Now, I'm not a manager of a sailboat company (or connected in any way with the marine industry), but I say: Grab the molds and pop out some more Cherubini Hunters! Update them with modern equipment and engines, and sell them as an upmarket parallel brand. Everyone but H. and Catalina are moving their product lines to bigger and bigger boats. Now is the chance to use molds you probably have out back to create the boats that Baby Boomers will move DOWN to! And if you don't think this is a viable strategy, read the ad copy for J Boats's 32-footer!
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ABSOLUTELY
I will be going to the Annapolis Boat show this weekend, and I will guarantee that although I will be in love with all the modern gadgets and technology, I will never find a hull as thich and well built as my 1984 H27. I currently sail on the Great south bay of Long Island and an H27 with a shoal draft is about as big as you can get there. I think an updated 25 to 30 cher would sell like crazy.
I will be going to the Annapolis Boat show this weekend, and I will guarantee that although I will be in love with all the modern gadgets and technology, I will never find a hull as thich and well built as my 1984 H27. I currently sail on the Great south bay of Long Island and an H27 with a shoal draft is about as big as you can get there. I think an updated 25 to 30 cher would sell like crazy.
Jim, John, maybe we could buy the molds!
How much money you got? Wanna' go in the boat business? Nah, then no time for sailing. Forget it, let Hunter do it.
How much money you got? Wanna' go in the boat business? Nah, then no time for sailing. Forget it, let Hunter do it.
While You're At It.......
If anybody is going to pop some more "real" Hunters, how 'bout turning out a few new 25.5's? I may wear mine out in another 10 or 15 years and there are no comparables being built in the 25 foot class! Dick Vance H-25.5 "Honey Bear"
If anybody is going to pop some more "real" Hunters, how 'bout turning out a few new 25.5's? I may wear mine out in another 10 or 15 years and there are no comparables being built in the 25 foot class! Dick Vance H-25.5 "Honey Bear"
I wouldn't mind re-doing only the old 30...
... and forgetting all the smaller sizes. I like the 27 as well. but because of the headroom limitation I'd pass, since people are getting taller. Anything bigger than 30', and you're in a different market altogether. I could do wonders with it! A Hunter Forum members joint venture?
... and forgetting all the smaller sizes. I like the 27 as well. but because of the headroom limitation I'd pass, since people are getting taller. Anything bigger than 30', and you're in a different market altogether. I could do wonders with it! A Hunter Forum members joint venture?
I think you guy, are nuts
If Hunter reproduced the 27 and 30 Cherubini design boats, we would argue over which cabin style we'd want, and then I'd want some modifications, like a bridge deck, and built in dorades, and at today's prices how much would it all cost???, that's why I think you guys are nuts, I keep my 1982 27 footer the one I've lived on for the past seven years.
If Hunter reproduced the 27 and 30 Cherubini design boats, we would argue over which cabin style we'd want, and then I'd want some modifications, like a bridge deck, and built in dorades, and at today's prices how much would it all cost???, that's why I think you guys are nuts, I keep my 1982 27 footer the one I've lived on for the past seven years.
He calls us nuts!?
Anyone that lives on a 27 has a lot of nerve calling us nuts. Don't get me wrong, we loved our 27 but it got mighty small in just 10 days
Anyone that lives on a 27 has a lot of nerve calling us nuts. Don't get me wrong, we loved our 27 but it got mighty small in just 10 days
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