I am considering the purchase of a H260/270 in the spring, however I live in Florida and have two questions that I hope other 260/270 owners can help me with. First, I do most of my sailing during the hot & humid time of the year and am concerned about the ventilation on board. Having only three opening ports, is there adequate air movement & cross ventilation while on the hook? (keep in mind that I am in Florida) If not, has anyone added any deck vents, ports or a/c? Second, I believe that I understand the different sailing characteristics of the 260 & 270 but I like the ability to trailer the boat. Can anyone share the loading & trailering characteristics of the two? How does the additional weight and height of the 270 effect towing? Should I be concerned about finding a deep-water ramp? Is trailering of the 270 really feasible?
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Ron Mehringer
Trailering=260
There probably is someone out there who trailers the 270, but that's definitely not the norm. If trailering is what you want, then the 260 is the boat for you. I was late getting my H26 out of the lake this year. The lake was already being dropped for winter. As a result I had a hard time getting my boat on the trailer. Would have been impossible with the 270. Ron Mehringer S/V Hydro Therapy
There probably is someone out there who trailers the 270, but that's definitely not the norm. If trailering is what you want, then the 260 is the boat for you. I was late getting my H26 out of the lake this year. The lake was already being dropped for winter. As a result I had a hard time getting my boat on the trailer. Would have been impossible with the 270. Ron Mehringer S/V Hydro Therapy
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Ray Bowles
Trailering a H26
Bill, After an long study and search (7 months) we bought a 1995 Hunter 26. We needed a towable boat as we have 5 or 6 large bodies of water within 50 to 250 miles. Being a water ballast boat we leave the 2000# ballast at the lake and only tow approx 4400# including the trailer. We tow this with a 1/2 ton Ford pickup. Our very first trip was the trip home after buying the boat and was 1100 miles. Towed great! The 27' Hunter is more weight and we felt it was too much. Good Luck Ray.
Bill, After an long study and search (7 months) we bought a 1995 Hunter 26. We needed a towable boat as we have 5 or 6 large bodies of water within 50 to 250 miles. Being a water ballast boat we leave the 2000# ballast at the lake and only tow approx 4400# including the trailer. We tow this with a 1/2 ton Ford pickup. Our very first trip was the trip home after buying the boat and was 1100 miles. Towed great! The 27' Hunter is more weight and we felt it was too much. Good Luck Ray.
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Ray Bowles
Trailering H26 / Launch Depth
Bill, I forgot to mention that our H26 requires no more water depth to launch that a standard 16 to 20' powerboat. Boats with a winged keel or fixed keel are a different story. Besides, you'll love a Hunter and its headroom! Ray
Bill, I forgot to mention that our H26 requires no more water depth to launch that a standard 16 to 20' powerboat. Boats with a winged keel or fixed keel are a different story. Besides, you'll love a Hunter and its headroom! Ray
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Joe
26/260/270 stuff
Hi Bill, I just bought a '01 H260 after a good bit of investigation. As flat as most of the ramps are in FL you would have a hard time finding ramps to launch a 270 and you would probably want atleast a 3/4 ton truck to pull it. Something I did on my last boat (a '96 MacGregor 26X) for ventillation was to build a screen for the companion way and put a fan blowing out at the forward hatch. This ventalates the boat very well and you still have the vent in the aft berth to get some air flowing there too. I plan to get some kind of vent fan for the forward hatch on this boat as well. I pulled the new H260 home, about 120 miles, at 70 MPH mostly with no problems. Now after a bunch of work adding equipment I can actually take it to the water. Best of Luck, Joe C. in NC
Hi Bill, I just bought a '01 H260 after a good bit of investigation. As flat as most of the ramps are in FL you would have a hard time finding ramps to launch a 270 and you would probably want atleast a 3/4 ton truck to pull it. Something I did on my last boat (a '96 MacGregor 26X) for ventillation was to build a screen for the companion way and put a fan blowing out at the forward hatch. This ventalates the boat very well and you still have the vent in the aft berth to get some air flowing there too. I plan to get some kind of vent fan for the forward hatch on this boat as well. I pulled the new H260 home, about 120 miles, at 70 MPH mostly with no problems. Now after a bunch of work adding equipment I can actually take it to the water. Best of Luck, Joe C. in NC
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TOM HUMBLE
ARKANSAS TO FLORIDA TWICE
I have a 94 w/b 26 and have the tralor that came with the boat. I started towing with a lincoln town car but on the down hill runs before the serge brakes kick in, its gets a little spooky. The main thing is to keep your speed down and every thing runs pretty smoothe. Then I tryed a GMC Surban. It was a little bit more sure footed, but not near a comfortable. The first trip we, my wife and 11 year old daughter, took in Feburary so we went all the way down to the Keys. This would be very tiring just to make the drive, but towing a boat it really takes it out of you. Towing is for people that have plenty of time to rest up after the haul. Vacation time is hard for me to come by, so I usually push to hard, so I can get all the sailing I can, with the time I have. The secont trip to Florida my nephew and two of his frinds who all were just graduating from high school went to Destin. This all went pretty well but the boys really got tired. So far I have all ways made it home safe and have had very little trouble, once I had to stop and change and repack wheel bearings. When I step my mast I use the winch on the trailer this makes raising the mast a lot easier. When we stoped for over night we pulled in at a trailer park and plugged in our scour power, turned on the air and had a very good night. The only down side to this is dismbarking, from the bottom of the latter it is a long step to the ground. I trailored twice to another lake about four hours drive, to perticipate in a 100 mile race three other frinds went with me this time and with the help of seasond sailors with me it sure did help, but with me, not doing it all, things got a little misplaced. Most of the time now our boat stays on a hydro hoist at the dock. But one day when I retire I'm going to see all the lakes I can.
I have a 94 w/b 26 and have the tralor that came with the boat. I started towing with a lincoln town car but on the down hill runs before the serge brakes kick in, its gets a little spooky. The main thing is to keep your speed down and every thing runs pretty smoothe. Then I tryed a GMC Surban. It was a little bit more sure footed, but not near a comfortable. The first trip we, my wife and 11 year old daughter, took in Feburary so we went all the way down to the Keys. This would be very tiring just to make the drive, but towing a boat it really takes it out of you. Towing is for people that have plenty of time to rest up after the haul. Vacation time is hard for me to come by, so I usually push to hard, so I can get all the sailing I can, with the time I have. The secont trip to Florida my nephew and two of his frinds who all were just graduating from high school went to Destin. This all went pretty well but the boys really got tired. So far I have all ways made it home safe and have had very little trouble, once I had to stop and change and repack wheel bearings. When I step my mast I use the winch on the trailer this makes raising the mast a lot easier. When we stoped for over night we pulled in at a trailer park and plugged in our scour power, turned on the air and had a very good night. The only down side to this is dismbarking, from the bottom of the latter it is a long step to the ground. I trailored twice to another lake about four hours drive, to perticipate in a 100 mile race three other frinds went with me this time and with the help of seasond sailors with me it sure did help, but with me, not doing it all, things got a little misplaced. Most of the time now our boat stays on a hydro hoist at the dock. But one day when I retire I'm going to see all the lakes I can.
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