The Hunter 356 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Glenn Henderson and introduced in 2000.[1][2][3][4]
The design forms a scaled series with the Hunter 306 and the 326. The Hunter 356 design was developed into the 2008 Hunter 36-2.[5][6]
Production
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, starting in 2000, with 500 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][3][7]
Design
The Hunter 356 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop B&R rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder, a reverse transom, a mast-furling mainsail and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 13,900 lb (6,305 kg) and carries 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) of ballast.[1][2][3]
The boat has a draft of 6.42 ft (1.96 m) with the standard fin keel. The optional shoal draft keel model has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m)[1][3]
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 27 hp (20 kW). The fuel tank holds 38 U.S. gallons (140 L; 32 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 75 U.S. gallons (280 L; 62 imp gal).[1][3]
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 141 with a high of 150 and low of 135. It has a hull speed of 7.41 kn (13.72 km/h).[2][3]
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats
- C&C 34/36
- C&C 35
- Express 35
- Freedom 35
- Hughes 36
- Hughes-Columbia 36
- Hunter 35 Legend
- Hunter 35.5 Legend
- Island Packet 35
- Landfall 35
- Mirage 35
References
- ^ a b c d e Browning, Randy (2016). "Hunter 356 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ a b c InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 356". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hunter 356". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Glenn Henderson". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Hunter Marine. "Hunter 306, 326, 356" (PDF). www.marlow-hunter.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ Browning, Randy (2017). "Hunter 36-2 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hunter Marine". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Hunter 356 at Wikimedia Commons- Official sales brochure
