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Review of the Hunter 37-cutter by Michael Alge

Year built 1979  
Location of boat Catawba Island Ohio  
The boat is sailed on The Great Lakes  
How the boat is used Day sailing  
Normal wind strength 16-22 knots  
Average size of crew 2-4  
Liveaboard?  
Owner bought the boat in 1999  
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again? Yes , bit I would try to find one that was not so neglected. Finding a lot of saturated plywood core in the cabins sides and top  
Gear that's been added Not yet but anything I add will be an improvement  
Structural or complex improvements I am presently in the process of rebuilding the cabins sides and roof and will be installing bronze portlights instead of those cheap Bomar lights. I also will be replacing the holding tank and all of the sanitary hoses  
The boat's best features This is the first time owning a Hunter  
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc. I was shocked to find that the core material was in the form of little squares of plywood. There is very little strength in such a system and I would not trust it to far.  
Sailing characterisitcs I have yet to sail this boat  
Motoring characterisitcs I do not know about its motoring ability yet , I am hoping that the Yanmar 20 will be ok  
Liveability Liveablity looks like it wil be just fine for two people  
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any) I sent two or three E-mails to the Hunter web address and never got a responce. I guess my boat is too old for them to be concerned with it  
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any The boat came from a well known boatyard in Conneticutt and they shipped it to me with the holding tank full of sewage. Much of what was on their brokerage list was either no good or was not there  
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