Hunter 26

{{Short description|Sailboat class}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}

{{Use American English|date=May 2018}}

{{Infobox sailboat specifications

|name = Hunter 26

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|designer = Rob Mazza

|location = United States

|year = 1994

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|builder = Hunter Marine

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|displacement = {{convert|4600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

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|hull type = Monohull

|construction = Fiberglass

|loa = {{convert|25.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|lwl = {{convert|23.16|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|beam = {{convert|9.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|hull draft = {{convert|6.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centerboard down

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|engine = Outboard motor

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|keel type = Centerboard

|ballast = {{convert|2000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder

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|rig type = Bermuda rig

|I = {{convert|28.33|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|J = {{convert|9.42|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|P = {{convert|30.08|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|E = {{convert|10.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|sailplan = Fractional rigged sloop

|sailarea main = {{convert|157.92|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

|sailarea headsail = {{convert|133.43|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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|sailarea total = {{convert|291.35|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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The Hunter 26 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Rob Mazza and first built in 1994.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-26|title = Hunter 26 sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 28 May 2018|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220325223621/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-26|archive-date = 25 March 2022|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mazza-rob|title = Rob Mazza|access-date = 28 May 2018|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220316174555/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mazza-rob|archive-date = 16 March 2022|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/hunter/26|title= Hunter 26|access-date= 25 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220325223709/https://sailboat.guide/hunter/26|archive-date= 25 March 2022|url-status= live}}

Production

The boat was built by Hunter Marine in the United States from 1994 to 1997, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hunter-marine-usa|title = Hunter Marine|access-date = 28 May 2018|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20200730183858/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hunter-marine-usa|archive-date = 30 July 2020|url-status = live}}

The Hunter 26 design was developed into the similar Hunter 260 in 1997.

Design

File:Hunter 26 sailboat Bebob 2605.jpg

The Hunter 26 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder and a centerboard. It displaces {{convert|4600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|2000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of flooding water ballast. The ballast is drained for road transport.

The boat has a draft of {{convert|6.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centerboard extended and {{convert|1.75|ft|m|abbr=on}} retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.

The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.

The design has a hull speed of {{convert|6.44|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/5718/hunter-26|title = Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 26 |access-date = 28 May 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180529130023/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/5718/hunter-26|archive-date= 29 May 2018|url-status= dead}}

See also

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