Hunter 356

Hunter 356

Development
Designer	Glenn Henderson
Location	United States
Year	2000
No. built	500
Builder	Hunter Marine
Name	Hunter 356
Boat
Displacement	13,900 lb (6,305 kg)
Draft	6.42 ft (1.96 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	34.50 ft (10.52 m)
LWL	30.58 ft (9.32 m)
Beam	12.00 ft (3.66 m)
Engine type	Yanmar diesel engine 27 hp (20 kW)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	4,000 lb (1,814 kg)
Rudder	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
General	Fractional rigged sloop
I foretriangle height	44.83 ft (13.66 m)
J foretriangle base	13.16 ft (4.01 m)
P mainsail luff	44.92 ft (13.69 m)
E mainsail foot	15.00 ft (4.57 m)
Sails
Mainsail area	336.90 sq ft (31.299 m2)
Jib/genoa area	294.98 sq ft (27.405 m2)
Total sail area	631.88 sq ft (58.704 m2)
Racing
PHRF	141 (average)
Hunter 36-2 →

The Hunter 356 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Glenn Henderson and introduced in 2000.¹²³⁴

The design forms a scaled series with the Hunter 306 and the 326. The Hunter 356 design was developed into the 2008 Hunter 36-2.⁵⁶

The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, starting in 2000, with 500 boats completed, but it is now out of production.¹³⁷

The Hunter 356 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop B&R rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder, a reverse transom, a mast-furling mainsail and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 13,900 lb (6,305 kg) and carries 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) of ballast.¹²³

The boat has a draft of 6.42 ft (1.96 m) with the standard fin keel. The optional shoal draft keel model has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m)¹³

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 27 hp (20 kW). The fuel tank holds 38 U.S. gallons (140 L; 32 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 75 U.S. gallons (280 L; 62 imp gal).¹³

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 141 with a high of 150 and low of 135. It has a hull speed of 7.41 kn (13.72 km/h).²³