1996 Hunter Passage 42 Sold Boat in Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716 US

The Hunter Passage 42 blends center-cockpit comfort with surprising performance in a contemporary cruising boat with bluewater capabilities. Her powerful masthead rig, roller furling jib and cockpit line-handling make those long passages truly enjoyable. There is even a double sun pad for those long, lazy afternoons. Below, the 42 is truly enjoyable. Marine fabrics, hand-rubbed teak, and Corian counters provide a warm, friendly atmosphere, while her 14-foot beam gives the spaciousness you need. The incredible salon is perfect for dining in or entertaining the crew, and all with appreciate the layout of the fully-equipped galley. Refrigerator-freezer, LPG stove with oven, microwave and storage galore will change your outlook on cooking aboard. For extended cruising, privacy is paramount and the Hunter 42 with its 2-stateroom, 2-head design keeps it that way. The sizable primary stateroom offers a queen-size walk-around berth, copious storage and hanging lockers, plus a full head, complete with a shower-tub. The forward guest quarters feature a full-size berth, desk vanity, and adjoining head for a comfortable refuge after a great day at sea.

The Hunter Passage 42 auxiliary shoal draft sloop, as built by Hunter Marine, Alachua, FL, was designed for cruising with moderate displacement, an externally ballasted shoal draft lead winged bulb keel,, spade hung rudder, full sheer bow, reverse transom stern, modified trunk cabin, center cockpit, fore and aft cabin interior layout, single aluminum extrusion mast, sloop rigged, and fitted with a single diesel fueled auxiliary engine. Construction of hull, deck and superstructure are fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) or FRP composite moldings laid up in molds. Hull molding is solid FRP laminate reinforced by a pre-engineered interior FRP structural pan liner framework glassed to the hull. Additional balsa core is added to the interior of the hull at the forward stress points for additional panel stiffness. Full and partial bulkheads and interior joinery glass tabbed to the hull. Deck molding is sandwich laminate structure with a balsa core reinforcement for panel molding stiffness and molded in non-skid surface. Floor frames of FRP provide support for the removable teak and holly veneered floor panels. Hull to deck joint is an outward flange with a deck overlay, chemical and mechanical fasteners, and covered on the exterior by the through bolted toerail / rubrail combination.

Hull: Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Hand laid E-glass w/ polyester matrix

Internal FRP frame pre-engineered grid with full interior liner

Stainless steel keel bolts

Bulkheads:  Six full and partial, some glass tabbed to hull others attached to interior grid liner.

Floor: Teak and Holly veneer over marine plywood set on FRP hull grid sections, screwed in place 

Hull/deck joint: Outward flange w/ deck overlay, joint covered by continuous aluminum toe rail, thru bolted and chemically sealed. 

Prop: One 3-blade bronze folding Max-Prop

Shaft: Stainless steel

Strut: Bronze casting through-bolted to hull, bolts accessible under aft cabin floor. 

Stuffing box: Packless gland affixed to FRP tube, double clamped

Rudder: FRP cored w/foam and internal stainless-steel frame

Steering: Edson pedestal wheel cockpit mounted.

Emergency Tiller: stowed w/ access from cockpit. 

Anchor: 45# CQR w/chain leader and 5/8” X 150' nylon rode. Windlass not currently operational.

Hull Type:        Wing Keel

Rigging Type:   B&R

LOA:    42.50 ft / 12.95 m

LWL:    38.00 ft / 11.58 m

S.A. (reported):           949.00 ft² / 88.16 m²

Beam:  14.00 ft / 4.27 m

Displacement: 24,000.00 lb / 10,886 kg

Ballast: 7,700.00 lb / 3,493 kg

Max Draft:       4.92 ft / 1.50 m

Construction:  FG

First Built:        1989

Last Built:        1997

Builder:           Hunter Marine (USA)

Designer:         Hunter Design Team

Fuel:     70 gals / 265 L

Water: 150 gals / 568 L

Headroom:       6.50 ft / 1.98 m

S.A. / Displ.:     18.32

Bal. / Displ.:     32.08

Disp: / Len:       195.26

Comfort Ratio:                28.05

Capsize Screening Formula:                  1.95

S#:          2.61

Hull Speed:      8.26 kn

Pounds/Inch Immersion:         1,900.89 pounds/inch

Rig and Sail Particulars

I:               55.50 ft / 16.92 m

J:               16.00 ft / 4.88 m

P:             48.00 ft / 14.63 m

E:             15.50 ft / 4.72 m

S.A. Fore:           444.00 ft² / 41.25 m²

S.A. Main:          372.00 ft² / 34.56 m²

S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles):        816.00 ft² / 75.81 m²

S.A./Displ. (calc.):        15.75

Est. Forestay Length: 57.76 ft / 17.61 m

Mast Height from DWL:            60.25 ft / 18.36 m

Rig: Aluminum B&R rigged Z-Spar mast w/ internal main sail furler system, double spreaders, aft swept upper and lower shrouds, single head and aft stays.

Chainplates: deck pads bolted to stainless rods to compression post underpinning

1 X 19 stainless steel wire shrouds

Winches: Lewmar, all cockpit mounted and all are self-tailing

Genoa furler: Profurl, recessed below main deck

Traveller: Schaefer, mounted on arch over cockpit, equipped with cam lock traveler car adjustment system

Boom vang: Quik vang type, cockpit controlled.

Jib: 130% roller furled genoa, North Sails 120% (2014)

Main: Roller furled main, internal in mast

Canvas: Dodger and Bimini brand new (2024)

Below deck: 

Raymarine RL80C Pathfinder Plus GPS/Radar

Standard Horizon VHF Radio  

Cockpit: 

Raymarine RL70C Pathfinder Plus GPS/Radar

Raymarine Autopilot 6001+

Raymarine ST60 Wind-Speed-Depth- Multi

Standard Horizon VHF Radio  

Backstay: Raymarine RaDome 2kW 18" + GPS antenna

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.