The Cleveland Boat Show starts today. I spent the last two days “semi-commissioning” the boats that you see in the picture. All the bimini frames and canvas, all the stanchions and lifelines by yours truly. Most of the Hunters are there. From the 146 through the 44. The picture was taken from the top of the new H41. The next boat is the 36, then the 386, and the 44. In the background is an IP and across the way you can see a black Tartan 35 or 38. That dealer also has C&Cs and Jeanneaus on display. I was impressed with the 306. A nicely outfitted boat for the money. The 33 and the 326 are side-by-side which makes for an interesting comparison. There is also a Hanse 31 for the purists. My marina also picked up the Albin franchise, a sort of trawler. He has the 28 and 30 next to the H306. The work that goes into a trade show, especially for a sailboat display, is enormous. The H33 shipped from the factory to the IX-Center so you can imagine it’s state. You cannot have hoses and water so all the cleaning is with rags and spray bottles! But the scaffolding and steps and then lifelines so people don’t fall six feet to the concrete! Then you have to carpet everything. Takes a big volunteer crew. I’ll post a few more pictures on the Photo Forum. . . .eventually. There I will make a few comments on the boats themselves. Actually I worked so hard, about ten hours both Wed. and Thurs. that I did not have time to really examine the boats. I will spend more time on the H36. Then I will go across the aisle and look over the Benes and Catalinas. There is a pretty 36.7 there.
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David Foster
See you there, Ed
I'm looking forward to meeting face to face at last! We really appreciate all the work that allows us to "kick the tires" on the new offerings. I'll be there Saturday afternoon with Admiral Joanne, my brother Craig, and his wife Kathy. See you then. David Lady Lillie
I'm looking forward to meeting face to face at last! We really appreciate all the work that allows us to "kick the tires" on the new offerings. I'll be there Saturday afternoon with Admiral Joanne, my brother Craig, and his wife Kathy. See you then. David Lady Lillie
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Mark Burrows
Curiosity
Ed< If you get a chance, see if you can find out the hull number on the 33. Hull number 1 was in Annapolis and they were still working out the bugs. I wonder how many they've built since October. Markdb
Ed< If you get a chance, see if you can find out the hull number on the 33. Hull number 1 was in Annapolis and they were still working out the bugs. I wonder how many they've built since October. Markdb
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Barry
H33 Hull numbers
I can't tell you the hull number of the boat at the Cleavland show, but I can say that I bought a H33 at Annapolis and was assigned hull number 23. She is being built in February for delivery to Deltaville, VA begining of March. I have also been told that the factory has two production lines setup for the H33s. It sounds like this design is striking the right balance of form, function and price point. Also be aware that Hunter did make some modifications after hull number 16. To my knowledge these changes are in the galley. HTH, Barry Bear Necessity
I can't tell you the hull number of the boat at the Cleavland show, but I can say that I bought a H33 at Annapolis and was assigned hull number 23. She is being built in February for delivery to Deltaville, VA begining of March. I have also been told that the factory has two production lines setup for the H33s. It sounds like this design is striking the right balance of form, function and price point. Also be aware that Hunter did make some modifications after hull number 16. To my knowledge these changes are in the galley. HTH, Barry Bear Necessity
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Mark Burrows
New Henderson boats
One annoying aspect of the 33, 41, and, I guess, the 36 is the shroud location. They come down across the side deck so that you either swing under them or you step up on the cabintop. Am I being picky? Wife did not like it a bit. The rest of the features of these boats looked promising. Markdb
One annoying aspect of the 33, 41, and, I guess, the 36 is the shroud location. They come down across the side deck so that you either swing under them or you step up on the cabintop. Am I being picky? Wife did not like it a bit. The rest of the features of these boats looked promising. Markdb
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Ed Schenck
H33 #11
The Cleveland H33 is number 11. It was ordered by the marina owner at Annapolis after they saw #1 and decided to opt for an icebox instead of a refrigerator. It was built in November and held for shipping to Cleveland in January. I was told they were making an H33 every three days but the previous post of #23 being built in February would contradict that. We did not rig a Henderson hull at the show so I cannot comment on shroud locations.
The Cleveland H33 is number 11. It was ordered by the marina owner at Annapolis after they saw #1 and decided to opt for an icebox instead of a refrigerator. It was built in November and held for shipping to Cleveland in January. I was told they were making an H33 every three days but the previous post of #23 being built in February would contradict that. We did not rig a Henderson hull at the show so I cannot comment on shroud locations.
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Barry
Shrouds + Hull #
Mark - We also noticed the shroud location and did a duck-and-turn at the show while checking out hull #1. Our conclusion was that we do not spend a lot of time at the bow except for docking, washing and anchor activity. So the barrier doesn't bother us. If you or your wife like to hang-out at the bow this is more of an issue. We liked the cockpit size and the main cabin openness without the compression post in the way. Ed - We signed our contract Friday of the Annapolis show, but opted for a higher number due to questions about some of the details. These included - inverter size (I have concern over the Freedom10 in both size and waveform), refrigeration size/shape (for a 33' cruiser the basic frontloading refer is small. It wasn't until they added the second compressor for a freezer in the other ice box that we agreed.) The production rate makes sense when you consider the factory was closed for 2 weeks for the Chrismas-New Year holiday. It was also closed several days for Thanksgiving. They also could have lost some time for the design changes between 16+17. These are all typical for a large manufacturing operation. Barry Bear Necessity
Mark - We also noticed the shroud location and did a duck-and-turn at the show while checking out hull #1. Our conclusion was that we do not spend a lot of time at the bow except for docking, washing and anchor activity. So the barrier doesn't bother us. If you or your wife like to hang-out at the bow this is more of an issue. We liked the cockpit size and the main cabin openness without the compression post in the way. Ed - We signed our contract Friday of the Annapolis show, but opted for a higher number due to questions about some of the details. These included - inverter size (I have concern over the Freedom10 in both size and waveform), refrigeration size/shape (for a 33' cruiser the basic frontloading refer is small. It wasn't until they added the second compressor for a freezer in the other ice box that we agreed.) The production rate makes sense when you consider the factory was closed for 2 weeks for the Chrismas-New Year holiday. It was also closed several days for Thanksgiving. They also could have lost some time for the design changes between 16+17. These are all typical for a large manufacturing operation. Barry Bear Necessity
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Tim McCarty
Hey Ed, great pics...
thanks for sharing them. I wanted to get to the IX center but did not have the time for the 2.5 hour trip from Detroit. Going to Navy Pier (Strictly Sail) next week though, so hopefully that will be enjoyable...
thanks for sharing them. I wanted to get to the IX center but did not have the time for the 2.5 hour trip from Detroit. Going to Navy Pier (Strictly Sail) next week though, so hopefully that will be enjoyable...
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