Marlow-Hunter 42SS
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2019}}
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|designer = Hunter Design Team
|location = United States
|year = 2016
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|construction = Fiberglass
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|engine = Yanmar {{convert|45|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine
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|keel type = fin keel
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
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The Marlow-Hunter 42SS is an American sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team as a cruiser and first built in 2016.{{cite web|url = https://www.marlow-hunter.com/large-keelboats-40-50-feet/the-marlow-hunter-42ss/|title = The Marlow-Hunter 42ss|access-date = 10 January 2019|author = Hunter Marine|work = www.marlow-hunter.com| date=30 January 2017 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20220407160154/https://www.marlow-hunter.com/large-keelboats-40-50-feet/the-marlow-hunter-42ss/|archive-date = 7 April 2022|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url = https://www.cruisingworld.com/marlow-hunter-42ss|title = Marlow-Hunter 42SS|access-date = 10 January 2019|work = Cruising World|date = 25 August 2016|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220407160141/https://www.cruisingworld.com/marlow-hunter-42ss/|archive-date = 7 April 2022|url-status = live}}
The "SS" designation is intended to refer to automobiles of the past, like the Chevrolet Camaro SS, "as it connotes the era of American Muscle Cars denoting “Super Sport” when lumbering and obese chariots had held sway previously."
The 42SS may be confused with the unrelated 1989 42-foot sailboat design, the Hunter Passage 42.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-42-passage-cc|title = Hunter 42 Passage CC sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 10 January 2019|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2019|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220407160304/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-42-passage-cc|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}}
Production
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, starting in 2016 and remained in production through 2019.
Design
The Marlow-Hunter 42SS is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass with Kevlar reinforcing in the forward hull and polypropylene honeycomb Nida-cores. It has a fractional sloop B&R rig, a stainless steel arch that mounts the mainsheet traveler, a nearly plumb stem, a reverse transom with a fold-down swimming platform and folding ladder, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a laterally tilting, folding wheel and a fixed deep fin keel or shoal draft keel. The deep draft fin keel version displaces {{convert|19098|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|5425|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast, while the shoal draft keel version displaces {{convert|19700|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|6027|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|6.67|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel and {{convert|5.17|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the optional shoal draft keel.
The steering wheel can be set in port, center or starboard positions by use of a foot locking lever, as desired by the helmsman. This provides the advantages of a dual-wheel configuration, but occupies less cockpit space. The wheel also folds when not in use.
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of {{convert|45|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. The fuel tank holds {{convert|50|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|90|u.s.gal}}. The holding tank holds {{convert|40|u.s.gal}}.
Factory options included roller furling jib and mast-furling mainsail.
Operational history
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.marlow-hunter.com/large-keelboats-40-50-feet/the-marlow-hunter-42ss/}}
{{Hunter Marine}}
Category:2010s sailboat type designs