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Hunter Ranger 265 |
Brief details |
Builder |
Hunter Boats Ltd., UK |
The Hunter Ranger
265 is a modern styled small family yacht packing a lot of accommodation
into her length, with 4 adult plus two childrens berths, and 6 foot
plus headroom. The hull form is stable and handles nicely, and is
matched to a very easy to handle rig with self-tacking jib.
Most Ranger 265s were built with bilge keels although fin
keel versions were also built. |
LOA |
26' 6" |
Sail area |
not known
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LWL |
22' 5" |
Rig |
sloop |
Beam |
9' 0" |
Cabins |
Saloon and aft cabin |
Draught |
3' 5" bilge keel or 5' 0" fin |
Berths |
4 - 6 |
Displacement |
5,700 lbs |
Engine |
Yanmar 1GM10 diesel or outboard |
Ballast |
not known |
BHP |
9 |
Keel type |
Fin keel and transom-hung rudder |
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British Hunter introduced
the Ranger 265 is 1994, and about 100 were built between then and
1999. Designed by David Thomas, the round-bilged hull form flattens
into a near-chine aft, improving downwind stability and giving enough
volume aft to tuck an aft double berth into such a short hull. Most
Rangers were bilge-keel versions, and these had a remarkably high
angle of vanishing stability (AVS) * of 147°. The fin-keel versions
are possibly going to be better than this - certainly no worse.
The sail plan is a fractional rig sloop, with a
self-tacking jib which sheets to a curved track by the mast. Engine
choices were an outboard in a well, or an inboard Yanmar 1GM diesel.
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* A measure of the yacht's
stability - the higher the AVS number the better in general. Few
other 26 foot yachts nowadays would have a AVS of above 120° |
Plan showing bilge-keel version - the fin keeler
has a slightly deeper keel than that shown |
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