Hunter 26.5

{{Short description|Sailboat class}}

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

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

{{Infobox sailboat specifications

|name = Hunter 26.5

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|image boat = File:Hunter 26.5 sailboat 2257.jpg

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|designer = Hunter Design Team

|location = United States

|year = 1985

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|builder = Hunter Marine

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|crew =

|trapeze =

|draft = {{convert|3.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|air draft =

|displacement = {{convert|4400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|hulls =

|hull type = Monohull

|construction = Fiberglass

|loa = {{convert|26.58|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|loh =

|lwl = {{convert|22.42|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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

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|engine = Outboard motor

|appendages =

|keel type = wing keel

|ballast = {{convert|1800|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder

|rigs =

|rig type = Bermuda rig

|I = {{convert|29.42|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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

|P = {{convert|30.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|E = {{convert|10.83|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|sails =

|sailplan = Fractional rigged sloop

|sailarea main = {{convert|165.16|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

|sailarea headsail = {{convert|138.57|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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|sailarea total = {{convert|303.73|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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|phrf = 189 (average)

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The Hunter 26.5 is an American sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team and first built in 1985.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-265|title = Hunter 26.5 sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 13 October 2018|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220403203626/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-265|archive-date = 3 April 2022|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/hunter/265|title= Hunter 26.5|access-date= 3 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220403203954/https://sailboat.guide/hunter/265|archive-date= 3 April 2022|url-status= live}}