Seller's Description
GREAT ENTRY LEVEL SAILBOAT WITH LOW COST TRANSFERABLE SLIP! Are you looking to Get Your Feet Wet and learn how to sail but dont want to Bite Off More Than You Can Chew? Well then, this might be the perfect starter boat for you. This clean sailboat is manageable physically and financially. Dont let this one pass you by!
Seller is not desperate, but definitely looking for offers. Since last purchase, the current owner has made improvements to get the boat into excellent mechanical condition. The seller is confident in the boats mechanical condition and says shes ready to go the islands today. This boat is turnkey and ready for her new owner!
1998 Hunter 260 (270) with fixed wing keel and large wheel pedestal, Yanmar 1GM10 9HP inboard engine, and Mercury 9.9HP outboard engine. The outboard is only two years old and has rarely been used. Large cockpit comes with cockpit cushions, VHF, solar panel, ropes, 2x new alloy fluke anchors and more. Due to the cabin width being equal to the beam of the boat, the salon is larger. The boat can sleep 4 people comfortably. It has a quarter berth underneath the cockpit and the table in the saloon can be lowered and used as a bed. It also has a small forward berth, head (restroom), and galley. It has a furling mainsail and jib which can be easily managed from the cockpit. New bottom paint in 2023. Great coastal cruiser to take to the Channel Islands.
Specs
- Designer
- Rob Mazza
- Builder
- Hunter Marine
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Stub + Centerboard
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 26′ 2″ / 8 m
- Waterline Length
- 23′ 3″ / 7.1 m
- Beam
- 8′ 11″ / 2.7 m
- Draft
- 1′ 8″ / 0.5 m — 3′ 6″ / 1.1 m
- Displacement
- 5,000 lb / 2,268 kg
- Ballast
- 2,000 lb / 907 kg (Water)
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 298′² / 27.7 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 298′² / 27.7 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 160′² / 14.9 m²
- P
- 30′ 6″ / 9.3 m
- E
- 10′ 5″ / 3.2 m
- Air Draft
- 39′ 11″ / 12.2 m
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 138′² / 12.8 m²
- I
- 29′ 2″ / 8.9 m
- J
- 9′ 5″ / 2.9 m
- Forestay Length
- 30′ 8″ / 9.4 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- 20 gal / 76 l
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- 1
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
8.0 kn
Classic: 6.46 kn
Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
16.3
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
-
40.0
<40: less stiff, less powerful
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
-
177.4
100-200: light
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
17.1
<20: lightweight racing boat
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
2.1
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
Notes
Water ballast model (for ease of trailering - tanks remain full for sailing).
Based on the earlier HUNTER 26.
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