Hunter 270??? or 260??

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Brad

I am considering buying a hunter 270 or 260. The sellers spec sheet shows it as a 260 but the boat it self is not water ballasted and has an inboard desiel. This means its a 270 right? Also the guy is asking 28,000 for it. It is in absolutly perfect condition as far as appearence goes. I cant tell but I think it is also excellent condition as far as rigging and other mechanical aspects of the boat. I have a few questions though for any owners of this boat. first is the engine cooled buya heat exchanger or with a conventional radiator? Also any one trailor it? Hows it handel on a trailor? Is the pointing ability good? How does it handle rough weather? On this particular boat the sellers spec sheet says motor is not set to charge the batteries but it does have an alternator, so is it easy to set the motor to charge the batteries. Also I think the sellers spec sheet might be wrong because don't the batteries start the motor? Anyway if there is anything else you think of that is notewrthy about the boat please tell me. Thanks for the help. Brad the attached link is the actual boat in question if your interested in seeing it, it's entry number 26
 
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Chris

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Brad, I have a 93 27. Inboard yanmar 1gm10. Fixed lead wing ( shoal ) keel. Wheel steering. I think that the differenc is that the 27 has a fixed rudder, the 26 you're looking at has swing rudder. Mine is direct cooling, which means no actual heat exchanger. The saewater just runs through the engine. There is an internal zinc that is very important to change as you can imagine. It has been a good boat. I just sold it. I would find it hard to believe that the alternator does not charge the batteries. You need to get a marine survey if you are going to spend 28k Chris Marco Island
 
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alan

The 270 is a keeled version of the 260 and...

...until 2001 was called a 260. Check the small boats archives for trailoring. Obviously more difficult with this vessel, 2000lbs. more wieght and higher up. alan
 
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