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Review of the Hunter Vision-36 by Bill Essmaker
| Year built | 1992 |
| Location of boat | Cheboygan, Mi. |
| The boat is sailed on | The Great Lakes |
| How the boat is used | Weekends and longer |
| Normal wind strength | 16-22 knots |
| Average size of crew | 2-4 |
| Liveaboard? | No |
| Owner bought the boat in | 2003 |
| If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again? | absolutly! It's a wonderful boat. |
| Gear that's been added | It already has chart plotter, radar,GPS, auto pilot & loran. I'm very content with this equipment. |
| Structural or complex improvements | no |
| The boat's best features | extreme ease of handling single handed. Very stable in all weather. |
| Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc. | only thing I'm dissatisfied with is the Stack-Pack main sail stowage system. With the boom so high above the cock pit it is very hard to reach the zipper to zip it up. |
| Sailing characterisitcs | you must be thinking ahead about reefing the main! The main is very big and can catch you off guard if the weather picks up suddenly. |
| Motoring characterisitcs | the Yanmar diesel has great power for the 36 footer. moves us right along even in strong head winds. |
| Liveability | Nice salon and galley and the head is good. the v-berth and aft beds are narrow for the size of the boat, my wife and I are not large people but still must sleep separate to be comfortable. |
| The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any) | have not |
| The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any | no |
| Other comments | I believe you can do no better than Hunter for absolute value for the dollar. They build beautiful boats of superior design and quality. |
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