Hunter 170
Description
The Hunter 170 is a compact, unsinkable fiberglass daysailer designed by the Hunter Design Team in collaboration with JY Sailboats and built by Hunter Marine (now Marlow-Hunter) from 1999 to the mid-2000s, with over 500 hulls produced—making it a staple for beginners, families, and sailing schools seeking an affordable, trailerable entry into sailing. This 17-foot open-cockpit dinghy prioritizes safety and simplicity with high freeboard to prevent swamping, a contoured self-bailing cockpit, and a wide beam for stability, while its fractional sloop rig (loose-footed mainsail and roller-furling jib) offers forgiving performance in light to moderate winds (up to 15 knots). The counterweighted centerboard and kick-up rudder enable easy beaching, and the flat-bottomed hull planes downwind for fun speeds of 6-8 knots.
Construction Details
| Designer | Hunter Marine |
|---|---|
| Builder | Hunter Marine (USA) |
| Length | 17.000 ft |
| LOA | 17.080 ft |
| LWL | 12.080 ft |
| Beam | 7.000 ft |
| Displacement | 480 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.500 ft |
| Min Draft | 0.500 ft |
| Year Built | 1998 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 18.96 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 5.54 ft |
| p | 19.42 ft |
| e | 8.38 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.96 ft | 5.54 ft | 19.42 ft | 8.38 ft | - | - | - | - |
Documents
Sails
Hunter 170 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 19.42 ft - (5919 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 8.38 ft - (2554 mm) |
| Leech | * 20.69 ft - (6306 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 20.88 ft - (6364 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4 in - (102 mm) |
| Area | * 84.17 ft² |
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Hunter 170 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 18.5 ft - (5639 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 6.42 ft - (1957 mm) |
| Leech | 17.25 ft - (5258 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 82.62 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 5.99 ft - (1826 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.65 ° |
| Area | * 55.37 ft² |
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Hunter 170 - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | * 18.79 ft - (5727 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 9.07 ft - (2765 mm) |
| Leech | * 17.29 ft - (5270 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 128 ft² |
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Hunter 170 - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | 19.5 ft - (5944 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 10 ft - (3048 mm) |
| Leech | 17.5 ft - (5334 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 146 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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