Hello Struther!
20 Dec 95 16:47, Struther Macfarlane of doubtful wisdom scribbled to Augustin 
Henriques:
 AH=>> I would like to hear opinions about Hunters.
 SM> Seems there are Chevys, Buicks, and Cadillacs in the Hunter line.
 SM> there's the Hunter Legend series... quite a bit better, equal to
 SM> a Catalina perhaps? Finally, there's the Passage series...
 SM> supposedly the name Passage means that the boat can do just
 SM> that!... "passage"making!
I guess that depends on the area where you're from, as to who says what.  In 
the Tampa Bay area, Catalinas are not well received, but Hunters are.  After 
shopping well for a boat, I settled on a Hunter 34, made in 1984.  While it 
is not without shortcomings, it is a solid boat, functional, and comfortable 
to live on, as I do.  Systems are easily serviced or changed, as we all like 
to modify things on our boats.  I have seen more expensive boats with 
problems that my Hunter doesn't have.
Beware of those who arbitrarily catagorize boats like these.  Most of what 
you hear comes from those who only heard from those who only heard, not from 
those who really know from experience.
Also, an experience with only one of a particular kind of boat does not 
necessarily parallel the experiences of others.  All boats have their strong 
and weak features, and all manufacturers must admit that sometimes one 
individual product does not live up to the reputation of that model in 
general.
Later........Sandy
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