For Sale: 1981 Hunter 30 (Cherubini)

[salfarina]

Boat in excellent, sail away condition. Recently commissioned for 2018 season. I retired this spring and will be moving to FL at summers end and the boat's 5"3" draft isn't too compatible with the shallow coastal waters of FL West Coast.

Complete specs for this model can be found here:
HUNTER 30 sailboat specifications and details on sailboatdata.com

Yanmar 2QM15 diesel runs reliably and well. Serviced annually by certified Yanmar mechanic.

Many extras including Max Prop, dripless shaft seal, SiTex Chartplotter, Raymarine anemometer, Raymarine autohelm autopilot, Promariner battery charging system, non permeable head plumbing, Origo non-pressurized alcohol stove, hot and cold pressurized water system, Magma propane barbeque, full cockpit canvass includes dodger, bimini and connector.

Boat is in luxury Marina on Long Island Sound (Nassau Cty, NY) and slip rent is paid for the season.

Asking $17,500

Many more photo's available as well as the Practical Sailor June 2016 Cover story featuring their review of this model.

email to sfarina@ptonline.net

[davil]

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[stnick]

I'm on the west coast of Florida I have sailed that model boat She is just wonderful . great sailor great design.
I have a Ted Brewer design Morgan 384 draft 5'3" not the best in shallow draft But we cruise all around Clearwater to Key West . Your draft is deep but not impossible ! Reconsider if you can shes a wonderful boat , you have there. There are local Captains that will sail it down here for you ! Lee Nicholas

[salfarina]

Thanks, Lee , for your encouraging note. She is a fantastic boat and has always given me pleasure, protection, security and confidence! Plus she's sea kindly, good looking and tough as nails!!

I lived in Safety Harbor between '79 and '89, and learned to sail at an ASA School - Suncoast Sailing Center in Clearwater Beach. My first boat was a new '83 Hunter 22 (1' 6" draft - board up), I berthed her in Ozona and sailed around St. Joseph's Sound (for short jaunts - Anclote, Three Rooker, Honeymoon, Caledesi, etc.). Naturally, I sailed the Gulf quite often, but usually as day sails.

When we moved back to NY, the 22 was holed and sunk in storm and I bought a Pearson 26, which was really an Army tank disguised as a boat! Sailing a heavy displacement, solid boat really appealed to me. As you probably well know, the H30 - particularly pre '83 - are extremely well constructed, heavy displacement, solid and unusually nimble (and fast!). So, when I decided to upgrade to a larger boat from the P26 and saw this H30, I grabbed it and it's never disappointed me.

We will be moving back to the house in Safety Harbor at the end of this year and there is nothing more I would like than to bring her down with me. Naturally, I'd look to keep her in a Marina nearby, but in reviewing the chart depths (No. 11411) I doubt I'd be able to gunkhole the old haunts. I'm not adverse to finding new haunts that can handle 5'3", but the charts seem to indicate that even the channels have only 5' depths.

Nonetheless, perhaps I can find a discussion that addresses this issue in one of the forums here. Additionally, I'll probably go down soon, make some inquiries and attempt to get a feel for the local cruising opportunities.

Again thanks, and when I'm cruising the West Coast Gulf I'll keep an eye out for a well founded Morgan 384!

Fair Winds!