The Hunter 35.5 Legend is an American
sailboat
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Types
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, that was designed as a
cruiser
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and introduced in 1986.
The Hunter 35 Legend was developed into the
Hunter 35.5 Legend
The Hunter 35.5 Legend is an American sailboat, designed as a cruiser and introduced in 1989.
The Hunter 35.5 Legend is a development of the Hunter 35 Legend, which it replaced in production in 1989.
Production
The design was built by Hunter ...
in 1989, which replaced it in production.
Production
The boat was built by
Hunter Marine
Hunter Marine was an American boat builder, now known as Marlow-Hunter, LLC, owned by David E. Marlow. The company did produce the Mainship powerboat brand. Marlow also owns and manufactures the Marlow Yachts brand consisting of long range ...
in the
United States
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between 1986 and 1989.
Design
The Hunter 35 Legend is a small recreational
keelboat
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, built predominantly of
fiberglass
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, with wood trim. It has a
fractional sloop rig, a
raked stem
The stem is the most forward part of a boat or ship's bow and is an extension of the keel itself. It is often found on wooden boats or ships, but not exclusively.
Description
The stem is the curved edge stretching from the keel below, up to ...
, a
reverse transom
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Transom ...
, an internally-mounted spade-type
rudder
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controlled by a
wheel
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and a fixed fin or optionally,
winged keel
The winged keel is a sailboat keel layout first fitted on the 12-metre class yacht '' Australia II'', 1983 America's Cup winner.
Design
This layout was adopted by Ben Lexcen, designer of '' Australia II''. Although Ben Lexcen "had tried the wi ...
. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and with the optional winged keel.
The boat is fitted with a Japanese
Yanmar
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3GM
diesel engine
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of . The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .
The design has a
hull speed
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of .
See also
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List of sailing boat types
The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghy, dinghies, and multihull (catamarans and trimarans).
Olympic classes
World Sailing Classes
Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht ...
Related development
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Hunter 35.5 Legend
The Hunter 35.5 Legend is an American sailboat, designed as a cruiser and introduced in 1989.
The Hunter 35.5 Legend is a development of the Hunter 35 Legend, which it replaced in production in 1989.
Production
The design was built by Hunter ...
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Design
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Hunter 356
The Hunter 356 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Glenn Henderson and introduced in 2000.
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Island Packet 35
The Island Packet 35 is an American sailboat that was designed by Robert K. Johnson as a Cruising (maritime), cruiser and first built in 1988.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 320-321. ...
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Landfall 35
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Mirage 35
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Niagara 35
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Southern Cross 35
References
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Keelboats
1980s sailboat type designs
Sailing yachts
Sailboat types built by Hunter Marine