Hunter Marine 41 DS

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The Hunter Marine 41 DS, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Practical Sailor

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 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.98

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 194

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.3

TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

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

Beamier than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2754 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hunter Marine 41 DS, as the fleet has seen it

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The Hunter Marine 41 DS is a deck salon sailboat designed by Glenn Henderson, built by Hunter Marine from 2006 to the present. It has a B&R rig, a fin keel with a spade rudder, measures 12.3 meters LOA, 4.0 meters beam, and 2.0 meters draft, displacing 8799 kg. A 2007 Hunter 41 DS displaces 19,400 pounds with a 13.25-foot beam.1:19 The B&R rig lacks a backstay and features swept-back spreaders, which can limit downwind sail trim and complicate mast maintenance.2:11 The Hunter 41 DS offers a superior aft queen stateroom compared to a Beneteau Oceanis 411, but the Beneteau has better performance with a PHRF rating of 105 versus the Hunter's 114.6:31

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

1seen for sale

1channel weighed buying one

US$130,000Median asking

A 2007 model listed for sale in Michigan, considered by a friend of the creator
from Practical Sailorseen September 20250:47

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

33.5%

Rig & sail area

Rig

B&R

Ratios

SA / displacement

17.3

Displacement / length

193.6

Comfort ratio

26.0

Capsize screening

1.98

Hull speed

8.0 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1681

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 2006

Designer

Glenn Henderson

Builder

Hunter Marine

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Hunter Marine 41 ACAn aft-cockpit cruiser featuring a B&R rig and a 12.29-metre hull designed for stable coastal performance Hunter Marine 45 DSA deck saloon cruiser featuring a furling mast and shoal-draft keel, updated from the 44 DS for easier handling Hunter Marine 44 DSA 13.17-metre performance cruiser featuring a spade rudder and a 1.98-metre fin keel for balanced handling Hunter Marine 426 DSA 12.75-metre deck salon cruiser featuring a bulb-weighted fin keel and a Glenn Henderson-designed B&R rig Hunter Marine 49A 15-metre cruiser with a 1.68-metre wing keel, offering a stable 30.84 comfort ratio for extended offshore cruising Hunter Yachts 39A 12-metre cruiser with a 1.98-metre fin keel and spade rudder, built since 2009 for stable coastal performance

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