Boat models · Hunter
Hunter 380
Sailboat, coastal cruiser
Key figures
- Builder
- Hunter Marine
Reputation
Classcoastal cruiseras owners use it
Forumsordinarydoes the job, nobody seeks it
Roomy, easy coastal cruiser with a light build; fine for protected waters, not a bluewater boat
- Coastal cruising
- ordinary · roomy, comfortable, easy handling in moderate conditions
- Daysailing
- ordinary · easy to sail, B&R rig is simple but limits sail shape
- Offshore passages
- disliked · light construction, not built for heavy weather
- Liveaboard
- ordinary · lots of space and value for the price
- Loved
- Spacious interior for its size · Good value on the used market · Easy single-handed sailing · Open, bright cabin and big cockpit
- Gripes
- Light hull and deck construction · Swept-back B&R rig limits mainsail shape · Mediocre upwind performance in light air · Fit and finish is cost-driven
- Survey for
- Chainplate and bulkhead attachment problems · Keel-stub and hull-grid bonding or grounding damage · Deck core moisture around hardware · Aging rigging and standing-rig fatigue
- Cross-shopped
- Catalina 380 · Beneteau Oceanis 37 · Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 379 · Hunter 376
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