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Hunter Marine 280

B&R · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1995–1999

A B&R rigged cruiser designed by Rob Mazza, featuring a spade rudder and an optional shoal-draft wing keel

Designed by Hunter Design Team, R. Mazza & Rob Mazza.

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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 20 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.07
LightHeavy

221 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 221
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.6
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
B&R
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.6
Displacement / length
221.3
Comfort ratio
19.8
Capsize screening
2.07
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
811
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1995–1999
Designer
Hunter Design Team, R. Mazza, Rob Mazza
Builder
Hunter Marine

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