Always wanted to know but were afraid to ask...

[Larry Stewart]

I guess we are different

We purchased our 1998 Hunter 376 in May 2003 and have been very pleased. We sailed a Hunter 31 for the first four years before moving up...yes we were first time buyers and newbies to sailing when we got the first one and yes we did look at the nice features associated with the boat when we moved up...but here on the Chesapeake Bay this boat fits our lifestyle perfectly. We try to get out every weekend and love our two week holidays going up the bay in the summer months. We hope to be snowbirds in a couple of years from now and we will opt for another boat likely for the open water. So from our perspective Hunter is an excellent boat and fits our lifestyle to a "T"....Larry...Sandy Sea

 

[t rahaim]

OMG- I own a hunter and a Hyundai

I guess i am the epitimy of cheapness since i own one of each but This is my second hyundai- the first lasted 9 years and had 185,000 miles on it- My dad's 1980 27 foot hunter is still going strong and I am so in love with my 40 hunter my wife is getting nervous. they are great values for the money- both cars and boats- in your hat and pull it over yours ears, daryl

 

[newly anonymous]

8K

The knot log rolled over 8,000 nm this afternoon. Have put the sails up 436 times so far in six years. We're doing our damnedest to wear this 410 out, but with limited success. Indeed, if you were to look at the five most-sailed boats in my yacht club, two would be Hunters. .............. So here's my theory: people who under-utilize their boats tend to do so because they've bought too much boat to handle. You're more likely to do that with a Hunter because with a Hunter you can purchase more waterline for the buck. People don't understand that the worst reason for buying a forty-plus-footer is because you can afford it. So, if you set out to buy the best boat you can handle, there's no telling what you'll end up with, but if you set out to buy the biggest sailboat you can afford, chances are you'll end up with a Hunter. Duh.

 

[Sailor Joe20804]

Hammers vs high heels.

We kept our 1993 H23.5 for 8 years - it was a terrific first boat! We sailed Lake Carlyle in Illinois, Kentucky Lake, and even dragged it up to Lake Michigan for a week. We got tired of not being able to stand up straight below decks and traded it in on a H320. We've had it for 3 years and brought it with us to Seattle from Kansas. It's a great boat for cruising the Puget waters. Would I take it out of sight of land? Nope. I don't think that was its intended purpose (not to mention it doesn't have the equipment it needs to be safe on blue water). But I also wouldn't drive a sports car off road, but an SUV, sure. You have to buy a boat that suits your budget and what you are going to do with it. I think properly equiped, Hunter's larger boats can be safe out of sight of land, but even though I'm a Hunter fan, I think they have some work to do to convince the blue water sailors that a Hunter is as safe as an Island Packet.