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Review of the Hunter 260 by Todd Taylor

Year built 2000  
Location of boat Pymatuning Lake  
The boat is sailed on Lakes  
How the boat is used Day sailing  
Normal wind strength less than 10 knots  
Average size of crew 2-4  
Liveaboard? No  
Owner bought the boat in 2001  
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again? Probally not, I would buy the 270 instead with a fixed keel.  
Gear that's been added I installed a VHF radio and a cd player. Got to have music.  
Structural or complex improvements none  
The boat's best features I like the boat for the most part.  
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc. I am really frustrated with my rudder popping up on me, usually when I am catching some good wind. I also think the 260 is a great boat in low wind but the water ballast concept doesn't doesn't put my center of gravity low enough like a fixed keel would.  
Sailing characterisitcs When we took the boat for a test sail we were on Long Island sound with 15 knott winds. We were sailing with the main reefed down, no jib out and heeled over quite a bit. I was loving it, my wife wasn't. Since then we have been sailing on Pymatuning Lake in PA any have only experienced 5 to 10 knott winds. I am hopeing to move the boat to Lake Erie this year but my wife says she isn't ready. Oh well, guess we will be back at Pymatuning, but I will still try to slip in a couple trips to Lake Erie.  
Motoring characterisitcs I have experienced no problems motoring the boat.  
Liveability It's been ok so far. The biggest frustration is that the lake I am on does not offer a pump out station so we can not use the marine head.  
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any) I haven't had to deal with hunter yet.  
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any I was disapointed that the boat wasn't ready when it was suppose to be. I got it six weeks later than promised. Some of the extra equipment I have had to change since it was installed because of the installer not having experience with a 260. The biggest disapointement was the boat was filthy when I got it. The dealer kept telling me he was going to get it cleaned up but by the time I had to leave with the boat only a surface job had been done.  
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