Hunter 45 DS

The Hunter 45 DS and Hunter 45 CC are a family of American sailboats, that was first built in 2005/2006.

The design is often confused with the unrelated 1985 Hunter 45 and Hunter 45 Legend designs.

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

Design
The Hunter 45 DS and CC series are both small recreational keelboats, built predominantly of fiberglass.

Variants

 * Hunter 45 CC (Center Cockpit)
 * This model was designed by Glenn Henderson and the Hunter Design Team and introduced in 2005. It has a length overall of 45.01 ft, a waterline length of 39.17 ft, displaces 22937 lb and carries 7390 lb of ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.99 ft with the standard keel and 6.5 ft with the optional deep draft keel. The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 75 hp. The fuel tank holds 76 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 149 u.s.gal. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 84 with a high of 72 and low of 111. It has a hull speed of 8.39 kn.


 * Hunter 45 DS (Deck Salon)
 * This model was designed by Glen Henderson and introduced in 2006 as updated version of the Hunter 44 DS. It has a length overall of 44.82 ft, a waterline length of 39.17 ft, displaces 22937 lb and carries 7238 lb of iron ballast. The boat has a draft of 6.50 ft with the standard keel and 5.00 ft with the optional shoal draft keel. The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 54 hp. The fuel tank holds 66 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 140 u.s.gal.