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Hunter 170
The Hunter 170 is an American sailing dinghy that was designed the Hunter Design Team and first built in 1999. Production The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, starting in 1999 but is now out of production. The design was replaced in production by the slightly larger Marlow-Hunter 18, which was introduced in 2011. Design The Hunter 170 is a small, unsinkable, recreational dinghy, built predominantly of Sandwich panel, ACP. It has a Fractional rig, fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, an open reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. The boat displaces , has of built-in positive flotation and can accommodate up to six people. The boat has a draft of with the centreboard extended and with it retracted, allowing Beaching (nautical), beaching or ground transportation on a Trailer (vehicle), trailer. The boat may be fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering and a motor was a fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunter Design Team
Hunter Marine is an American boat builder, now known as Marlow-Hunter, LLC, owned by David E. Marlow. The company also produces the Mainship powerboat brand. Marlow also owns and manufactures the Marlow Yachts brand consisting of long range power cruisers in the 37 to 110 foot range. The company is based in Alachua, Florida. The first boat design was a 25-foot (7.6 meter) long sloop, and another noted design was the Ocean racing sailboat the HC 50. History In the 1800s Henry Luhrs, a German immigrant, outfitted trading ships and owned a chandlery. His grandson, Henry, continued the family heritage on the New Jersey coast, building and repairing recreational and fishing boats. By the early 1960s Henry and his sons, John and Warren, were building over a thousand powerboats a year. Hunter was started in 1973 in Alachua, Florida, as a sailboat manufacturer. The early Hunter boats were designed by John E. Cherubini. In 1988 the company ran into trouble, as the founder, Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
