Hunter 466

Hunter 466

Development
Designer	Hunter Design Team
Location	United States
Year	2002
Builder(s)	Hunter Marine
Name	Hunter 466
Boat
Displacement	26,180 lb (11,875 kg)
Draft	6.50 ft (1.98 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	46.08 ft (14.05 m)
LWL	39.67 ft (12.09 m)
Beam	14.00 ft (4.27 m)
Engine type	Yanmar 75 hp (56 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	9,680 lb (4,391 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	55.33 ft (16.86 m)
J foretriangle base	17.00 ft (5.18 m)
P mainsail luff	51.42 ft (15.67 m)
E mainsail foot	18.00 ft (5.49 m)
Sails
Sailplan	B&R rigged masthead sloop
Mainsail area	462.78 sq ft (42.994 m^2)
Jib/genoa area	470.31 sq ft (43.693 m^2)
Total sail area	933.09 sq ft (86.687 m^2)

The Hunter 466 is an American sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team as a cruiser and first built in 2002.^[1][2][3][4]

Production

The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, but it is now out of production.^[1][2][4][5]

Design

The Hunter 466 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a B&R masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom with a swimming platform and folding ladder, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel or optional wing keel. the fin keel model displaces 26,180 lb (11,875 kg) and carries 9,680 lb (4,391 kg) of ballast, while the wing keel model displaces 26,000 lb (11,793 kg) and carries 9,500 lb (4,309 kg) of ballast^[1][4]

The boat has a draft of 6.50 ft (1.98 m) with the standard keel and 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with the optional shoal draft wing keel.^[1][4]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 75 hp (56 kW). The fuel tank holds 100 U.S. gallons (380 L; 83 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 200 U.S. gallons (760 L; 170 imp gal).^[1][4]

Factory standard equipment included a 110% roller furling genoa, full roach mainsail, two two-speed self tailing jib winches, two two-speed self rigging winches, an electric self tailing halyard winch, an electric anchor winch, anodized spars, marine VHF radio, knotmeter, depth sounder, AM/FM radio and CD player with six speakers, dual off-set anchor rollers, hot and cold water transom shower, integral solar panel, a sealed teak and holly cabin sole, two fully enclosed heads with showers, private forward and aft cabins, a dinette table that converts to a berth, a dual cabin ad workshop layout, six complete sets of kitchen dishes, microwave oven, dual sinks, three-burner gimbaled liquid petroleum gas stove and oven, a fog bell, emergency tiller and six life jackets. Factory options included a double aft cabin, air conditioning, mast furling mainsail, spinnaker and associated hardware, 8 gph water-maker and leather cushions.^[3]

The design has a hull speed of 8.44 kn (15.63 km/h).^[4]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• Hunter 45
• Hunter 456
• Hunter 460

References

1. Browning, Randy (2019). "Hunter 466 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hunter Marine". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
3. Hunter Marine (2002). "Hunter 466" (PDF). www.marlow-hunter.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hunter 466". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
5. Hunter Marine. "Previous Models". www.marlow-hunter.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

External links

• Official brochure