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2003 Hunter 44DS Center Cockpit

Listed
Expired
$139,000 USD

Seller's Description

2003 HUNTER 44DS DECK SALON “Reduced to $129,000us” This Christmas buy your wife that yacht you promised her. This two cabin center cockpit can be ready to splash in short order for this years cruising season. “Gr8 Escape” will have you out sailing in style. She was cruising the Sea of Cortez last season and back on the hard, for the summer season. With 6’8” of headroom, ample interior light and unique design, she provides all the comforts of home when out on extended adventures. Her open salon, great amenities, and spacious sleeping berths, make her perfect when hosting friends and family. This Hunter 44DS also comes with great sailing capabilities and is very well equipped. With mounted Solar Panels, mounted life raft, stern davits, state of the art electronics, wind vane and much more, she will have you sailing the Sea of Cortez and beyond in comfort. The Hunter 426/44 Deck Saloon is one of the newer generation Glenn Henderson designs, the Hunter 426/44DS is arguably the best sailing boat Hunter has built. She is a big boat that is fast and can handle the toughest of sea conditions. The hull has performed so well it is used in the new Hunter 45 Deck Salon and the 45 Center Cockpit. This Deck Salon version offers a dramatically large interior space with the raised deck allowing tremendous light in the boat eliminating the cave feeling. Asking price was just reduced another $20k. For more details check out: cortezyachtsales.com/featured

Equipment: Raymarine navigation package Standing rig, main & jib sails new 2022 Asym Spinnaker - 2011 Solar 780 watts total LiFePo4 batteries - House Lead acid battery - start Xantrex invertor -3000w 25kg Rocna 300ft chain 15kg Rocna 300ft line Hydrovane (self steering) - new 2022 Bow thruster Fully equipped with safety equipment (lifejackets, jacklines etc.) including new fire extinquishers. Rainman Watermaker - New 2022 Hydronic Heater Liferaft (6 person ) - New 2022 Cockpit cushions and full enclosures. New dripless, starter and numerous spares. Dinghy and 9.8 Tohatsu engine Complete details available at Cortezyachtsales.com

Specs

Designers
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Builders
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Associations
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# Built
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Hull
Monohull
Keel
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Rudder
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Construction
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Dimensions

Length Overall
43 11 / 13.4 m
Waterline Length
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Beam
14 6 / 4.4 m
Draft
6 9 / 2.1 m
Displacement
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Ballast
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Rig and Sails

Type
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Reported Sail Area
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Total Sail Area
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Mainsail
Sail Area
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P
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E
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Air Draft
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Foresail
Sail Area
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I
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J
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Forestay Length
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Auxilary Power

Make
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Model
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HP
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Fuel Type
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Fuel Capacity
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Engine Hours
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Accomodations

Water Capacity
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Holding Tank Capacity
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Headroom
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Cabins
2

Calculations

Hull Speed
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Hull Speed

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Formula

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

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Classic formula: ?
Sail Area/Displacement
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Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

Formula

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3

  • SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
  • D: Displacement in pounds.
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<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
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Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Formula

Ballast / Displacement * 100

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<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
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Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

Formula

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
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<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
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Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Formula

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
  • LOA: Length overall in feet
  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
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<20: lightweight racing boat
20-30: coastal cruiser
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat
40-50: heavy bluewater boat
>50: extremely heavy bluewater boat
Capsize Screening
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Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

Formula

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
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<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

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