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Hunter 356

Built 2000–? by Hunter Marine

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About the Hunter 356

Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.

Hunter 356
Photo: Ahunt, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons · licence (names blurred)
Built
2000–?
Builder
Hunter Marine
Designer
Glenn Henderson
Length
35.5 ft
Waterline
30.58 ft
Beam
12 ft
Draft
6.42 ft
Displacement
13,900 lb
Ballast
5,023 lb
Hull / keel
fin keel
Rig
sloop
Propulsion
inboard
Fuel
37 gal
Water
75 gal
Holding
30 gal
Water heater
6 gal · AC + engine · standard
Generator
factory option
Number built
500
Stern thruster
not fitted
Steering
rack and pinion
Tank capacities — where the figures come from
  • Fuel 37 gal
    “FUEL TANK CAPACITY 37 US gal. / 140 liters” — owner's manual, pacificsailors.com · “38 U.S. gallons (140 L; 32 imp gal)” — search excerpt, en.wikipedia.org · “Fuel Tank: 38 Gallons (143.85 Liters)” — search excerpt (2002), yachtr.com
    Hunter's owner's manual for the 356 gives 37 US gal (140 L) on its capacities page; spec databases and a listing round it to 38.
  • Water 75 gal
    “WATER CAPACITY 75 U.S. gal. / 284 liters” — owner's manual, pacificsailors.com
    There's also a 6 gal (23 L) water heater, listed separately in the owner's manual and not included in this figure.
  • Holding 30 gal
    “HOLDING TANK CAPACITY 30 U S gal. / 113.5 liters” — owner's manual, pacificsailors.com · “Holding Tank: 25 Gallons (94.64 Liters)” — search excerpt (2002), yachtr.com
    The builder's owner's manual says 30 gal; one listing's 25 gal isn't used.
  • Water heater 6 gal · AC + engine · standard
    “WATER HEATER 6 U.S. gal. 23 liters” — owner's manual, pacificsailors.com · “The water heater operates either on 120 or 240 volts AC or when the engine is running” — owner's manual, pacificsailors.com
    Hunter's 356 owner's manual lists a 6 US gal (23 L) water heater separately from the 75 US gal water tank, heated by shore/generator AC or the engine. The manual warns the optional inverter cannot run the heater.

Tanks are often replaced or added on older boats — check the tank labels or a survey for yours.

Thrusters and steering — where this comes from
  • Bow thruster unknown
    The Hunter 356 owner's manual (deck hardware list, thru-hull and electrical drawings, options such as generator and air conditioning) shows no thruster, and no option list was found.
  • Stern thruster not fitted
    Our earlier figure of none has no source, and nothing was found either way.
  • Steering rack and pinion
    “SEE WHITLOCK PROVIDED MATERIAL FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON COMPONENTS, MAINTENANCE, ETC” — owner's manual (2001), pacificsailors.com · “STEERING PEDESTAL ... DRAGLINK ... RUDDER STOCK ... PEDESTAL OUTPUT LEVER” — owner's manual (2001), pacificsailors.com · “Hunter has begun using Whitlock steering -- a superior rack and pinion system that eliminates the sloppiness of cables.” — search excerpt (2002), boats.com
    The builder's Steering Pedestal drawing (dated 7/19/01) shows a Whitlock pedestal whose output lever drives the tiller arm on the rudder stock through a drag link; a review calls it a Whitlock rack-and-pinion system. The emergency tiller fits the control arm through a deck plate.

Thrusters and steering are often replaced — check the units on your boat before ordering parts.

B&R rig with no backstay; in-mast furling main was an option (E is 16 ft for furling). Deep fin 6.42 ft; shoal keel 5.0 ft (5,064 lb ballast). Sold in the UK as the Legend 356 with a twin bilge keel option. Sailboatdata lists no last-built year. Hull laminate not stated in sources read. Hulls built (500) is sailboatdata's round figure.

Engines fitted

Generator

factory option

“THE OPT. AIR COND IS POWERED BY THE "SHORE POWER B" CABLE OR THE OPT. GENERATOR” — owner's manual, pacificsailors.com

The owner's manual power-system pages give start-up and troubleshooting steps for an optional generator (raw-water seacock, start battery) but do not name its make or size.

Manuals and brochures online

Hosted by the builder or an owners' association; they own the copyright.

Known problems for this model

Model sources (6)

sailboatdata.com · sailnet.com · forums.sailboatowners.com · facebook.com · en.wikipedia.org · pacificsailors.com

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