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Review of the Hunter 410 by Norm Eckel
| Year built | 1998 |
| Location of boat | Toledo Beach, Ohio |
| The boat is sailed on | The Great Lakes |
| How the boat is used | Multi-week coastal cruising |
| Normal wind strength | |
| Average size of crew | 2-4 |
| Liveaboard? | |
| Owner bought the boat in | 1998 |
| If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again? | Yes! However, buying a new boat and working the |
| Gear that's been added | Twin air conditioners, Autohelm radar, Autohelm wind and VMG instruments, Garmin 210 GPS/chartplotter DGPS, Garmin 130 DGPS, Raydata repeater (below) dodger |
| Structural or complex improvements | I have not. However, Hunter did undertake some modifications to the bulkhead attachments after I had taken delivery. |
| The boat's best features | The interior layout of the Hunter 410 is almost optimal from my perspective. Additionally, the H-410 is a very good performing sailboat. |
| Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc. | There were the typical loose screws, drawers that would not positively lock, etc., etc. The worst problem that I have encountered is that the refrigerator and freezer simply do not work properly. If the freezer is on the refrigerator does not work and vice-versa. The fridge/freezer suffer from significant condensation. The pistons that hold the tops have broken, the plastic latches have broken. Bottom line, the fridge and freezer are |
| Sailing characterisitcs | My H-410 has the deep keel and the |
| Motoring characterisitcs | I have a 17x15 flex-fold folding propeller. It works fine. The 50 hp Yanmar runs fine. It is a |
| Liveability | I do not believe that there is a forty foot boat made, at any price, in which the interior is better than the H-410. As I indicated earlier, the interior plan is nearly optimal. This boat would be a very acceptable live aboard. |
| The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any) | Thus far, all communications have been between my dealer and Hunter. |
| The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any | My dealer was Toledo Beach Yacht Sales. They had quite a punch-list of factory defects to correct. Moreover, they had alot of equipment to install. In terms of the quality of their work, I am very pleased. All installations and factory corrections were top-notch. Although the boat was delivered on time, there were lots of things that remained to be completed. They were very slow to complete the work on my boat. But, I guess that is a common problem in the marine industry. |
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