2001 Hunter 32 Feedback

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Wade

I am getting ready to purchase a lightly used 2001 Hunter 32 and was interested in any feedback from current owners of that year and model. I am planning to liveaboard full-time, mostly in a marina, although some on the hook, along with some coastal weekend cruising and a few weeks a hear in the islands. The boat I am looking at is very well-equipped, two chart plotters, auto pilot, spinnaker hardware and the engine has 120 hours. Some specific questions are as follows: 1. Do you find that the two burner stove is sufficient or would the oven be a good option to add soon? 2. About how long will the water supply last while cruising the islands? 3. How well does the stock mattress sleep over time? Would it be a good idea to upgrade that sooner rather than later? 4. Do you find you have adequate storage for provisions for an two week trip? 5. Would it be worth it to purchase a cruising chute or have you found that you never use one? 6. Are the specs for fuel consumption accurate? (a pint an hour and motoring speed about 5.5 knots that would yield a range of about 600 miles) Any other comments or information you have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for any answers you can provide. Wade
 
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Steve Dion

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Dec 2, 1999
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Hunter Vision-36 Rio Vista, CA.
Can't answer all your questions.

Wade: 1. Is the stove alchol or propane? Regardless it depends on how you cook. We hardly ever used our oven for many years. Then we started using it and have cooked many meals on it. 2. You water supply is dependent on your habits. You would NEVER go more than 2 days away from the dock if you had my wife aboard. You need to decide a daily usage and you will also want to have some backup for any emergency. 3. When you are speaking about the mattress, I assume that it is made from the std. foam. If this is the case, I would recommend that you replace it if you are going to live aboard. Everybody is different when it comes to what is really comfortable but the standard foam is passable for weekenders and inadequate for liveaboards. 4. You should be able to provision for a two week trip without too much problem. It also depends on your ability to refrigerate perisibles and how long it will be before you are going to be in a port for any restocking, purchased meals etc. 5. ?? 6. I doubt that you are only going to burn a pint an hour. We figure that we use about .5-.75 gal per hour. This is on a H'31 with a 2 blade prop and a 2GM20F. You should figure that you are going to run your engine at 2500 rpms. You may want to do some testing of this on your own for exact consumption. I would have the engine serviced before you depart on any cruise. If you are not familiar with the engine, you should be there when the mechanic services the engine so they can show you how to change filters, bleed air from the system, change raw water impellers, belts etc.
 
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Jerry Olivero

no, 7 days, yes, yes, yes/no, and 150 mi .75g/hr

1. no, hard to make bread, pies, cakes w/o oven - propane usage = 3lb / week = 2 - 5 lb tanks = approx 3 weeks. $$ 2. 50 gal - 2.5 gal/person per day = 35 gal / week with a 25% safety margin. Think more tankage and watermaker. $$$ 3. poor, unless 40 lb child - good sleep = good decisions. This is one area that I think comfort overrules cost. Also consider air flow and temps in berthing area $$$$$$ 4. ample storage for canned goods but cold storage minimal - refrigerator will consume 100Amp hours/day (think solar and/or wind generator) unless you want to run the engine 2-3 hrs every day. $$$$$$$$$ - I would guess 2 75-100 watt panels feeding a 400AHR battery bank would be a good start. 5. yes - if downwind in light air and crew > 1 $$ 6. 28 gal diesel tank = 22 gal usable @ .75 gal/hour @ 2500rpm = 5kts = 147 miles range. Think more tank(s) to extend range. You will also need tankage for 10-15 gal of gas for dingy outboard $$$$$$$ And you hoped it would be as simple as untying the dock lines and pointing the bow towards unseen horizons. I know that is what I initially wished, but I am gradually finding that cruising is not that simple unless you have an unlimited budget (another wish). Live aboard for a week and you will find that the above list of questions will at least triple. Good Luck.
 
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Clayton

.75 gal/hr is high

My average fuel consumption over the last 4 years is .35 gal/hr. Boat is a 310 with the 2GM20F engine.
 
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