Looking for a Hunter 26 or 260

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epsilonblue

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Apr 3, 2010
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Beneteau 411 Celebration and 260 Shotley and Punta Gorda
I winter in florida in a retirement park with our own Marina. I have a Precision 236 and expect to sell it to buy a Hunter 26 or 260 so if anyone out there has one for a reasonable price, send me an Email olds_abroad @yahoo.co.uk with some pics please.
I have owned a Hunter 376 and currently sail a Beneteau 411 in Europe.
I would be interested to know of any significant differences between the 26 and the 260 sailing wise I am aware of the transom variations.

John Townsend punta Gorda Fl.
 
shanker

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Oct 10, 2010
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Hunter H260 Gull Lake
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http://kobernus.com/hunter260/index.html

Hi John, I too am looking for a hunter and this web page was passed to me and it has everything you really will need to know. There is an article which ponits out the differences. FYI, I just ended a deal that was fraudulent so be careful. Long story short, a so called broker was trying to sell a boat that he didn't have. I'm posting my story shortly to warn everyone. Good luck.

Rick.
 
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Beneteau 411 Celebration and 260 Shotley and Punta Gorda
Hi Rick thanks for the info, Im from the UK and am not sure where Sylvan Lake is. I am sailing around Port Charlotte Fl. There are a few boats advertised around here but I am not sure that they are still for sale. What do you realistically expect to pay? If thats not a rude question! Good luck with your search
john
 
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Hunter 260 Sarasota,FL
Considering your other boats I'd think you'd want a wheel and make sure the OB controls are mounted on the pedestal so a newer 260 is the choice. There are a number of 260s on this site in the classifieds. I'd also shop the obvious like Texas sailing and sailboat trader.

The upside to the 26/260 is the ease of trailering which should expand your search zone if you own/beg/borrow a tow vehicle. If you find a "cheap one" make sure you allow plenty of cash and time to get it to a comfortable, well equipped stage. The stock production boat is pretty sparse so look for one that someone has spent some time and love on. I'd expect to pay between 20 and 30k for a nicely done 260, maybe slightly less with a tiller, no trailer, poor/no canvas, old sails, marginal ground tackle, no jib furler or no rail seats. All of which have high merit.

ST winches and spinlocks on the jibsheets are $1000+ upgrade and well worth the effort for single handing since they are cabin roof mounted. An AP adds another $1K for cruising the coast. Pressurized water, improved ice storage and upgraded bedding gets close to another $1k. Standing/running rigging over 10yrs old has to go so peel off another $1k. Extra batteries, inverter, ram mount VHF adds another $1k. I recently added a removable 3' bow sprit, continuous line furler with a 300sq' genneker at about $2k and love the added HP off the wind. It'd be hard to say what I'd leave off as a priority.

We love our 2004 H260 with wheel steering along with all the "needed":)bells and whistles for SW Fl sailing. When you find your boat maybe we'll meet you in Boca Grande or Cayo Costa to compare notes. Good luck in your search

Mike and Kelli
 

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Boatless ! 26 Ottawa, Ontario
looks great Mike, how about a post with some more details and pictures on that sprit and new sail ?

Bob
 
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