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Hunter Marine 460

B&R · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1999

A 14-metre cruiser with a 37% ballast ratio, offering a stable platform for offshore passage making

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

See her sail

The Hunter Marine 460, 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 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.89
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 187
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.0
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 37%

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

  • Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2227 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hunter Marine 460, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Hunter Marine 460 is a fiberglass production cruiser built by Hunter Marine from 1999 onward, designed by the Hunter Design Team.1:17 With an LOA of 14.1 m, a beam of 4.3 m, and a displacement of 11875 kg, it features a B&R rig and a fin keel with a spade rudder.1:19 Owners frequently cite its interior volume as exceptionally spacious for a 46-footer.2:36 The boat is equipped with a Yanmar 4JH-series diesel engine, a 378-liter fuel tank, and a 757-liter water tank, making it suitable for coastal and offshore cruising rather than racing.1:57 Aboard *Practical Sailor*, the PHRF average is 105, and owners report speeds of 9 knots in 15 knots of wind with stock sails.6:48 Common issues include rudder delamination or separation across the 450/460/466 family, anchor locker drainage failures, water intrusion, poorly welded factory hot water heaters, and leaky shower door arrangements.3:28 Many used examples have owner-added modifications.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Hunter Marine 460 on video

What they go for

Market signal

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

2seen for sale
1channel weighed buying one
US$159,000Median asking

  • Friends are selling their boat to switch to another vessel

    from WEsailseen December 2023watch

  • Specific example from IVT Yacht Sales in San Diego listed on Yacht World for $159,000, seriously considered for purchase

    from Practical Sailorseen February 20267:31

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
37.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
B&R
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.0
Displacement / length
187.2
Comfort ratio
28.9
Capsize screening
1.89
Hull speed
8.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1984
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1999
Designer
Hunter Design Team
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 466A 14-meter cruiser with a 37% ballast ratio, engineered for stability and volume in a modern offshore platformHunter Marine 430A spacious cruiser featuring a B&R rig and a shallow-draft wing keel, built for stable, comfortable coastal passage-waterHunter Marine 420A 42-foot cruiser with a performance-oriented fin keel and spade rudder, built for efficient coastal and offshore travelHunter Marine 450 PassageA 45-foot cruiser with a bulb-fin keel and spade rudder, engineered for stable, comfortable offshore passage-making

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