Boat models · Hunter
Hunter 40.5 Legend
Sailboat, coastal cruiser · built 1991-1997
Key figures
Comfort29.1moderate
Capsize screen1.83passes for offshore
SA/D16.5cruiser
D/L202moderate
Ballast ratio0.35average
Hull speed8kt
- Built
- 1991-1997
- Builder
- Hunter Marine (USA)
- Rig
- B&R
- Keel
- Wing Keel
- Length
- 40.2 ft
- Beam / draft
- 12.4 ft · 4.9 ft
- Displacement
- 20,000 lb
Design figures as published, not for any one hull. Full specifications on sailboatdata.com.
Reputation
Classcoastal cruiseras owners use it
Forumsordinarydoes the job, nobody seeks it
Roomy, affordable cruiser for coastal use; not a boat people seek out, and its upwind and build limits show.
- Coastal cruising
- ordinary · roomy, comfortable, easy to sail
- Liveaboard
- ordinary · big volume and storage for the price
- Offshore passages
- mixed · B&R rig and light build are a concern
- Club racing
- disliked · cruising hull, not competitive
- Loved
- Spacious interior for the price · Walkaround aft cabin layout · Easy handling under B&R rig · Affordable to buy
- Gripes
- Average upwind performance · Light construction in places · Dated, dark interior joinery · Rig needs attention when sailing hard
- Survey for
- Deck core moisture at chainplates and hardware · Keel-hull joint and grounding damage · Aging standing rigging and backstay · Water tank and plumbing condition
- Cross-shopped
- Catalina 40 · Beneteau Oceanis 400 · Catalina 42 · Hunter 41
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