Any feedback on hunter 40's?

It will be a Florida US built boat, before they switched to backstayless Bergstrom rigs. Like most US Hunters, including the few built for a while in Dorset UK, they are quite lightly built, but perfectly adequate for ordinary family cruising. I almost bought a UK-built Hunter 36 in 2005, we really liked the accommodation, but in the end bought a Jeanneau 35.
 
Lightwave395 said:
I did spend a day on a larger one some years ago, around 45 ft I think, only my opinion but a triumph of cavernous accommodation over sailing ability as I recall, which I suspect is why wives seem to like them...
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Yeah I delivered one years ago from North Wales to Hayling Island. Big, roomy interior like US designed boats of that era. Had some bumpy weather she coped much better than I thought. Dont think they will ever make racers though.

Good for families with that space.
 
An experienced fellow club member purchased a - IIRC - 36.

His wife was smitten with the interior and the high spec - far better than their previous boat.

Sold after the first bit of rough weather.

The wife was frightened to use the heads after being thrown around inside, he thought it very tender. Perhaps early reefing and a more prudent approach to setting out in bumpy weather may have been a better approach.

I suspect it was not ALL the boats fault, but once wifey said it had to go, go it did.

They now have a HR.
 
I have a Hunter Legend 33 and think she is great. Like all boats she is a compromise. She sails really well downwind and reaching but is a bit light going to wind and like many modern boats can slam into waves rather than cutting through them like a deep v hull. I have sailed her all round the UK to Netherlands and Ireland and had my share of rough weather with no problem - just reef down before she is on her beam ends . The accomodation is light and airy rather than being a dark tap room like atmosphere of older layouts. The wife really likes her - unlike some I dont see this as a problem. She is very manourverable and I can park her on a sixpence ( boat not wife!) forward or reverse so I am quite happy to single hand and dont need lots of crew to moor up without bashing other boats. If you plan to set off into the teeth of a F9 then this is not a boat for for you - but I sailed from Ijuiden to Lowestoft into a F6 all the way in reasonable comfort. The backstayless rig is great for stern-to mooring but does restrict how far you can let out the boom when running - this is easily mitigated with a large cruising chute. Whichever boat you choose it will be a compromise and for me the Legend is just right. If you want more information look on the Legend Owners Association website.
 
rotrax said:
An experienced fellow club member purchased a - IIRC - 36.

His wife was smitten with the interior and the high spec - far better than their previous boat.

Sold after the first bit of rough weather.

The wife was frightened to use the heads after being thrown around inside, he thought it very tender. Perhaps early reefing and a more prudent approach to setting out in bumpy weather may have been a better approach.

I suspect it was not ALL the boats fault, but once wifey said it had to go, go it did.

They now have a HR.
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All this wife stuff is by and large a bunch of old bunny. A pair of people sail together. Or dont. Get up into the new century. Blokeys!
 
capnsensible said:
All this wife stuff is by and large a bunch of old bunny. A pair of people sail together. Or dont. Get up into the new century. Blokeys!
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Not entirely, my wife is looking for great accomodation, good enough that friends and family will want to visit us and stay a while. I want a boat that can safey look after itself if we get caught out in heavy weather and need sea room, rather than running for port. There's going to be some compromise obviously. I would be happy with my longbow ketch, but she is quite right, it's not the best on accom front for 6 people!
 
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capnsensible said:
Of course its up to you how you run your boat.

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Oh please enough with the virtue signalling. We get it, you are thoroughly right on and down with the kids.

My partner loves our boat, if she didn't I wouldn't have purchased her. Like others on this forum, our partners look for different things in a sail boat, guest accommodation is well up on their lists. Gosh golly the horror, we have pink and blue jobs too. Unblocking the heads being very firmly a blue job.:sick:
 
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