, light-displacement hull
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43913.34 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Philippe Briand-designed fractional sloop balancing a high SA/D ratio with a stable, modern cruising hull

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