Cherubini Just a Hunter!!!??*#**
STEVE!! How could you say such a thing? Are you related to Luhrs by chance? or at least on his payroll? just a hunter...I never....OK, I'm calm....I'll get over this...calm...breath in.. After owning more than one of these wonderful boats and doing much research as well as a significant amount of repair work to my boats, I have come to the conclusion that John Cherubini was not too concerned with $$ when designing his boats. Form and function were paramount..sailing function that is. Creature comforts in the cabin area were also not one of his favorite things to the point of allowing one of his sons design the interior on some of the boats. I believe he designed in strength with a healthy margin. Hunter (Luhrs) on the other hand, liked good boats, but was chasing $$$ and frequently tried to cut corners. As I understand it, this was the cause of some conflict between the two. In summary, yes the design was strong. Yes the hulls were thick. But the workmanship in many cases was poor. Many Cherubini Hunters have sloppy glass work like where bulk heads and sole "floors" are "tabbed" to the hull. The "secondary" bonds sometimes do not hold. Another area of concern would be the bedding and seal of items secured to the deck. The seal of pedistals, stanchions, railings, ports, etc, often fail and thus we have soft spot problems in many of our old boats. Soft decks and repaired decks are often weaker than when new. I believe many of us would like to see Hunter build an "annaversary" addition Cherubini designed boat, and this time build it right. Perhaps the 33 would be a good candidate?Don Bodemann