Hunter 54 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Cutter

LOA

54.83' · 16.71 m

Disp.

20,500 lbs · 9,299 kg

First year

1980

The Hunter 54 stands as one of the most radical departures in the history of American production boatbuilding. Launched in the early 1980s, it was the antithesis of the "floating condo" reputation that Hunter Marine would later cultivate. Instead, the 54 was a productionline manifestation of Warren Luhrs’ obsession with offshore racing and the Ultra Light Displacement Boat (ULDB) philosophy. Heavily influenced by Luhrs’ recordbreaking yacht Thursday’s Child, the Hunter 54 was designed to be a "maxi" for the masses—a long, narrow, and exceptionally fast Greyhound that prioritized speed over interior volume. With a beam of only 11 feet, 4 inches on a 54foot hull, it remains one of the narrowest and most distinctive silhouettes ever produced by a major American manufacturer.