The Hunter 26 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Rob Mazza and first built in 1994.
Production The boat was built by Hunter Marine in the United States from 1994 to 1997, but it is now out of production.
The Hunter 26 design was developed into the similar Hunter 260 in 1997.
Design
The Hunter 26 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder and a centerboard. It displaces and carries of flooding water ballast. The ballast is drained for road transport.
The boat has a draft of with the centerboard extended and retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
The design has a hull speed of .
See also List of sailing boat types
Related development Hunter 260
Similar sailboats Beneteau First 26 Beneteau First 265 C&C 26 C&C 26 Wave Contessa 26 Dawson 26 Discovery 7.9 Grampian 26 Herreshoff H-26 Hunter 26.5 Hunter 260 MacGregor 26 Mirage 26 Nash 26 Nonsuch 26 Outlaw 26 Paceship PY 26 Pearson 26 Parker Dawson 26 Sandstream 26 Tanzer 26 Yamaha 26
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