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Review of the Hunter 35.5 by Gus Reinhardt

Year built 1993  
Location of boat Madeira Beach,FL  
The boat is sailed on Open ocean  
How the boat is used Weekends and longer  
Normal wind strength less than 10 knots  
Average size of crew 2-4  
Liveaboard? No  
Owner bought the boat in 2000  
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again? yes  
Gear that's been added air conditioning  
Structural or complex improvements replaced sail battens with stiffer battens feplaced jib furler deck lead with roller sheaves  
The boat's best features cabin layout, walk thru transom sail rig cabin layoutwalk thru transom  
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc. jib furler thru deck lead sail battens flimsy good pointing abbility  
Sailing characterisitcs rather tender, good pointing ability  
Motoring characterisitcs good, no problems  
Liveability good,like the aft cabin, salongood  
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any) good  
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any Bill Browning Yachts,Richard Cox very good Hunter expertisesolidly  
Other comments solidly built, good value for entry level price.