Hunter 280

Development
Designer	Hunter Design Team and Rob Mazza
Location	United States
Year	1995
Builder(s)	Hunter Marine
Boat
Boat weight	6,500 lb (2,948 kg)
Draft	5.00 ft (1.52 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	27.75 ft (8.46 m)
LWL	23.58 ft (7.19 m)
Beam	9.63 ft (2.94 m)
Engine type	Yanmar 18 hp (13 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	2,100 lb (953 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	31.50 ft (9.60 m)
J foretriangle base	9.42 ft (2.87 m)
P mainsail luff	31.67 ft (9.65 m)
E mainsail foot	12.00 ft (3.66 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Fractional B&R rigged sloop
Mainsail area	190.02 sq ft (17.653 m2)
Jib/genoa area	148.37 sq ft (13.784 m2)
Total sail area	338.39 sq ft (31.437 m2)
Racing
PHRF	186 (average)
←  Hunter 28

The Hunter 280 is an American sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team in conjunction with Rob Mazza, as a cruising boat and first built in 1995. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The design replaced the Hunter 28 in the company line, which had been produced from 1989 to 1994. ^{[1] [4]}

Production

The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1995 and 1999, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [5]}

Design

The Hunter 280 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop B&R rig with a full-batten mainsail and 110% genoa, a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom with a swimming platform, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel or an optional tiller and a fixed fin keel or option shoal-draft wing keel. It displaces 6,500 lb (2,948 kg) and carries 2,100 lb (953 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [3]}

The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the standard keel and 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the optional shoal draft wing keel. ^[1]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 18 hp (13 kW), with a 9 hp (7 kW) optional. The fuel tank holds 20 U.S. gallons (76 L; 17 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 40 U.S. gallons (150 L; 33 imp gal). ^[1]

Standard factory equipment supplied included self-tailing winches, double lifelines, a teak and holly cabin sole, a dinette table that converts to a berth, four opening ports, an enclosed head with a 20 U.S. gallons (76 L; 17 imp gal) holding tank, shower, icebox, kitchen dishes, anchor, fog horn and life jackets. The boat has sleeping accommodation for six people. Optional equipment included a spinnaker and an LPG stove. ^[3]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 186 with a high of 192 and low of 180. It has a hull speed of 6.51 kn (12.06 km/h). ^[6]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• Aloha 28
• Beneteau First 285
• Cal 28
• Catalina 28
• Cumulus 28
• Grampian 28
• Hunter 28
• J/28
• O'Day 28
• Pearson 28
• Sabre 28
• Sea Sprite 27
• Sirius 28
• Tanzer 28
• TES 28 Magnam
• Viking 28

References

1. Browning, Randy (2018). "Hunter 280 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Rob Mazza". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
3. Hunter Marine. "Hunter 280" (PDF). www.marlow-hunter.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
4. Browning, Randy (2018). "Hunter 28 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hunter Marine". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
6. InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 280". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.

External links

• Official brochure