Development | |
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Designer | Rob Mazza and the Hunter Design Team |
Location | United States |
Year | 1997 |
Builder(s) | Hunter Marine |
Name | Hunter 260 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) |
Draft | 6.00 ft (1.83 m) maximum |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Construction | Fiberglass |
LOA | 26.25 ft (8.00 m) |
LWL | 23.25 ft (7.09 m) |
Beam | 8.96 ft (2.73 m) |
Engine type | Outboard motor |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | centerboard |
Ballast | 2,000 lb (907 kg) of water |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
General | Fractional B&R rigged sloop |
I foretriangle height | 29.21 ft (8.90 m) |
J foretriangle base | 9.46 ft (2.88 m) |
P mainsail luff | 30.54 ft (9.31 m) |
E mainsail foot | 10.50 ft (3.20 m) |
Sails | |
Mainsail area | 160.34 sq ft (14.896 m) |
Jib/genoa area | 138.16 sq ft (12.835 m) |
Total sail area | 298.50 sq ft (27.732 m) |
Racing | |
PHRF | 213 (average) |
← Hunter 26
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The Hunter 260 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Rob Mazza and the Hunter Design Team and first built in 1997.
The Hunter 260 is a development of the Hunter 26.
Production
The boat was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1997 and 2005, but it is now out of production.
Design
The Hunter 260 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It is a fractional B&R rigged sloop, with a transom-hung rudder and a folding centerboard keel. It displaces 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) and carries 2,000 lb (907 kg) of water ballast.
The boat has a draft of 6.00 ft (1.83 m) with the centreboard extended and 1.75 ft (0.53 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 20 U.S. gallons (76 L; 17 imp gal).
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 213 with a high of 220 and low of 206. It has a hull speed of 6.46 kn (11.96 km/h).
See also
Similar sailboats
- Beneteau First 26
- Beneteau First 265
- C&C 26
- C&C 26 Wave
- Contessa 26
- Dawson 26
- Discovery 7.9
- Grampian 26
- Herreshoff H-26
- Hunter 26
- Hunter 26.5
- Hunter 240
- Hunter 270
- MacGregor 26
- Mirage 26
- Nash 26
- Nonsuch 26
- Outlaw 26
- Paceship PY 26
- Parker Dawson 26
- Pearson 26
- Sandstream 26
- Tanzer 26
- Yamaha 26
References
- ^ Browning, Randy (2017). "Hunter 260 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 260". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- Browning, Randy (2017). "Rob Mazza". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hunter 260". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- Marlow-Hunter. "Previous models". www.marlow-hunter.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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