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Review of the Hunter 29.5 by Andrew C. Wilkins

Year built 1995  
Location of boat Vallejo, CA  
The boat is sailed on Bays, sounds, or protected salt water  
How the boat is used Weekends and longer  
Normal wind strength 16-22 knots  
Average size of crew 2-4  
Liveaboard?  
Owner bought the boat in 1995  
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again? Yes  
Gear that's been added FM/AM Cassette playerTV/VCR combinationAutohelm ST4000Asymetric SpinnakerFolding Prop  
Structural or complex improvements No  
The boat's best features Single handed sailing, Living room, Locker space,  
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc. Holding tank too small, water tank too small. The Yanmar diesel gave many problems to start with, mainly fuel leakage from fuel pump and filter. The problem was corrected by myself after the yard had tried 4 times. The Yanmar diesel is also VERY noisy. The yard that commissioned the boat forgot to put zincs on, which caused me to replace the propellor after 1 year.  
Sailing characterisitcs Points up extremely well, and is very fast on a beam to short reach. However in more than a 12knot wind, the first reef must be put in. In anything over 20knots, the boat becomes nearly unmanageable with 2 reefs. The only recourse is to sail with the jib only.  
Motoring characterisitcs With the folding prop 14X14, the boat will cruise at 6.2knots at 2800 rpm. Going in reverse with this prop is very positive, and you don't need excessive RPM's.  
Liveability The rear berth has a lot of storage space, which we have added storage under the shelf running from the head/shower bulkhead to the rear bulkhead in front of the holding  
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any) Dealing with Hunter has been OK. They have either supplied the part or recommended the supplier.  
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any The dealer was very happy to take my money, however, when the boat was delivered from Hunter, I had to wait 4 weeks for the commissioning to be done. It seems that priority for the boat yard to work on your boat depended on how much your boat cost. I was  
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