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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Hunter Design Team |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1985 |
| Builder(s) | Hunter Marine |
| Name | Hunter 26.5 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 4,400 lb (1,996 kg) |
| Draft | 3.50 ft (1.07 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 26.58 ft (8.10 m) |
| LWL | 22.42 ft (6.83 m) |
| Beam | 9.00 ft (2.74 m) |
| Engine type | Outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | wing keel |
| Ballast | 1,800 lb (816 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 29.42 ft (8.97 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 9.42 ft (2.87 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 30.50 ft (9.30 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 10.83 ft (3.30 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 165.16 sq ft (15.344 m) |
| Jib/genoa area | 138.57 sq ft (12.874 m) |
| Total sail area | 303.73 sq ft (28.217 m) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 189 (average) |
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The Hunter 26.5 is an American sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team and first built in 1985.
Production
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1985 and 1987, but it is now out of production.
Design
The Hunter 26.5 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, an aluminum mast and boom, a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a laminated wooden tiller and a fixed wing keel. It displaces 4,400 lb (1,996 kg) and carries 1,800 lb (816 kg) of ballast. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 23 U.S. gallons (87 L; 19 imp gal).
The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the standard wing keel and 4.25 ft (1.30 m) with the optional deep draft keel.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. A 9.9 hp (7 kW) outboard was factory standard equipment.
The boat was delivered with many items as standard equipment, as part of the manufacturer's Cruise Pac. These included a 110% genoa foresail, mast head wind indicator, stainless steel front and rear pulpits, lifelines and stanchions, a stainless steel re-boarding ladder, holly and teak wood interior, dinette table, portable toilet, a stainless steel galley sink, stove, ice chest, an outboard motor bracket, anchor and anchor line and even life jackets.
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 189 with a high of 198 and low of 186. It has a hull speed of 6.34 kn (11.74 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 260
- Hunter 270
- MacGregor 26
- Mirage 26
- Nash 26
- Nonsuch 26
- Paceship PY 26
- Parker Dawson 26
- Pearson 26
- Sandstream 26
- Tanzer 26
- Yamaha 26
References
- ^ Browning, Randy (2018). "Hunter 26.5 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hunter 26.5". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hunter Marine". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Hunter Marine (1985). "Hunter 26.5" (PDF). marlow-hunter.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 26.5". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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