BoatsHunter Marine 380

Hunter Marine 380

B&R · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1999–2001

Offered with a deep 1.98m keel option, this high-volume cruiser features a spade rudder and a B&R rig

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

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The Hunter Marine 380, 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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.00
LightHeavy

218 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 218
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.7
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Draws less than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2943 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Hunter Marine 380 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
B&R
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.7
Displacement / length
218.0
Comfort ratio
25.3
Capsize screening
2.00
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1438
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1999–2001
Designer
Hunter Design Team
Builder
Hunter Marine

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