Hunter 306

{{Short description|Sailboat class}}

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{{Infobox sailboat specifications

|name = Hunter 306

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|image boat = File:Hunter 306 sailboat 2857.jpg

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|location = United States

|year = 2001

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|builder = Hunter Marine

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|displacement = {{convert|7150|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|hulls =

|hull type = Monohull

|construction = Fiberglass

|loa = {{convert|29.92|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|loh =

|lwl = {{convert|26.92|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|beam = {{convert|10.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|hull draft = {{convert|5.33|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|engine = Yanmar diesel engine {{convert|18|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}

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|keel type = fin keel

|ballast = {{convert|2550|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder

|rigs = Fractional rigged sloop

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|I = {{convert|32.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|J = {{convert|11.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|P = {{convert|29.08|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|E = {{convert|12.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|sailarea main = {{convert|174.48|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

|sailarea headsail = {{convert|176.00|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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|sailarea total ={{convert|350.48|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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|phrf = 186 (average)

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The Hunter 306 is an American sailboat design, that was introduced in 2001.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-306|title = Hunter 306 Vision sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 1 November 2016|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2016|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220305235614/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-306|archive-date = 5 March 2022|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/5711/hunter-306|title = Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 306 |access-date = 1 November 2016|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2016}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |fix-attempted=yes |url=}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/hunter/306|title= Hunter 306|access-date= 5 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220305235659/https://sailboat.guide/hunter/306|archive-date= 5 March 2022|url-status= live}}

The design forms a scaled series with the Hunter 326 and the 356.{{cite web|url = https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/326Brochure.pdf|title = Hunter 306, 326, 356 |access-date = 22 November 2018|author=Hunter Marine |work = www.marlow-hunter.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181122215542/https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/326Brochure.pdf|archive-date= 22 November 2018|url-status= live}}