Hunter 20

The Hunter 20 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Cortland Steck as daysailer and small cruiser and first built in 1983.Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 104. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010.

Production The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1983-1984, but it is now out of production.

Design The Hunter 20 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller, a "pop-up" companionway hatch and a retractable centerboard. It displaces and carries of ballast.

The boat has a draft of with the centreboard extended and with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.

Standard equipment includes a stove and cooler, toilet, life jackets and an anchor.

The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a straight settee in the main cabin and a dinette table that drops down to form a double berth on the starboard side. The galley slides under the cockpit when not in use. Cabin headroom is .

The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 282 with a high of 274 and low of 288. It has a hull speed of .

Operational history In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: Compared to her comp[etitor]s, the Hunter 20 is small. She is shortest on LOD, has the lowest ballast and the highest D/L (with by far the shortest waterline), and ties for lowest displacement. Nevertheless the accommodations, while not spacious, are cleverly arranged to include a dinette, complete with table and facing seats. A galley slides forward from under the cockpit when needed. Worst features: The forward V-berth does not provide adequate room for two adults to share."

Hunter 20

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