| Hunter Xcite | |
| Designer: | Hunter Design Team |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 2003 |
| Builder: | Hunter Marine |
| Draft: | 3.18feet |
| Displacement: | 950NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | ACP |
| Loa: | 9.91feet |
| Beam: | 4.43feet |
| Keel Type: | centerboard |
| Ballast: | none |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Unstayed catboat |
| Sailplan: | Cat rig |
| Sailarea Main: | 46square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 46square feet |
The Hunter Xcite (English: Excite), also called the Hunter Xcite 10, is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by the Hunter Design Team and first built in 2003.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, but it is now out of production.[2] [4] [5]
The Hunter Xcite is an unsinkable recreational sailboat, built from a sandwich panel of thermoformed UV-protected plastic, with fiberglass mat and injected foam. It has a free-standing catboat rig, a raked stem, an open self-draining reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and tiller extension and a folding centerboard. It displaces 950NaN0 and can be transported on an automobile roof rack.[1] [5]
The boat has a draft of 3.19feet with the centerboard extended and 0.49feet with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. The boat has no provisions for an outboard motor.[1] [5]
Factory standard equipment included a two piece anodized aluminum mast and boom. A "training sail" of 34square feet was available. Factory options included a launching dolly and a larger 55square feet "turbo" mainsail.[3]
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