Hunter 306

The Hunter 306 is an American sailboat design, that was introduced in 2001.

The design forms a scaled series with the Hunter 326 and the 356.

Production
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, starting in 2001, but it is now out of production.

Design
The Hunter 306 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop B&R rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 7150 lb and carries 2550 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 5.33 ft with the standard wing keel and 3.83 ft with the optional shoal draft keel.

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 18 hp. The fuel tank holds 20 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 40 u.s.gal.

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 186 with a high of 207 and low of 168. It has a hull speed of 6.95 kn.