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Year built 1982  
Location of boat Lake Erie  
The boat is sailed on The Great Lakes  
How the boat is used Weekends and longer  
Normal wind strength 10-15 knots  
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  
Gear that's been added yesnew ekectronicsbimininew cushions (inside)new life linesmicrowavenew battery chargernew batteries  
Structural or complex improvements no  
The boat's best features stability, relatively easy to rig and set sails (has a furling system), comfort for a small number of people, all ports and both hatches open up completely  
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc. battery charger cooked batteries, created odors, etchatches have  
Sailing characterisitcs Actually had her out on a day that weather changed dramatically. Ended up in 8-10 foot waves, dropped sails, motored back, but she held her own and reconfirmed the safety and surety of the vessel.  
Motoring characterisitcs This boat is underpowered, newer ones have a lot more power  
Liveability very good for how we use it, especially since we have used plastic  
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any) good, cooperativeHowever, when I called for a manual, they charged me $15.00 and what I got were poor photocopies of an orginal manual that didn't even have straight pages. Most were unuseable and some writing was not even on the page that was photo copied. When I called Hunter back, I got the story that  
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any Yes, the broker was okay, but service at that Hunter Dealer / Broker is lacking. No communication to employees about what needs to be done on a particular boat; no organization about getting on, getting it done and getting off to another boat - they just start, work on one for a while, go to another boat and start on it - takes a long time and a lot of frustration to get one boat taken care of, and they leave messes, too; this dealer really goes by the  
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