| Hunter 290 | |
| Designer: | Hunter Design Team |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Builder: | Hunter Marine |
| Draft: | 5.33feet |
| Displacement: | 74000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 28.58feet |
| Lwl: | 26.92feet |
| Beam: | 10.75feet |
| Engine: | Yanmar 180NaN0 diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel with a bulb weight |
| Ballast: | 25500NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 32feet |
| J: | 11feet |
| P: | 29.08feet |
| E: | 12feet |
| Sailplan: | Fractional B&R rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 174.48square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 176square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 350.48square feet |
| Phrf: | 186 (average) |
The Hunter 290 is an American sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team as a cruising boat and first built in 1999.[1] [2] [3]
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1999 and 2002, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [4]
The Hunter 290 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop B&R rig, a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb or optional wing keel. It displaces 74000NaN0 and carries 25500NaN0 of lead ballast.[1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 5.33feet with the standard keel and 3.5feet with the optional shoal draft keel.[1] [3]
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 180NaN0. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [3]
Factory supplied standard equipment included a 110% roller furling jib, two self-tailing jib winches, arch-mounted mainsheet, rack and pinion steering, private forward cabin, aft stateroom, convertible dinette table, 740NaN0 or stand-up cabin headroom, stainless steel sink, two burner stove, top-loading ice box, four plates, bowls and mugs, with built-in storage, Danforth anchor, fog horn, four life jackets. Optional equipment included a hot and cold transom shower, two-burner gimbaled LPG stove, spinnaker and associated rigging and winches, in-mast mainsail furling system, GPS and a bimini top.[2]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 186 with a high of 190 and a low of 186. It has a hull speed of 6.952NaN2.[3] [5]
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