| Hunter 26.5 | |
| Image Boat: | File:Hunter 26.5 sailboat 2257.jpg |
| Designer: | Hunter Design Team |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1985 |
| Builder: | Hunter Marine |
| Draft: | 3.5feet |
| Displacement: | 44000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 26.58feet |
| Lwl: | 22.42feet |
| Beam: | 9feet |
| Engine: | Outboard motor |
| Keel Type: | wing keel |
| Ballast: | 18000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 29.42feet |
| J: | 9.42feet |
| P: | 30.5feet |
| E: | 10.83feet |
| Sailplan: | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 165.16square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 138.57square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 303.73square feet |
| Phrf: | 189 (average) |
The Hunter 26.5 is an American sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team and first built in 1985.[1] [2]
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1985 and 1987, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [3]
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 44000NaN0 and carries 18000NaN0 of ballast. The fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [2] [4]
The boat has a draft of 3.5feet with the standard wing keel and 4.25feet with the optional deep draft keel.[1] [2]
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. A 9.90NaN0 outboard was factory standard equipment.[4]
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.[4]
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 6.342NaN2.[2] [5]
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