Hi Glenn,
It is easy to watch the evolution of the Hunter designs under your hand; your very distinctive "hollow-cheeked" bows mark all of the recent models you have drawn for them. Can you please share with us the process that took you to this design.
In my estimation, this fine entry combined with the broad stern sections that you have drawn, contributes so much to the motion comfort of my 49, and makes it such a fast boat. I have on many occasions exceeded the theoretical hull speed, often sailing in the area of 9.5 knots, and at times topping 10. I congratulate you on your wonderful design of the 49. To me it combines wonderful sea kindlieness and superb comfort in a very easy to sail vessel. I am fully confident that it will take me wherever I wish to go.
We are leaving in August on an open-ended exploration of the planet, and I am nearing completion of adding about 2,000 kilograms to the weight of the boat, with a 1225 Ah house bank, a generator, a 510 Watt solar array and wind generator on a subsiduary stern arch, a Hydrovane, a watermaker, three additional anchors from a 40kg Rocna on down, 150 metres of additional chain, and so on.
In the next few weeks, after I have finished these installations, I will see how sprightly she is on her new lines. She appears to be some 10 centimetres or so deeper in the water now than is her newly arrived unladen sister in the marina. Can you please tell me what the kilograms per centimetre of immersion is for the 49.
It is easy to watch the evolution of the Hunter designs under your hand; your very distinctive "hollow-cheeked" bows mark all of the recent models you have drawn for them. Can you please share with us the process that took you to this design.
In my estimation, this fine entry combined with the broad stern sections that you have drawn, contributes so much to the motion comfort of my 49, and makes it such a fast boat. I have on many occasions exceeded the theoretical hull speed, often sailing in the area of 9.5 knots, and at times topping 10. I congratulate you on your wonderful design of the 49. To me it combines wonderful sea kindlieness and superb comfort in a very easy to sail vessel. I am fully confident that it will take me wherever I wish to go.
We are leaving in August on an open-ended exploration of the planet, and I am nearing completion of adding about 2,000 kilograms to the weight of the boat, with a 1225 Ah house bank, a generator, a 510 Watt solar array and wind generator on a subsiduary stern arch, a Hydrovane, a watermaker, three additional anchors from a 40kg Rocna on down, 150 metres of additional chain, and so on.
In the next few weeks, after I have finished these installations, I will see how sprightly she is on her new lines. She appears to be some 10 centimetres or so deeper in the water now than is her newly arrived unladen sister in the marina. Can you please tell me what the kilograms per centimetre of immersion is for the 49.