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Seller's Description

There are three reasons you should be listing this boat in your top 10:

  1. This roomy hunter is a FRESH WATER BOAT SINCE NEW, and has never made it out of the Great Lakes.

  2. The weak Canadian dollar is letting me list it well under market value.

  3. I will deliver the boat to anywhere on East Coast down to Florida with our without the new owner.

Here is the typical (and accurate) copy from the original Hunter site for this boat when new:

The Hunter 39 was designed as the successor to the 38, Hunters breakthrough model that combined comfort, outstanding performance and easy handling. This boat retains many of the positive characteristics of the 38, but makes major improvements in several key areas.

The Hunter 39 features a rugged ocean-going hull that bears the CE A Classification. The deck profile and hull shape are sleek and modern, and the extended hull improves sailing performance. The cockpit features twin wheels for the ultimate in comfort, visibility and control, and transom access from the roomy cockpit is wide and safe. The U-shaped cockpit lounge seats the entire crew in comfort around a large drop-leaf table. Moving forward, the bridgedeck is raised a full 15 inches, minimizing any threat of downflooding.

And as an experienced yachtman with over 40,000 miles under my keel and having sailed for 40 years, here is my honest assessment of my boat:

The sailing characteristics of this boat are surprising given the weight and interior volume. I am still surprised by the light air performance and will regularly get 3 knots in 5 knots of wind. In 10 knots on a beam reach, I will happily push 7.5 without the boat feeling like it is working, and a happy wife. The rig is tall,and that needs to be respected, so when we are over 12 knots I reef down the main which is the best way to achieve a good helm balance and honestly, more speed. Being 61’ airdraft, reefing the main to what is equivalent to the first reefing point really brings it down to a typical sail area for a 39’ boat. Max speed for me has bee n 8.2 I single hand regularly.

Equipment: Sails:

  • in-mast furling Main 2011, serviced 2019 Doyle
  • Jib/Solent (110%) furling 2011 serviced 2019 Doyle
  • DRS / Asymetrical Spinnaker UK Sails. Good condition. with Snuffer.

On and above Deck:

  • new Lexan windows in dodger 2019
  • service on bimini and all sails 2019
  • mast lowered 2019 inspection by Seldon Technician.
  • new LED nav and working lights 2019
  • Weaver dingy davit mounts
  • 9’ ultralight aluminim bottom dingy
  • 8 hp Yamaha dingy outboard (light version)

Interior:

  • all lights upgraded to LED (2018)
  • 3 Cabin layout
  • head serviced and pump upgraded (recall installed on Jacobson head) 2018
  • custom fitted sheets for all berths

Engine: - 29 HP Yanmar - Upgraded 120 Amp Alternator - Upgraded 1” serpentine belt

Electrical/ Electronics:

  • 90 Ah dedicated starter battery 2019
  • 2x 210 Ah house batteries 2019

-Radar Raymarine 2011 - E90 MFD Raymarine 2011 - Autohelm 3000 (over capacity) - remote for autohelm - WIFI connectivity to all Seatalk Instrumments (2019) view from any iphone or android, including control autohelm - 3 repeaters (depth, speed, wind/environment) - VHF Icom with AIS - AIS transmitter raymarine 2011

  • 600 Watt inverter
  • solar charge controller
  • 280 Watt solar array

  • custom fitted winter cover
  • Marine Cradle Shop cradle
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Specs

Designer
Glenn Henderson
Builder
Hunter Marine
Associations
?
# Built
?
Hull
Monohull
Keel
Lifting
Rudder
?
Construction
FG

Dimensions

Length Overall
21 3 / 6.5 m
Waterline Length
129 7 / 39.5 m
Beam
42 7 / 13 m
Draft
0 11 / 0.3 m 16 4 / 5 m
Displacement
1,700 lb / 771 kg
Ballast
500 lb / 227 kg (Lead)

Rig and Sails

Type
Sloop
Reported Sail Area
215′² / 20 m²
Total Sail Area
215′² / 20 m²
Mainsail
Sail Area
133′² / 12.3 m²
P
24 10 / 7.6 m
E
10 7 / 3.3 m
Air Draft
?
Foresail
Sail Area
83′² / 7.7 m²
I
24 1 / 7.4 m
J
6 10 / 2.1 m
Forestay Length
25 0 / 7.6 m

Auxilary Power

Make
?
Model
?
HP
?
Fuel Type
?
Fuel Capacity
?
Engine Hours
?

Accomodations

Water Capacity
?
Holding Tank Capacity
?
Headroom
?
Cabins
3

Calculations

Hull Speed
8.2 kn
Classic: 5.8 kn

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

8.18 knots
Classic formula: 5.8 knots
Sail Area/Displacement
24.2
>20: high performance

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.
24.15
<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
29.4
<40: less stiff, less powerful

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

29.44
<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
114.8
100-200: light

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
114.81
<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
8.5
<20: lightweight racing boat

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
8.5
<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
2.7
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising

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
2.65
<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

Notes

Replaces, though similar to, the thermoplastic HUNTER 216.

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