Hunter 270
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2018}}
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|location = United States
|year = 2000
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|builder = Hunter Marine
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|draft = {{convert|3.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|5000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|26.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|23.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|8.95|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Yanmar {{convert|9|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine or outboard motor
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|keel type = wing keel
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|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|26.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|9.42|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|30.51|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|10.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = Fractional rigged sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|160.18|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|123.64|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 222 (average)
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The Hunter 270 is an American sailboat that was designed for cruising and first built in 2000.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-270|title = Hunter 270 sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 6 November 2018|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220405000006/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-270|archive-date = 5 April 2022|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url = https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/270-Brochure.pdf|title = Hunter 270|access-date = 6 November 2018|author=Hunter Marine |work = www.marlow-hunter.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181107103943/https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/270-Brochure.pdf|archive-date= 7 November 2018|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/hunter/270|title= Hunter 270|access-date= 4 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220405000047/https://sailboat.guide/hunter/270|archive-date= 5 April 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hunter-marine-usa|title = Hunter Marine|accessdate = 4 April 2022|last = McArthur|first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url = https://archive.today/20200730183858/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hunter-marine-usa|archive-date = 30 July 2020|url-status = live}}
Design
The Hunter 270 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig with a full-batten mainsail, a nearly plumb stem, a walk-through reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed wing keel. It displaces {{convert|5000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|3.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard wing keel fitted.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering but had an original factory option of a Japanese Yanmar inboard diesel engine of {{convert|9|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. The fuel tank holds {{convert|15|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|20|u.s.gal}}.
Standard equipment supplied included masthead anchor lights, an enclosed head, teak and holly cabin sole, a butane stove, kitchen dishes, portable cooler, anchor, stainless steel boarding ladder and life jackets. Factory optional equipment included a Bimini top, road trailer, roller furler, spinnaker and a marine VHF radio.
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 222 with a high of 234 and low of 215. It has a hull speed of {{convert|6.46|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/5717/hunter-270|title = Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 270 |access-date = 2 November 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181107104028/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/5717/hunter-270|archive-date= 7 November 2018|url-status= dead}}
See also
Similar sailboats
References
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External links
- [https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/270-Brochure.pdf Official brochure]
{{Hunter Marine}}