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Review of the Hunter 380 by Leslie Stephens

Year built 1999  
Location of boat Channel Islands CA.  
The boat is sailed on Open ocean  
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 1999  
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again? YES  
Gear that's been added Doger,Inverter,Spinnaker and gear,GPS,Radar,Autopiolt,#33Bruce,VHF at navstation,Refridgeration  
Structural or complex improvements  
The boat's best features Easy for double handed sailing  
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.  
Sailing characterisitcs Sailes well in moderate wind and seas. Weather helm easy to control with reefing  
Motoring characterisitcs motoring a max rpm just barly gets boat to hull speed. 3400RPM = 7.5  
Liveability Exellent  
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any) They have been very helpfull with the proccess have not needed them to much the boat was almost perfect on delivery  
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any We bought a 340 from H  
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