Anyone seen the HC50 in Annapolis yet?

[henkmeuzelaar]

I won't be able to go to Annapolis this year and am therefore dying to hear the first reports about the new Hunter HC50........ What impressed you most?What did you not like about it? Does it have the much talked about bubble generation technology (or did Hunter chicken out on that one)? What's the interior like? Are there real seabunks?Does it have a toerail (please let there be one; the first pictures I saw made my heart sink)?What material are the (standard) spars made off? What kind of underwater appendages (keel, rudder, propellor)? When are they promising to deliver the first production version? And finally, WHAT IS THE LIST PRICE?Flying Dutchman

 

[Steve Cook]

List price

Base price of $415,000.00Check out the big boat forum...Steve...s/v Obsession

 

[henkmeuzelaar]

Thanks for feedback; some QQ remain...

So far, I've got the list price (400+ k$), some very nice pictures posted by Phil and some interesting old discussion threads on HOW and CW-BB.The toerail is definitely missing ;<( Moreover, some CW-BB folks said they could not find decent mooring or anchoring cleats at all.....This leaves four major questions: (1) type of spar material;(2) underwater appendages (type and shape);(3) use of speed-enhancing bubble technology or not; and(4) any good seabunks?Flying Dutchman

 

[Phil Herring]

QQs

- I'll take a look today for cleats- Spars are annodized, but carbon fiber is available as an option- Yes, there is a toe rail. It's part of the deck mold and is interupted at the stanchions (for drainage?)- There are real seabunks (2) aft and what they call a 'port berth' forward- Prop is the 'saildrive,' the keel is a bulb-wing fin with rotating wings. The rudder has some kind of trim tab mechanism on it.- I have heard nothing of bubble technology on this boat- It looks very fast, extremely simple, sturdy, and seaworth, and that it was designed for serious cruising.- It is, without question, the talk od the show.ph.

 

[Barry]

Observations of the 50

I was impressed with the innovations in general and liked much of what I saw. Still trying to decide about the stove pipe throught the galley ceiling. As I waited in line to board I saw a parade of folks hit their head as they left the cabin to get to the cockpit and commented to others in line. Sure enough when it was my turn to leave I did the same thing even though I was aware of the cabin roof overhang. Cabin had great head room but even the short folks managed to hit their head leaving it. Not something I'd want to deal with at sea. Another observation at the Hunter Dock. NO MORE Fiberglass ARCHES - They're all stainless now. Thumbs up to that change!Barrys/v "PER DIEM too"