Boat models · Hunter
Hunter 170
Sailboat, daysailer · built 1998-2010 · designed by Hunter Design Team
Key figures
Comfort4.1lively, coastal
Capsize screen3.58fails the screen
SA/D34.9performance
D/L122light
Hull speed4.7kt
- Built
- 1998-2010
- Designer
- Hunter Design Team
- Builder
- Hunter Marine (USA)
- Rig
- Fractional Sloop
- Keel
- Centerboard dinghy
- Length
- 16.8 ft
- Beam / draft
- 7.0 ft · 4.9 ft
- Displacement
- 480 lb
Design figures as published, not for any one hull. Full specifications on sailboatdata.com.
Reputation
Classdaysaileras owners use it
Forumsordinarydoes the job, nobody seeks it
Simple, forgiving trailerable daysailer; roomy and stable but basic, nobody hunts for one
- Daysailing
- ordinary · stable, easy, fine in light to moderate air
- First boat
- respected · forgiving, cheap, easy to rig and trailer
- Singlehanding
- ordinary · self-tacking jib helps, easy to manage
- Coastal cruising
- mixed · cuddy only suits occasional overnights; small
- Loved
- Stable and forgiving · Roomy cockpit for size · Easy to trailer and rig · Self-tacking jib simplicity
- Gripes
- Basic fittings and hardware · Soft, sluggish in light air · Tiring to rig mast solo · Cramped cuddy cabin
- Survey for
- Swing keel/centerboard pivot and cable wear · Transom and rudder fittings wear · Deck and hull-liner cracking · Trailer condition and bunk rot
- Cross-shopped
- Com-Pac Sun Cat · Catalina Capri 16.5 · MacGregor 26 · West Wight Potter 19
Thin discussion; from sailboatdata.com
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