Hunter 290
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name = Hunter 290
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|designer = Hunter Design Team
|location = United States
|year = 1999
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|builder = Hunter Marine
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|draft = {{convert|5.33|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|7400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|28.58|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|26.92|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|10.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Yanmar {{convert|18|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine
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|keel type = fin keel with a bulb weight
|ballast = {{convert|2550|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|32.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|11.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|29.08|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|12.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = Fractional B&R rigged sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|174.48|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|176.00|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 186 (average)
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The Hunter 290 is an American sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team as a cruising boat and first built in 1999.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-290|title = Hunter 290 sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 15 November 2018|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220405003720/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-290|archive-date = 5 April 2022|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url = https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/290-1999-2001.pdf|title = Hunter 290|access-date = 15 November 2018|author=Hunter Marine |work = www.marlow-hunter.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181116085356/https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/290-1999-2001.pdf|archive-date= 16 November 2018|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/hunter/290|title= Hunter 290|access-date= 5 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220405003635/https://sailboat.guide/hunter/290|archive-date= 5 April 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1999 and 2002, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hunter-marine-usa|title = Hunter Marine|accessdate = 5 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 290 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop B&R rig, a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb or optional wing keel. It displaces {{convert|7400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|2550|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of lead ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|5.33|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel and {{convert|3.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the optional shoal draft keel.
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of {{convert|18|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. The fuel tank holds {{convert|20|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|40|u.s.gal}}.
Factory supplied standard equipment included a 110% roller furling jib, two self-tailing jib winches, arch-mounted mainsheet, rack and pinion steering, private forward cabin, aft stateroom, convertible dinette table, {{convert|74|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} or stand-up cabin headroom, stainless steel sink, two burner stove, top-loading ice box, four plates, bowls and mugs, with built-in storage, Danforth anchor, fog horn, four life jackets. Optional equipment included a hot and cold transom shower, two-burner gimbaled LPG stove, spinnaker and associated rigging and winches, in-mast mainsail furling system, GPS and a bimini top.
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 186 with a high of 190 and a low of 186. It has a hull speed of {{convert|6.95|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/5712/hunter-290|title = Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 290 |access-date = 15 November 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181116043340/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/5712/hunter-290|archive-date= 16 November 2018|url-status= dead}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/290-1999-2001.pdf Official brochure]
{{Hunter Marine}}
Category:1990s sailboat type designs