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Hunter Marine 290

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1999–2002

A fractional sloop with a bulb-keel and spade rudder, designed for stable, comfortable coastal cruising

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 18 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 18
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.21
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 169
EasygoingPowered-up

14.8 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.8
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

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

  • Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2228 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.8
Displacement / length
169.3
Comfort ratio
17.6
Capsize screening
2.21
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1034
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1999–2002
Designer
Hunter Design Team
Builder
Hunter Marine

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