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The owner bought this boat in 2003
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2002 Hunter 260 and Trailer * At age 75, and with aging health issues, I am selling my favorite sailboat. This sailboat has only been used occasionally by my wife and I for 2 to 3 times per year for 3 to 4 hour day sails on Lake Winnipesaukee, a fresh waters lake in New Hampshire over the past 15 years. This sailboat has been stored inside every year for the winter from mid-September to mid-June. This sailboat has Not been used as a live aboard, so the cabin has hardly been used at all. * A rare Hunter 260 trailerable sailboat is in excellent shape and ready to sail. Whether an experienced sailor or new to sailing this boat delivers a wonderful experience. Two berths, nifty galley and enclosed head allow for sailing days on end. * Hunter makes the experience truly easy with a rig that is safe, simple, and fast to set up and take down. The amenities usually found on much larger boats including an enclosed head, full galley, convertible dinette, V-berth, and aft cabin sleeping areas. Covered shower and vanity for complete privacy, a wrap-around galley and a very open cabin with good headroom, and a center mounted table. .She has 57 headroom. On deck the cockpit is quite large with wheel steering, cat bird seats in the stern rail, a walk through transom to take a convenient dip or board the boat when on the trailer with ease. The outboard is mounted to starboard to accommodate the kick up rudder on the centerline. * Also included is a 2001 Magic Tilt galvanized Trailer for convenience when she is not in water. * The 2002 Hunter 260 with 2001 Magic Tilt Trailer is located in Moultonboro, New Hampshire which is located in Central New Hampshire in the Lakes Region in Lake Winnipesaukee. * Call Mike at 603 253-9262 (This is a land line, not a cell phone, so text messages will not work)
Improvements to the hull, deck, rigging, engine, or interior
Boat Details * Make Hunter Model 260 Year 2002 Condition Used Type Sail Length 26 ft Fuel Type Gas Hull Material Fiberglass * Trailer Details
Make Magic Tilt Model Custom for Hunter 260 Year 2001 Condition Used * Measurements
LOA 28 ft 1 in Length at Water Line 23 ft 3 in Beam 9 ft Max Draft 6 ft Min. Draft 1 ft 9 in Keel Type centerboard Displacement 3000 lb Ballast 2000 lb Dry Weight 3000 lb
Headsail Area 30.75 ft² Mainsail Area 160.23 ft² Cabin Headroom 5 ft 7 in * Propulsion
Engine Type Outboard Engine Make Mercury (Yamaha rebrand) Engine Model 9.9 Fuel Type Gas Engine Year 2002 Power 9.9 hp * Features
Electronics • Raymarine Speed • Raymarine Depth Rigging • Wheel Steering with Compass
Sun Shade • Bimini Top
* Other Specifications
Designer Hunter Design Team Single Berths 6 Heads 1 Seating Capacity 8 Fresh Water Tanks 20 gal Hull Shape Monohull
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.
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
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.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
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.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
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.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
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.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
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.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
Water ballast model (for ease of trailering - tanks remain full for sailing).
Based on the earlier HUNTER 26.
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