Hunter 43 Legend
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2018}}
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|designer = Hunter Design Team
|location = United States
|year = 1989
|no built = unknown (records lost)
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|builder = Hunter Marine
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|draft = {{convert|4.92|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|23800|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|42.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|38.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|14.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Yanmar
4JH2-E FWC {{convert|55|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine
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|keel type = wing keel
|ballast = {{convert|7600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|52.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|14.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|53.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|17.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = Fractional B&R rigged sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|474.81|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|370.50|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|successor = Hunter 430
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The Hunter 43 Legend is an American sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team as a cruiser and first built in 1989.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-43-legend|title = Hunter 43 Legend sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 14 December 2018|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220407175016/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-43-legend|archive-date = 7 April 2022|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hunter-marine-usa|title = Hunter Marine|accessdate = 7 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}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/hunter/43-legend|title= Hunter 43 Legend|access-date= 7 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220407174950/https://sailboat.guide/hunter/43-legend|archive-date= 7 April 2022|url-status= live}}
The Hunter 43 Legend design was developed into the 1995 Hunter 430 which has a similar hull, but different interior arrangement.
Production
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1989 and 1993, but it is now out of production. The design's construction records were lost when the company went through bankruptcy and emerged as Marlow-Hunter in 2012 and the number of Hunter 43 Legends that were completed is not known.{{cite web|url = https://sailingmagazine.net/article-1845-hunter-43-legend.html|title = Hunter 43 Legend|access-date = 15 December 2018|last = Liscio|first = David|work = Sailing magazine|date = 1 February 2017|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220407175115/https://sailingmagazine.net/article-1845-hunter-43-legend.html|archive-date = 7 April 2022|url-status = live}}
Design
The Hunter 43 Legend is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop B&R rig, a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom with a swimming platform and a folding ladder, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed wing keel. It displaces {{convert|23800|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|7600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.92|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard wing keel fitted.
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 4JH2-E FWC diesel engine of {{convert|55|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. The fuel tank holds {{convert|53|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|158|u.s.gal}}.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|8.26|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
Operational history
In a 2017 review of the design, Sailing magazine writer David Liscio praised the interior accommodations and the sailing qualities. He noted, "During an early-fall sail aboard Sea Fever in Narragansett Bay, the boat consistently outran the other vessels in the fleet. In 25 knots of wind and large swells, the boat handled admirably ... As promised, the boat was both maneuverable and predictable, easily pointing high into the wind. Its large rudder made backing into the slip less challenging." Of the design he concluded, " Owners love these boats because they’re relatively fast, responsive to the touch, easy to handle, comfortable below deck and offer amenities typically valued by cruisers. Wheel steering, a walk-through transom with swim platform, anchor well and rollers, removable helm seat, adjustable mainsheet traveler, lines that lead back to the cockpit, and two pairs of two-speed, self-tailing winches, are usually enough to keep owners smiling."
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats