BoatsHunter Marine 450 Passage

Hunter Marine 450 Passage

B&R · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 1996

A 45-foot cruiser with a bulb-fin keel and spade rudder, engineered for stable, comfortable offshore passage-making

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

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelyComfort 30Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.89Bluewater
LightD/L 204Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 16.1Powered-up
TenderBallast 37%Stiff

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Heavier than ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~84% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2407 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

On the water

The Hunter Marine 450 Passage on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
B&R
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.1
Displacement / length
203.5
Comfort ratio
29.9
Capsize screening
1.89
Hull speed
8.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1930
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1996
Designer
Hunter Design Team
Builder
Hunter Marine

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Outbound Yachts 44/4613.64 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Carl Schumacher-designed masthead sloop built for offshore performance with a stiff, comfortable motion
Hallberg-Rassy 43 MKI13.57 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead-rigged blue water cruiser featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a stable, heavy-displacement hull
Catalina Yachts 44513.54 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 13.5-metre fractional sloop featuring a deep 2.11-metre fin keel with bulb and spade rudder for coastal stability
Bavaria Yachts 44 Vision13.70 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 13.7-metre fractional sloop with a high 23.82 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive, spirited cruising
Morgan Yachts 45213.72 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA masthead ketch with a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder, engineered for offshore stability and steady passage-making
Gulfstar Yachts 4413.62 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop designed by Richard C. Lazzara, featuring a fin keel with a skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability

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