Hunter 35.5 Legend

{{Short description|Sailboat class}}

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{{Use American English|date=June 2018}}

{{Infobox sailboat specifications

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|location = United States

|year = 1989

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|builder = Hunter Marine

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|draft = {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|displacement = {{convert|13000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

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|hull type = Monohull

|construction = Fiberglass

|loa = {{convert|35.58|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|lwl = {{convert|29.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|beam = {{convert|11.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|engine = Yanmar 3GM {{convert|27|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine

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|keel type = fin keel

|ballast = {{convert|4800|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder

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|rig type = Bermuda rig

|I = {{convert|42.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|J = {{convert|12.16|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|P = {{convert|44.08|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|E = {{convert|14.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|sailplan = Fractional rigged sloop

|sailarea main = {{convert|314.07|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

|sailarea headsail = {{convert|255.36|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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The Hunter 35.5 Legend is an American sailboat, designed as a cruiser and introduced in 1989.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-355-legend|title = Hunter 35.5 Legend sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 30 June 2018|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220326231601/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-355-legend|archive-date = 26 March 2022|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/hunter/355-legend|title= Hunter 35.5 Legend|access-date= 26 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220326231638/https://sailboat.guide/hunter/355-legend|archive-date= 26 March 2022|url-status= live}}

The Hunter 35.5 Legend is a development of the Hunter 35 Legend, which it replaced in production in 1989.

Production

The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1989 and 1995.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hunter-marine-usa|title = Hunter Marine|accessdate = 26 March 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

File:Hunter 35.5 Legend sailboat Midnight Sky 2747.jpg

The Hunter 35.5 Legend is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed winged keel. It displaces {{convert|13000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|4800|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.

The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard winged keel fitted.

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 3GM diesel engine of {{convert|27|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. The fuel tank holds {{convert|22|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|64|u.s.gal}}.

The design has a hull speed of {{convert|7.31|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.

See also

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