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The Hunter 36 Vision is an American
sailboat A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture. Types Although sailboat terminology ...
designed for cruising and first built in 1990. The design can be confused with the 1980
Hunter 36 The Hunter 36 is an American sailboat that was designed by John Cherubini as a cruising sailboat and first built in 1980. The design can be confused with the 1990 Hunter 36 Vision, 2008 Hunter 36-2 (sold as the Hunter 36) and the 2001 Hunte ...
, 2008
Hunter 36-2 The Hunter 36-2 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Glenn Henderson and first built in 2008. The Hunter 36-2 is a development of the slightly smaller 2000 model Hunter 356. The design was sold as the Hunter 36 but is now usually ref ...
(sold as the Hunter 36) and the 2001
Hunter 36 Legend The Hunter 36 Legend is an American sailboat, that was designed by Glenn Henderson and first built in 2001. The design can be confused with the 1980 Hunter 36, 2008 Hunter 36-2 (sold as the Hunter 36) and the 1990 Hunter 36 Vision, all sailb ...
, all sailboats with similar names by the same builder.


Production

The design was built by
Hunter Marine 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 rang ...
in the
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between 1990 and 1995, but it is now out of production.


Design

The Hunter 36 Vision is a recreational
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, built predominantly of
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, with wood trim. It has a free-standing fractional
sloop A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an arrangement is called a fore-and-aft rig, and can be rigged as a Bermuda rig with triangular sa ...
rig, with a fully battened
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, a
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, a
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, an internally mounted spade-type
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controlled by a
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and a fixed
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. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted. The boat is fitted with a Japanese
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. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The design has a
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racing average handicap of 144 with a high of 150 and low of 135. It has a
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of .


See also

*
List of sailing boat types The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies and multihull ( catamarans and trimarans). Olympic classes World Sailing Classes Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht Racing ...
Related development *
Hunter 32 Vision The Hunter 32 Vision is an American sailboat, that was introduced in 1988. Production The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1988 and 1994. The design is out of production. Design The Hunter 32 Vision is a small r ...
Similar sailboats *
Bayfield 40 The Bayfield 40 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Ted Gozzard for Cruising (maritime), cruising and first built in 1982.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 378. Houghton Mifflin ...
* Beneteau 361 * C&C 36-1 * C&C 36R * C&C 110 * Catalina 36 * Columbia 36 *
Coronado 35 The Coronado 35 is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr. as a cruiser and first built in 1971. The Coronado 35 design was developed into the Portman 36 in 1978 and later into the Watkins 36 and the Watkins 36C. Devel ...
*
Crealock 37 The Crealock 37, also called the Pacific Seacraft 37, is an American sailboat that was designed by British naval architect W. I. B. Crealock as a cruiser and first built in 1978.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North Amer ...
*
CS 36 The CS 36 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Raymond Wall as a cruiser and first built in 1978. Production The design was built by CS Yachts in Canada who completed 400 boats between 1978 and 1987. The boat was a commercial success a ...
*
Ericson 36 The Ericson 36 is an American sailboat that was designed by Ron Holland as a racer and first built in 1980.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 282-283. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ...
*
Frigate 36 The Frigate 36 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C&C Design and first built in 1968. It is named in honour of the Frigate warship class. The Frigate 36 is a development of the 1966 C&C-designed Invader 36, with a stub long keel and ...
*
Hunter 36 The Hunter 36 is an American sailboat that was designed by John Cherubini as a cruising sailboat and first built in 1980. The design can be confused with the 1990 Hunter 36 Vision, 2008 Hunter 36-2 (sold as the Hunter 36) and the 2001 Hunte ...
*
Hunter 36 Legend The Hunter 36 Legend is an American sailboat, that was designed by Glenn Henderson and first built in 2001. The design can be confused with the 1980 Hunter 36, 2008 Hunter 36-2 (sold as the Hunter 36) and the 1990 Hunter 36 Vision, all sailb ...
*
Hunter 36-2 The Hunter 36-2 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Glenn Henderson and first built in 2008. The Hunter 36-2 is a development of the slightly smaller 2000 model Hunter 356. The design was sold as the Hunter 36 but is now usually ref ...
*
Invader 36 The Invader 36 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C&C Design specifically for Hinterhoeller Yachts and first built in 1965. The Invader 36 design was developed into the Frigate 36 in 1968, by shortening the long keel into a stub long ...
*
Islander 36 The Islander 36, sometimes referred to as the I36, is an American sailboat that was designed by Alan Gurney as a Cruising (maritime), cruiser and first built in 1971. Production The design was built by Islander Yachts/Tradewind Yachts in the U ...
*
Nonsuch 36 The Nonsuch 36 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Mark Ellis Design and first built in 1983. The Nonsuch 36 is a development of the Nonsuch 30, which was the first design in the series of Nonsuch sailboats. Production The design was ...
*
Portman 36 The Portman 36 is an American sailboat that was first built in 1978. Development and production The silent partner in Auroraglas purchased the rights to the center-cockpit Coronado 35/Columbia 36 design from Columbia Yachts and the tooling wa ...
*
S2 11.0 The S2 11.0 is a series of American sailboats that was designed by Arthur Edmunds as cruisers and first built in 1977. The designation indicates the approximate length overall in meters.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of No ...
*
Seidelmann 37 The Seidelmann 37 is an American sailboat that was designed by Bob Seidelmann as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1980.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 296-297. Houghton Mifflin Com ...
*
Watkins 36 The Watkins 36, also known as the W36 and W36AC (for "aft-cockpit"), is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr and the Watkins brothers, first built in 1981. The Watkins 36 is a development of the Portman 36 and was de ...
*
Watkins 36C The Watkins 36C, also known as the W36C, is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr and the Watkins brothers. It was first built in 1981. The Watkins 36C is a center-cockpit development of the aft-cockpit Watkins 36. ...


References

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