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Hunter Marine 240

B&R · Swing Keel · 1997–2005

A trailerable swing-keel cruiser featuring a B&R rig and water ballast, also marketed as the Hunter Legend 240

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Swing Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.51 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,633 kg of hull, so roughly 2,250 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 0.46 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.16
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 149
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.1
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
B&R
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.1
Displacement / length
149.3
Comfort ratio
14.8
Capsize screening
2.16
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
651
Hull
Hull type
Swing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Water
Production
Years built
1997–2005
Designer
Hunter Design
Builder
Hunter Marine Corp

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