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Review of the Hunter 33_77-83 by Steve Kratchman
| Year built | 1980 |
| Location of boat | Lake Carlyle, Carlyle, ILLinois |
| The boat is sailed on | Lakes |
| How the boat is used | Racing |
| Normal wind strength | less than 10 knots |
| Average size of crew | 2-4 |
| Liveaboard? | No |
| Owner bought the boat in | 1995 |
| If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again? | Absolutely!! For the price and the pleasure received I do not know of another boat I could enjoy more. Easy to handle singly, quick to respond to wind changes, cuts through the waves with barely a splash, and has all the comforts I want for a boat to live on temporarily...a few weeks at a time if need be. |
| Gear that's been added | Rigid boom vang, AM/FM/CD player w/inside/outside speakers, outside switches, radar box to hold ST50 instrument package and Autohelm 3000 autopilot, new sails, extended bimini to outside rails, new mainsheet traveler,bow seat w/safety strap, inside added indirect lighting thruout the perimeter of boat (using new tube lighting connectors |
| Structural or complex improvements | |
| The boat's best features | |
| Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc. | Just overcame a perplexing port seat puddle after each rain. Installed a 1/2" drain going out to behind the rear of the cockpit into the cockpit drain. Now all is right with the boat. |
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| Liveability | |
| The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any) | |
| The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any | Brennan Marine was a first class operation giving me more than I had expected including sharing the cost of bringing the boat from Saginaw, MI to Lake Carlyle, IL. |
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