BoatsHunter Marine 44 DS

Hunter Marine 44 DS

B&R Fractional · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 2004

A 13.17-metre performance cruiser featuring a spade rudder and a 1.98-metre fin keel for balanced handling

Designed by Glenn Henderson.

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

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.05
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 170
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.6
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

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

  • Beamier than ~91% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2567 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

On the water

The Hunter Marine 44 DS on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
B&R Fractional
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.6
Displacement / length
170.4
Comfort ratio
24.9
Capsize screening
2.05
Hull speed
8.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2029
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2004
Designer
Glenn Henderson
Builder
Hunter Marine

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