What can anybody tell me about the Cherubini Raider? I take it it wasn't made by Hunter. Any feedback appreciated. Smitty
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Raider 33
Here is a clip from a post by John Cherubini II about his dad:
"John Cherubini designs
The first boat my dad designed for Hunter (getting the contract through Bob Seidelmann) was the H-25, what I call on here the 'Mk 1', in 1972. The boat was produced for the '73 model year. (Mine is a '74. It was built in Marlboro, NJ, and sold by Sails Aweigh in Mantoloking, about 35 miles from where I found and bought it.)."
There followed, in this order, the 30 in '73, the 27, in '74, the 33, the 37, then the 35 and 36 (essentially both stretched 33s), the 54 in '78-79. The 25 and some others went through redesign by the time my dad was busier with the C-44 and C-48 for Cherubini Boat (and the Raider 33 later). You will note that the hull of the 25 looks pretty dated with its narrow IOR-flavored transom by the time of the new (raised)deck mold, about '77 or '78.
So the Raider 33 was built by the Cherubini boat company. A gorgeous boat but no idea of solidity or seaworthiness. And they are still building the larger ones. I was on the C-48 once, $1.5 mil !
Here is a clip from a post by John Cherubini II about his dad:
"John Cherubini designs
The first boat my dad designed for Hunter (getting the contract through Bob Seidelmann) was the H-25, what I call on here the 'Mk 1', in 1972. The boat was produced for the '73 model year. (Mine is a '74. It was built in Marlboro, NJ, and sold by Sails Aweigh in Mantoloking, about 35 miles from where I found and bought it.)."
There followed, in this order, the 30 in '73, the 27, in '74, the 33, the 37, then the 35 and 36 (essentially both stretched 33s), the 54 in '78-79. The 25 and some others went through redesign by the time my dad was busier with the C-44 and C-48 for Cherubini Boat (and the Raider 33 later). You will note that the hull of the 25 looks pretty dated with its narrow IOR-flavored transom by the time of the new (raised)deck mold, about '77 or '78.
So the Raider 33 was built by the Cherubini boat company. A gorgeous boat but no idea of solidity or seaworthiness. And they are still building the larger ones. I was on the C-48 once, $1.5 mil !
Mistaken Identity
Some owners of early Hunters on this site seem to think they own Cherubini boats. The boats are HUNTERS, NOT Cherubinis. Yes, they were designed by a member of the Cherubini family but were not built by them and therefore are NOT Cherubini boats. I own one of these boats and have no problem with the fact that it is a Hunter.
The Raider 33 was a racer / cruiser, emphasis on racing. Overall look was somewhat similar to the Hunter 33 designed by John Cherubini. It was a solid, very well made boat with a good turn of speed. Much of the hardware was similar to that used on the Hunters and I'm guessing they combined orders with Hunter too obtain better pricing.There is currently a raider 33 for sale in maryland for under $30,000.
Some owners of early Hunters on this site seem to think they own Cherubini boats. The boats are HUNTERS, NOT Cherubinis. Yes, they were designed by a member of the Cherubini family but were not built by them and therefore are NOT Cherubini boats. I own one of these boats and have no problem with the fact that it is a Hunter.
The Raider 33 was a racer / cruiser, emphasis on racing. Overall look was somewhat similar to the Hunter 33 designed by John Cherubini. It was a solid, very well made boat with a good turn of speed. Much of the hardware was similar to that used on the Hunters and I'm guessing they combined orders with Hunter too obtain better pricing.There is currently a raider 33 for sale in maryland for under $30,000.
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