| Hunter 54 | |
| Designer: | W. Luhrs J. Cherubini C. Steck |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1980 |
| Builder: | Hunter Marine |
| Draft: | 6feet |
| Displacement: | 205000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 54.83feet |
| Lwl: | 43.5feet |
| Beam: | 11.33feet |
| Engine: | 480NaN0 diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 82000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 54.6feet |
| J: | 20feet |
| P: | 48.8feet |
| E: | 14.8feet |
| Sailplan: | Cutter rig |
| Sailarea Main: | 361.12square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 546square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 907.12square feet |
| Phrf: | 54 (average) |
The Hunter 54 is an American sailboat that was designed by Warren Luhrs, John Cherubini and Cortland Steck as a cruiser and first built in 1980. The design was based upon three years of off-shore racing experience.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1980 and 1983, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [6]
The Hunter 54 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. The hull was designed by Warren Luhrs and John Cherubini, while Cortland Steck designed the rig. It has a cutter rig, a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom with a swimming platform, folding ladder and dinghy stowage in a watertight compartment, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 205000NaN0 and carries 82000NaN0 of ballast.[1]
The boat has a draft of 6feet with the standard keel fitted.[1]
The boat is fitted with a diesel engine of 480NaN0. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [5]
Factory standard equipment included a cockpit-mounted, six-man, life-raft; 120% staysail; anchor and built-in anchor roller; integral solar panel; teak and holly cabin sole; two fully enclosed heads with showers; private forward and aft cabins; a dinette table; refrigerator; dual sinks; gimbaled stove and oven; 82NaN2 fiberglass dinghy, with oars and life jackets.[5]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 54 with a high of 42 and low of 66. It has a hull speed of 8.842NaN2.[7]