Hunter Owner Reviews

Serving sailors online since 1997
Contact us
Hunter OEM Parts
General Marine Parts
 
 

Review of the Hunter 26.5 by Nathan Leventhal

Year built 1988  
Location of boat Annapolis, Maryland  
The boat is sailed on Bays, sounds, or protected salt water  
How the boat is used Day sailing  
Normal wind strength 10-15 knots  
Average size of crew 2-4  
Liveaboard?  
Owner bought the boat in 1998  
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again? Purchased in the winter. Only sailed a few times this season. Yes, I would buy the boat again.  
Gear that's been added no.  
Structural or complex improvements no.  
The boat's best features roller furling jibcabin layout  
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc. 1. weak transom at motor mount. temporarily reinforced, but will need further work.2. outboard difficult to access and very difficult to lift out of water while sailing or docked.3. recent failure at mast head. will need repair4. unable to repair sink pump  
Sailing characterisitcs pulls into the wind  
Motoring characterisitcs in reverse, significant pull to starboard (motor on starboard)  
Liveability  
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any) They don't seem to know much except the name of the vendors who manufactured the boat components.  
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any n/a  
Other comments  

Contact
About
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Limited Liability
Advertise Here
Copyright 1997-2024 SB Owners, LLC
All rights reserved.

Other Sailboat Owners web sites:
CatalinaOwners.com | HunterOwners.com | MacgregorOwners.com | OdayOwners.com | SailboatOwners.com | 10,000 Boat Names |