| Hunter 270 | |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Builder: | Hunter Marine |
| Draft: | 3.5feet |
| Displacement: | 50000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 26.25feet |
| Lwl: | 23.25feet |
| Beam: | 8.95feet |
| Engine: | Yanmar 90NaN0 diesel engine or outboard motor |
| Keel Type: | wing keel |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 26.25feet |
| J: | 9.42feet |
| P: | 30.51feet |
| E: | 10.5feet |
| Sailplan: | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 160.18square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 123.64square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 283.82square feet |
| Phrf: | 222 (average) |
The Hunter 270 is an American sailboat that was designed for cruising and first built in 2000.[1] [2] [3]
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [4]
The Hunter 270 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig with a full-batten mainsail, a nearly plumb stem, a walk-through reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed wing keel. It displaces 50000NaN0.[1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 3.5feet with the standard wing keel fitted.[1] [3]
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering but had an original factory option of a Japanese Yanmar inboard diesel engine of 90NaN0. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [3]
Standard equipment supplied included masthead anchor lights, an enclosed head, teak and holly cabin sole, a butane stove, kitchen dishes, portable cooler, anchor, stainless steel boarding ladder and life jackets. Factory optional equipment included a Bimini top, road trailer, roller furler, spinnaker and a marine VHF radio.[2]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 222 with a high of 234 and low of 215. It has a hull speed of 6.462NaN2.[3] [5]
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