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Model information - P42

posted 09-12-2008 by Terry Cox

Hunter Marine Customer Service supplied the following information:

The hull is constructed of solid glass below the water line and
has a coremat and balsa core from the water up to the shear, the deck
is cored with marine grade plywood. We built approximately 220 of this model between the years 1990 and 1997, which those built in 1997 became model year 1998.

LOA - 426
Beam - 14 0
Draft - 4 11
Ballast - 7,700 lbs.
Displacement - 24,000 lbs.
Sail area - 949 sq. ft.
I - 55 6
J - 16 0
P - 48 0
E - 15 6
Mast height from DWL - 60 3
Head room - 6 6

Propulsion - 57HP 4JH2-TE Yanmar; shaft 1.25; propeller three blade fixed, 18 RH 15 bronze.

Tankage:
*Fresh water - forward cabin tank 65 gallons, main cabin tank 85 gallons
*Fuel - 71 gallons
*Holding - 26 gallons

Marine Gear Model Transmission:
KBW20 Kanzaki-Carl Hurth reduction reversing gears
Reduction ratio - forward 2.17/reverse 3.06
Lubrication - Dexron, ATF