Seller's Description
1998 Hunter for sale in excellent, well maintained condition. The Hunter 260 offers exciting performance, surprisingly complete accommodations, and real versatility. This boat has amenities usually found on much larger boats including an enclosed head, full galley, convertible dinette, V-berth, and aft cabin. Long weekends or extended vacations are comfortable and truly livable aboard the Hunter 260. Hunter Marine’s water-ballasted trailerables are comfortable cruisers that are easy to tow because the stability is left in the water, not on your trailer.
General Condition: Well maintained and cared for. New mast and rigging, newer halyards and sheets, all bright work in excellent condition, no tears, rips or stains in cabin upholstery or cockpit cushions, new sails 7 years ago. 2 coats of anti-fouling bottom paint spring of 2021
Equipment: Mechanical/Electrical Equipment: 1998 Honda 9.9 Electric start in well maintained, garage stored condition, 12v electrical panel w/fuses, bilge pump, bilge pump float switch, solar powered battery tender
Galley Equipment: Counter w/sink, hand pump water system, removable cooler, dish storage, butane stove
Additional Equipment: AM/FM West Marine radio, newer deep cycle marine battery, fire extinguisher, life Jackets and throw cushions, 5 gal. porta-potty, newer tires on the galvanized trailer, lazy jacks
Deck and Hull Equipment: Helm with Edson wheel, halyard self-tailing winches, CDI flexible furler, boom vang and boom kicker, recessed anchor well, stainless steel anchor roller, anchor with chain & rope, sail cover, hatch cover, 100% hand-laid fiberglass hull, molded-In non-skid deck surfaces, kick-up rudder, stainless steel bow pulpit, stanchions, and lifelines, stainless steel fold-down swim/boarding ladder, mooring cleats, swing centerboard w/control line to cockpit, positive floatation, outboard motor bracket, newer cushions for cockpit, 4 fenders, headsail roller furling jib, main sail - reefing mainsail (double reef), stainless steel Bimini and cover, hatch cover, deluxe camper top (full with bug screen), regular and oversized rudder, Magma stainless steel grill with cover, wind scoop, Hunter Mast Lowering / Raising System
MORE DETAILS - This is a fresh-water sailed boat. Very clean and well maintained. This sloop is in very good condition with no damage, no signs of water damage, no rips or tears in the upholstery. The boat comes with the original trailer “Magic Tilt”. The trailer is fully galvanized, has an extendable tongue. Two axels. It is easy to launch and haul out the boat. The trailer is in good shape with new tires 5 years ago and a spare tire. The surge brakes have not been serviced and probably do not work. The hitch accepts a 2” ball.
Accommodations - Double birth aft, convertible double V-birth. The salon table has two positions and rotates for different use. cabin lighting, cabinets,- head with sink and porta-potty, salon, sink, galley, sky light.
Sails - Mainsail fully battened, two reef points, with canvas cover, CDI roller furling jib with Sumbrella protection edge, rise and drop the sails from the cockpit, lazy jacks
MEASUREMENTS Length Overall 26’3” (8.00 m) Beam 8.92ft (2.73 m) Min Draft (Board up) 1’9” (0.53 m) Max Draft (Board Down) 6’0” (1.83 m) Max Bridge Clearance 40’0” (12.19 m) Displacement 5.000 lbs. Displacement (w/o ballast) 3.000 lbs.(1361 kg.) Water ballast 2.000 lbs.(907 kg.) Fresh Water Tanks 20gal Maximum Loading 8 people (840 kg. including luggage) Sleeping 6 people
Specs
- Designer
- Rob Mazza
- Builder
- Hunter Marine
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Stub + Centerboard
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 25′ 11″ / 7.9 m
- Waterline Length
- 23′ 3″ / 7.1 m
- Beam
- 8′ 10″ / 2.7 m
- Draft
- 1′ 8″ / 0.5 m — 6′ 0″ / 1.8 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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