Hunter 30T
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2018}}
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|location = United States
|year = 1991
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|builder = Hunter Marine
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|30.08|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|beam = {{convert|11.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = {{convert|18|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine
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|keel type = wing keel
|ballast = {{convert|3800|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = internally mounted spade-type rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
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The Hunter 30T is an American sailboat that was first built in 1991.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-30t|title = Hunter 30T sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 17 October 2018|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220403223837/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-30t|archive-date = 3 April 2022|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/hunter/30t|title= Hunter 30T|access-date= 3 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220403230803/https://sailboat.guide/hunter/30t|archive-date= 3 April 2022|url-status= live}}
The Hunter 30T is a development of the 1988 Hunter 30-2 design.
The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Hunter 30, but is now usually referred to as the Hunter 30T to differentiate it from the unrelated 1973 Hunter 30 design and the 30-2, which was also marketed as the Hunter 30.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-30-2|title = Hunter 30-2 sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 17 October 2018|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20200730201149/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-30-2|archive-date = 30 July 2020|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-30|title = Hunter 30 sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 30 July 2020|last = McArthur|first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url = https://archive.today/20200730201435/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-30|archive-date = 30 July 2020|url-status = live}}
Production
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1991 and 1994, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hunter-marine-usa|title = Hunter Marine|accessdate = 3 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}}
Design
The Hunter 30T is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom with a swim platform, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed wing keel. It displaces {{convert|10500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|3800|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The design features a T-shaped cockpit, 110% genoa, double line lines, a teak and holly cabin sole, seven opening ports and five opening hatches, a dinette table a fully enclosed head with a shower, vanity and mirror, sleeping accommodation for seven people, a two-burner stove and double stainless steel sinks, an icebox. An anchor and lifejackets were included as standard equipment.{{cite web|url = https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/30_1991-1994.pdf|title = Hunter 30|access-date = 17 October 2018|author=Hunter Marine |work = www.marlow-hunter.com|year=1991|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181018043512/https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/30_1991-1994.pdf|archive-date= 18 October 2018|url-status= live}}
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.25|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard wing keel. The boat is fitted with an inboard diesel engine of {{convert|18|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. The fuel tank holds {{convert|18|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|37|u.s.gal}}.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|6.88|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats
References
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External links
- [https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/30_1991-1994.pdf Official factory brochure]
{{Hunter Marine}}