85 Hunter 28.5 Model specific problems?

Mar 26, 2014
54
Macgregor 25 Kaw Lake Oklahoma
My son is looking at a mid eighties Hunter 28.5 and I was wondering if there are any model specific areas that he should be looking at other than the basic hardware and mechanical parts that are pretty much the same on all sailboats.
Thanks
 
Dec 1, 1999
2,391
Hunter 28.5 Chesapeake Bay
Having owned a 1986 H28.5 for many years, I’d say that beyond all the common potential issues boats of this age may have, my only issue with this model boat is the cast iron keel. Each owner deals with this issue in his own way. While I love this boat, each spring I wish it had a lead keel.