The Hunter 54 is an American
sailboat that was designed by
Warren Luhrs
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,
John Cherubini
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and
Cortland Steck as a cruiser and first built in 1980. The design was based upon three years of off-shore racing experience.
Production
The design was built by
Hunter Marine
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in the
United States between 1980 and 1983, but it is now out of production.
Design
The Hunter 54 is a recreational
keelboat, built predominantly of
fiberglass, with wood trim. The hull was designed by Warren Luhrs and John Cherubini, while Cortland Steck designed the rig. It has a
cutter rig, a
raked stem, a walk-through
reverse transom with a swimming platform, folding ladder and
dinghy stowage in a watertight compartment, an internally mounted spade-type
rudder controlled by a
wheel
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and a fixed fin
keel. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted.
The boat is fitted with a
diesel engine of . The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .
Factory standard equipment included a cockpit-mounted, six-man, life-raft; 120%
staysail
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;
anchor and built-in anchor roller; integral
solar panel
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;
teak and
holly cabin sole; two fully enclosed
heads
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with showers; private forward and aft cabins; a dinette table; refrigerator; dual sinks;
gimbaled stove and oven; fiberglass dinghy, with oars and
life jacket
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s.
The design has a
PHRF racing average handicap of 54 with a high of 42 and low of 66. It has a
hull speed of .
See also
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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 ...
References
External links
Official brochure
{{Hunter Marine
Keelboats
1980s sailboat type designs
Sailing yachts
Sailboat type designs by Warren Luhrs
Sailboat type designs by John Cherubini
Sailboat type designs by Cortland Steck
Sailboat types built by Hunter Marine