The Hunter 216 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Glenn Henderson as a daysailer and cruiser, and first built in 2003.
The Hunter 216 design, with its thermo plastic hull, was developed into the Hunter 22-2 in 2010. The 22-2 is a similar boat, but built in more conventional fiberglass.
Production
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States starting in 2003, but it is now out of production. A total of 250 were built.
Design
The Hunter 216 is an unsinkable recreational keelboat, built predominantly of thermo plastic. It has a fractional sloop rig, a plumb stem, an open reverse transom, a lifting internally-mounted VARA rudder controlled by a tiller and a hydraulically operated lifting fin keel. It displaces and carries of lead ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the lifting keel extended and with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.
Factory options included a asymmetrical spinnaker, portable toilet, motor mount and a highway trailer.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
The design has a hull speed of .