Hunter 170
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
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|designer = Hunter Design Team
|location = United States
|year = 1999
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|builder = Hunter Marine
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|crew = six (maximum)
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|draft = {{convert|4.49|ft|m|abbr=on}} with centreboard down
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|displacement = {{convert|478|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|hulls =
|hull type = Monohull
|construction = ACP
|loa = {{convert|17.08|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|12.08|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|7.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|keel type = centerboard
|ballast = none
|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|18.95|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|5.54|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|19.42|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|8.37|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = Fractional rigged sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|81.27|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|52.49|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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The Hunter 170 is an American sailing dinghy that was designed the Hunter Design Team and first built in 1999.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-170|title = Hunter 170 sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 25 October 2018|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220404013909/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-170|archive-date = 4 April 2022|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/5719/hunter-170|title = Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 170 |access-date = 25 October 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181026064443/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/5719/hunter-170|archive-date= 26 October 2018|url-status= dead}}{{cite web|url = https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/H170Brochure2003.pdf|title = Hunter 170|access-date = 25 October 2018|author=Hunter Marine |work = www.marlow-hunter.com|year = 1999|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181026064428/https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/H170Brochure2003.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2018|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/hunter/170|title= Hunter 170|access-date= 4 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220404014355/https://sailboat.guide/hunter/170|archive-date= 4 April 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, starting in 1999 but is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hunter-marine-usa|title = Hunter Marine|accessdate = 4 April 2022|last = McArthur|first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url = https://archive.today/20200730183858/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hunter-marine-usa|archive-date = 30 July 2020|url-status = live}}
The design was replaced in production by the slightly larger Marlow-Hunter 18, which was introduced in 2011.{{cite news|url = https://www.sailmagazine.com/boats/the-hunter-18|title = The Hunter 18|access-date = 8 January 2019|last = Doane|first = Charles J.|work = Sail magazine|date = 13 July 2011|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220404014003/https://www.sailmagazine.com/boats/the-hunter-18|archive-date = 4 April 2022|url-status = live}}
Design
File:Hunter 170 sailboat 8184.jpg
The Hunter 170 is a small, unsinkable, recreational dinghy, built predominantly of ACP. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, an open reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard.
The boat displaces {{convert|478|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}, has {{convert|1500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of built-in positive flotation and can accommodate up to six people.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.49|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centreboard extended and {{convert|0.49|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.
The boat may be fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering and a {{convert|2.5|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} motor was a factory option. Other factory options included a {{convert|202|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} asymmetrical spinnaker, a road trailer and a launching dolly.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|4.66|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/H170Brochure2003.pdf Official brochure]
{{Hunter Marine}}
Category:1990s sailboat type designs