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Hunter Marine 260

B&R · Keel/centreboard · 1997–2005

A water-ballasted trailerable cruiser featuring a B&R rig designed for easy handling and shoal-water exploration

Designed by Rob Mazza & Hunter Design Team.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

Shoal draftDraws 0.53 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

2.10 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.10
LightHeavy

178 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 178
EasygoingPowered-up

16.4 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.4
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Heavier than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 602 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
B&R
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.4
Displacement / length
177.6
Comfort ratio
17.2
Capsize screening
2.10
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
744
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Water
Production
Years built
1997–2005
Designer
Rob Mazza, Hunter Design Team
Builder
Hunter Marine

Boats like this, on the water

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Maxus 26 (CB)8.40 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA 2015-launched fractional sloop with a 1.43-metre centerboard draft and a 19.61 sail-area-to-displacement ratio
O'day 257.57 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA successful decade-long production run defines this 25-foot masthead sloop, built with a versatile keel-centerboard
Redline 25 (C&C)7.49 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA 1969 keel-centerboard cruiser designed by C&C, offering shoal-draft versatility in a compact 7.49-meter hull
O'day 23-1 (Lift Top)7.01 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA popular C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a unique lift-top coach roof for added cabin headroom
Hunter Marine 2407.34 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA trailerable swing-keel cruiser featuring a B&R rig and water ballast, also marketed as the Hunter Legend 240

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