BoatsHunter Marine 45

Hunter Marine 45

B&R · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1985–1987

A Warren Luhrs design featuring a B&R rig and a high ballast ratio, built for performance cruising in the mid-eighties

Designed by Warren Luhrs.

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

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

1.96 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.96
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 162
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.6
TenderStiff

47% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 47%

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

  • Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2148 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
47.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
B&R
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.6
Displacement / length
161.6
Comfort ratio
25.2
Capsize screening
1.96
Hull speed
8.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1956
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1985–1987
Designer
Warren Luhrs
Builder
Hunter Marine

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