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Conference unifix::sailing

Title:SAILING
Notice:Please read Note 2.* before participating in this conference
Moderator:UNIFIX::BERENS
Created:Wed Jul 01 1992
Last Modified:Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2299
Total number of notes:20724

1727.0. "Anyone know Hunter 37?" by BOSTP2::BEAU () Thu May 30 1991 09:37

    I've just heard of a deal that sounds too good to be true.
    A marina near me who used to be a Hunter dealer has a 1988
    Hunter 37 in what they say is excellent condition (the boat
    is not local) for sale for $37,000.
    
    I've checkled with the blue book, and the low book on the
    boat is in the low $60 range,.  Before I pursure this any further,
    does anyone know the boat and any serious deficiencies?
    
    Many thanks!
    
    Beau
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1727.1MSCSSE::BERENSAlan BerensThu May 30 1991 10:094
There are many notes in SAILING that discuss the quality of various 
boats. Hunter generally ranks at the bottom of the list. But, as usual, 
it depends on how you intend to use the boat. Bigger isn't always 
better. Bigger is almost always much more expensive.
1727.2So Just How Bad Is It?BNCHMK::LOTUSThu May 30 1991 15:0818
    As a C&C25 sailor the idea of ALL THAT ROOM seems great.  Our use
    would be primarily Buzz Bay cruising, out to Nantucket a couple
    of times a yaer, and maybe some slightly off-shore cruising.  I have no
    intentions (until the revolution) of taking off for around the
    world or equipping the boat for the Bermuda race (the set up would
    cost as much as the boat, practically!)  On the other hand, having 
    sailed Pearson 26s, Ensigns, Bristol 24's and now the C&C I
    don't want to end up in a vessel that's unseaworthy in a blow,
    or that will fall apart when pounded. 
    
    BTW, does the price sound reasonable to you?  I never thought 
    I'd be in the general price range where anything bigger than
    a 29 would be within my limits.  They're asking $37K for the
    Hunter.  Maybe I'm suffering from (dum-dee-dum...)..sticker lag!
    $1000 per foot for a newish boat that will vaguely hold its value
    seems to me to be pretty reasonable.
    
    Beau
1727.4Too good???GRANMA::HAJOHNSONThu May 30 1991 17:0611
    The price seems very very low.  My 1984 Hunter 37 is for sale at
    49,900 (BUC 49k-55K).
    
    Mine is a cutter rig and 9 tons and the last year they build this
    model.  The one you are looking at is a Legend and more of a Yuppie
    boat.  Sloop rig, less displacement and below is like a Winnebago for
    the water.
    
    Depends on what you want.  The price is almost "too good to be true".
    
    Hank
1727.5Too good to be true!BNCHMK::LOTUSMon Jun 03 1991 11:549
    Well, the deal was too good to be true.  The boat is a Hunter 37
    cutter, 1981 vintage. At $39,000 it is marginally below book,
    and seeing as it has minimal sail and electronic inventory, not
    a good enough deal for me to reconsider my original intention,
    which was to trade my C&C 25 up to a larger similar boat (ideally
    another C&C). Thanks for the Cruising World reference idea.   I called
    them, and they sent off a list of 2 owners by return mail.
    
    Beau