| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Hunter Design Team |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 2003 |
| Builder(s) | Hunter Marine |
| Name | Hunter 456 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 26,180 lb (11,875 kg) |
| Draft | 6.50 ft (1.98 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 46.1 ft (14.1 m) |
| LWL | 39.67 ft (12.09 m) |
| Beam | 14.00 ft (4.27 m) |
| Engine type | Yanmar 76 hp (57 kW)diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 9,680 lb (4,391 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-typerudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 55.42 ft (16.89 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 16.92 ft (5.16 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 49.92 ft (15.22 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 16.83 ft (5.13 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | B&R riggedMasthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 420.08 sq ft (39.027 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 468.85 sq ft (43.558 m2) |
| Total sail area | 1,000.00 sq ft (92.903 m2) |
TheHunter 456 is an Americansailboat that was designed by theHunter Design Team as a cruiser and first built in 2003.[1][2][3][4]
The design was built byHunter Marine in theUnited States, but it is now out of production.[1][2][4]
The Hunter 456 is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass. It has amasthead sloopB&R rig, araked stem, a walk-throughreverse transom with a swimming platform and folding ladder, a center cockpit, an internally mounted spade-typerudder controlled by awheel and a fixed finkeel or optionalwing keel. With the fin keel it displaces 26,000 lb (11,793 kg) and carries 9,500 lb (4,309 kg) of lead ballast. With the wing keel it displaces 26,180 lb (11,875 kg) and carries 9,680 lb (4,391 kg) of lead ballast.[1][3][4]
The boat has a draft of 6.50 ft (1.98 m) with the standard keel and 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with the optional shoal draft wing keel.[1][3][4]
The boat is fitted with a JapaneseYanmardiesel engine of 78 hp (58 kW). The fuel tank holds 100 U.S. gallons (380 L; 83 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 200 U.S. gallons (760 L; 170 imp gal). The hot water tank has a capacity of 11 U.S. gallons (42 L; 9.2 imp gal) and the waste water holding tank holds 50 U.S. gallons (190 L; 42 imp gal).[1][3][4]
Factory standard equipment included a 110%roller furlinggenoa, three two-speed self-tailing winches (one for rigging and two for the jib sheets), an electric self-tailing halyard winch, anodized spars,marine VHF radio,knotmeter,depth sounder, AM/FM radio andCD player with eight speakers, dual offsetanchor rollers, hot and cold water transom shower, integralsolar panel, sealedteak andholly cabin sole, two fully enclosedheads with showers, aft head bathtub, private forward and aft cabins, a dinette table that converts to a berth, complete set of kitchen dishes for six people and bedding,microwave oven, dual sinks, three-burnergimbaledliquid petroleum gas stove and oven, a fog bell and sixlife jackets. Factory options includedin-mast mainsail furling, anasymmetrical spinnaker and rigging, a double aft cabin,air conditioning, clothing washer and drier,GPS and aBimini top. Below decks the headroom is 77 in (196 cm).[3]
The design has ahull speed of 8.44 kn (15.63 km/h).[4][5][6]
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