BoatsHunter Marine 45 DS

Hunter Marine 45 DS

B&R · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 2006

A deck salon cruiser featuring a furling mast and shoal-draft keel, updated from the 44 DS for easier handling

Designed by Glenn Henderson.

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

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The Hunter Marine 45 DS, on the water

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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.

What the fleet has seen

The Hunter Marine 45 DS, as the fleet has seen it

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The Hunter Marine 45 DS is a cruising sailboat designed by Glenn Henderson and built by Hunter Marine from 2006 onward, an updated version of the Hunter Marine 44 DS. It features a B&R rig, a fin keel with a spade rudder, and measures 13.2 meters LOA with a 4.4-meter beam and 2.0-meter draft. The design prioritizes interior volume and ease of handling, incorporating features like a furling mast and a shoal draft keel. Hunter Marine, known for high-volume production, adopted the B&R rig to eliminate the backstay and integrated stainless steel cockpit arches.4:18 The brand faced criticism for structural hardware issues like chain plate corrosion and sluggish performance in heavy seas.7:20

The living fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
B&R
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 2006
Designer
Glenn Henderson
Builder
Hunter Marine

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Related models

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Hunter Marine 44 DSA 13.17-metre performance cruiser featuring a spade rudder and a 1.98-metre fin keel for balanced handlingHunter Marine 45 CCA 13-metre center-cockpit cruiser with a shallow 1.52-metre draft, designed for accessible coastal cruisingHunter Marine 41 DSA deck salon cruiser featuring a high-volume interior and a B&R rig for simplified handlingHunter Marine 426 DSA 12.75-metre deck salon cruiser featuring a bulb-weighted fin keel and a Glenn Henderson-designed B&R rigHunter Marine 45A Warren Luhrs design featuring a B&R rig and a high ballast ratio, built for performance cruising in the mid-eighties

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