1977 Hunter Cherubini 27

This is a Cherubini designed Hunter 27, which was one of Hunter’s best time periods for sailboats that were more about sailing and less about camping. (Cherubini started his own company under his name that made only two very high-end sailboats.) You can see by the photo of the transom that the hull lines are pretty special. Now, I realize it’s a Hunter. So, the actual quality is in line with boats of this age that were built to a price point. But it is a good solid boat. It has a diesel inboard motor that runs pretty well. The sails are in good shape. The sail covers could use some stitching in areas, or maybe replacement. Fortunately, this boat is in the Sunrise Sailing Club, so it’s been getting used and maintained, unlike some other sailboats that are covered in years of mold/mildew/dirt. The foredeck had a rotten core, so a solid repair was made to replace the core and re-fiberglass. It still needs to be painted with some anti-skid paint. The top hatch was just repaired with new plexiglass. All four of the forward port-lights were replaced with brand-new port-lights about 5 years ago. The depth/compass/knot-meter gauges still work well, but are showing crazing on the faceplates. The knot-meter currently reads zero, but I’m sure that the wheel under the hull has some debris on it that is preventing it from turning. I’d regularly see 4.5 to 5.5 knots in this boat in a decent breeze. I hit 6.3 once, but it was heeled pretty far over with a lot of weather helm. Maybe I should have furled in the jib a little bit. I have the table and one of the bathroom doors in shrink-wrap as I was going to strip and restore them. Actual Teak! There are cockpit cushions and main cabin cushions. The v-berth cushions got wet, so we threw away the foam but kept the covers. I bought a 37’ sailboat that has consumed all of my time and I’d like to find a good home for this little boat.

Also, see review at: https://www.practical-sailor.com/sailboat-reviews/hunter-27