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54' Hunter
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Other photos: Cockpit, Salon, Salon and galley, Nav station and galley. | ||
It was a long time past, in 1982, when this Hunter 54 was launched. She was the pride and joy of her new owner then, a lotta boat for the money then, and probably a big boat for the money now. The Hunter 54, was also the result some years of boat building passion and experience. It was after ten years of innovation and experimentation by Warren Luhrs (who followed his fathers footsteps in boat building). They sought to bring production line efficiencies to the boat building industry. Remember that Hunter Marine launched their first Hunter sailboat in 1973, a 25-foot Cherubini designed sloop that won some acclaim and launched Hunter Marine as a boat builder.. Hunter, at that time, had strived to build a production boat that would lower the cost of boat ownership, and make sailing more than a rich man's sport. It is true that many of Hunter Marines’s innovations and aspirations, were first developed in those early days when Francis Chichester still raced the oceans in Gypsy Moth III. In those days, Hunter had not even thought about the B&R rig or the water ballast. They just built boats to go sailing. They did build fast and light boats and some like Tuesday's Child, did sail far and fast. Warren Luhr's involvement in ocean racing gave him a test bed for design and construction. He did in fact set a few records aboard "Thursday’s Child" and "Hunter’s Child" back in the days when ocean racing drove the boat building industry. These early days of production boat building produced some pretty strong fiberglass boats. The Hunter 54 had a displacement weight of 20,500 lbs with 8,200 lbs of ballast and 912 sq ft of sail. She is built with a lead keel and the famous Hunter fiberglass grid system to add ridgidity to the hull. After 25 odd years, many of these boats are still going strong. Recent upgrades include: 1. Maintenance on standing rigging – all stays and hull fittings were taken off, clean and rebedded 2005. 2. New mechanical vang added 2005, new line stops on cockpit top installed 2005, new stern seats on aft pulpits 3. New hot water and heating system added in 2006. 4. Dinghy refurbished 2006 5. Opening side ports (five oversized ones) were added in 2004 to add ventilation. Additional ports were added on 1987 for the aft stateroom, the galley, and in the owners berth area forward. 6. Off shore life raft (in cockpit sole) refurbished for Mackinac Race in 1998 7. 1500 watt inverter installed in 2002. 110v outlet is in main cabin just forward of sinks. 8. Interior lighting rewired in 2003. 9. New forward head installed in 2006. 10. New transmission installed in 2004. 11. Hull and decks were painted with Imron in l998. 12. New Sails – main, genoa, staysail, and jenneker in 1998, new sheets and halyards for new sails 13. All wood on the topside was replaced with nautical plastic (1998) 14. In 1987 the electrical system was reworked to add a high output alternator (130 amp) and two banks of 6volt batteries in parallel (for a 12 volt system) 15. New instruments (wind speed, speed, depth) were added in 1998 16. New battery hour meter was installed in 2002 17. Self Steering was installed at the time of commissioning (1983) and works well 18. New canvas was installed in 2005. This included sail cover, dodger, bimini, spacer for the span between the bimini and the dodger. Also two side panels with clear panes were added for cold weather sailing. 19. A sound system including speakers in the cockpit was added and refurbished in 1998 with new equipment. | ||
Contact Kevin on Cell # 604-290-3676 or e-mail him at kevin@fraseryachtsales.com | ||
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