BoatsHunter Marine 26.5

Hunter Marine 26.5

Fractional Sloop · Wing Keel · 1985–1987

A fractional sloop with a shallow-draft wing keel designed for stability and easy handling in coastal waters

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Wing Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 1.07 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 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.20
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 174
EasygoingPowered-up

18.1 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.1
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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

  • Draws less than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1867 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.1
Displacement / length
174.3
Comfort ratio
15.4
Capsize screening
2.20
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
721
Hull
Hull type
Wing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1985–1987
Designer
Hunter Design Team
Builder
Hunter Marine

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