Howard Ford Marine Sales
Tidemill Yacht Harbour
Woodbridge, Suffolk, GB, IP12 1BP
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1995 British Hunter Ranger 265

location icon Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Year 1995
Length 26'7 ft / 8.1 m
Builder/Manufacturer Hunter Boats Ltd
Price
£17,950

The Hunter Ranger 265 is a practical, easily handled family cruiser, their bilge keels make them ideal for the tidal rivers of the East Coast and coastal cruising.

This particular example has been greatly improved and upgraded, with over £20,000.00 spent over the past two years including new sprayhood, standing and running rigging, dodgers, sail covers, cooker, batteries and much more.

A great opportunity to acquire a very good example of this sought after cruiser.

Specifications

Year Built 1995
Category Sail
Length Overall 26'7 ft / 8.1 m
Beam 8'12 ft / 2.74 m
Max Draft 3'1 ft / 0.94 m
Construction Fiberglass
Keel Twin Keel
Min Draft 3'1 ft / 0.94 m
Drive Type Direct
Engines 1
Total Engine Power 9 hp
Cruising Speed 5 kn
Maximum Speed 6 kn
Fuel Tanks 1
Fuel Tank Cap. 5 gal (UK)
Water Tanks 1
Water Tank Cap. 22 gal (UK)
Displacement 2585 kg

Engine 1 Specifications

Make: Yanmar
Model: IGM10
Fuel: Diesel
Engine Power: 9hp
Type: Inboard
Propeller Type: 3 Blade
DriveType: Direct
Year: 1995
Accommodation

The accommodation offers up to six berths in an open plan layout with good headroom throughout.

Small double berth forward with stowage above. Opening hatch to foredeck. U shaped seating in saloon forming port and starboard settee berths, with stowage above and below. Fixed table with drop leaves. Peninsular galley opposite with Plastimo Neptune 4500 two burner cooker with oven and grill (new 2025). Stainless steel sink with pressurised hot and cold water supply. Good stowage above and below. Opening port. Separate heads compartment opposite to port with Jabsco marine toilet. Vanity unit with washbasin with pressurised hot and cold water supply. Wet hanging locker. Opening port. Aft cabin with double berth. Steps up to self draining cockpit with seating. Curtains and teak and holly style flooring. 

Mechanical and Electrical

Located abaft the companionway. Yanmar IGM10 9hp diesel engine. Electric start. Raw water cooled. Flex mounts. Shaft drive to fixed, three bladed propeller (new 2024) with Propspeed application June 2025. Single lever engine control. Cruising speed 5 knots. Maximum speed 6 knots. 

Alternator charging to 2 x 12 volt batteries (new 2025)

240 volt shore power with charger

12 volt switch panel

Battery charger

Sails, Spars and Rigging

Fractional rigged sloop. Silver anodised mast and boom. Stainless steel standing rigging (replaced 2024). Terylene running rigging (replaced 2024). Slab reefing to mainsail with lazyjacks (New Stackpack and folding grab rails by Elite covers). Plastimo headsail furling system. All lines led aft. Sails valeted and checked by Suffolk Sails each year in current ownership.

Mainsail - Contender Fibrecon Dacron (2014) - good

Genoa - Contender Fibrecon Dacron (2014) - good

Deck Equipment

Fortress II Anchor with 5m chain and 25m warp

Lalizas Sea Anchor

Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, lifelines & alloy stanchions

Stainless steel boarding ladder

Sprayhood with frames grab bar, mesh pockets etc (2024)

Named dodgers in Weatherman by Elite Covers (2024)

Stackpack and folding grab rails by Elite Covers (2024)

Tiller cover (2024)

Various warps and fenders

Boat hook

Tiller clutch

Bolt cutters

Life lines

Bosuns chair

2 x Winches

Navigation Equipment

Juunto bulkhead steering compass

Garmin EchoMAP Chirp 55dv Chart plotter 

Navico VHF Radio with aerial

Raymarine Bi-data i40 log and speed

Raymarine ST60 log, speed and depth sounder

Raymarine tiller pilot (2024)

ClimeMET handheld wind meter CM2030

Navigation lights

Sony Stereo/CD Player

Safety Equipment

Manual bilge pump

Fire extinguisher (expiry date unknown)

Fire blanket

Lifebuoy with floating light

Jackstays

Construction

Built in 1995 by Hunter Boats Ltd to a design by David Thomas. White GRP hull and superstructure with moulded-in, non-slip to decks and cockpit. Cast iron twin keels. Tiller steering to transom hung rudder. Self draining cockpit and anchor locker. Teak coach roof rails. Survey dated October 2023 available on request.

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.