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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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