Hunter 26 Jib Dimensions

[Rick Engel]

A number of poeple have referred to the Hunter 26 headsail as a 110% jib. My headsail (Doyle sail that came with the boat) has a "foot" dimension of approx. 10'7" and a luff of approx. 29'. Are all of the factory-purchased jibs the same dimension and are they considered to be 110%?Cheers,RickMoonGlow

 

[Steve O.]

headsail

Your h26 has a "J' dimension of 9'-5" so 9'-5" x 110% = approx 10'-5" so your headsail is just a little over 110%. I don't know if Hunter used 110% Doyles as OEM on all h26s, I guess that's a ? for Hunter.

 

[Ray Bowles]

My 95 H26 manual gives J as 9' 5 1/2" and just

above that measurement it gives 100% = 9' 4 1/2". Go figure. I = 28' 4" so your measurements should allow you to calulate from there. My jib is mounted on a roller furling and has been recut and had Sunbrella added to it. I don't have a measurement on it but it clears the mast front by about 1". Hope this helps.RayS/V Speedy

 

[Rick Engel]

Info from Hunter

This morning, I received a reply from Hunter (Greg Emerson) on my question. He indicated that there was only one jib sold for the H26 and its measurements are the same as mine. He also said that it is a 100% jib. This matches the information I received from a sail loft when I recently had it cut for the roller furling system (Something like 1/2 the measurement of the foot x the perpendicular line to the luff).I asked the question because I wanted to know if any of you are using a slightly larger headsail (extra 10%), esp. since the common wisdom appears to suggest we stay away from the 135/150 genoas.On the proficiency issue, there is some interesting information about the Hunter 26 on the Portsmouth Home site. According to their "yardstick", the H26 comes in around "92" - not bad for the non-performance boats in this size range. Rick

 

[Tim Paul]

What is the "Portsmouth Home Site"?

Rick -Do you have a link for the "Portsmouth Homesite"? I'm always interested in info on the h26.

 

[Rick Engel]

Portsmouth Site

The site is attached as a related link. The Portsmouth group appears to assemble information on related race times with a standard race time of "83". As I understand their yardstick, it takes our boat 92 minutes to travel the same distance that it takes a racing boat called the Thistle to travel in 83 minutes. This figure is also readjusted for different wind conditions.According to the amatuer racing that we have done in our Yacht Club, the comparitive stats seem pretty accurate. However, different sailors have far greater seamanship skills, and that factor seems to outweigh the other differences between the boats.Rick