Hunter Marine

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Sailboat manufacturer

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FieldValue
nameMarlow-Hunter LLC
logoFile:Marlow-Hunter Logo.png
typeLimited liability company
foundation1973
founderWarren Luhrs
defunct
hq_location_cityAlachua, Florida
hq_location_countryUnited States
industryBoat building
productsSailboats
homepage
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Hunter Marine was an American boat builder The company did produce the Mainship powerboat brand. The company was based in Alachua, Florida, and is now closed.

The first boat design was a 25-foot (7.6 meter) long sloop, and another noted design was the Ocean racing sailboat the HC 50.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Hunter_33_2004_sailboat_at_sunset_in_Toronto_Ontario.jpg" caption="[[Hunter 33-2004"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Hunter_306_sailboat_2857.jpg" caption="[[Hunter 306"] ::

In the 1800s Henry Luhrs, a German immigrant, outfitted trading ships and owned a chandlery. His grandson, Henry, continued the family heritage on the New Jersey coast, building and repairing recreational and fishing boats. By the early 1960s Henry and his sons, John and Warren, were building over a thousand powerboats a year. Hunter was started in 1973 in Alachua, Florida, as a sailboat manufacturer. The early Hunter boats were designed by John E. Cherubini.

In 1988 the company ran into trouble, as the founder, Luhrs, engaged in protected ocean racing and left the company in the hands of management. The result was production of low-quality boats backed by a short warranty and poor customer service, leading to trouble with dealers and unhappy owners. Luhrs was forced to suspend his racing career and return to directly run the company, carrying out a restructuring, creating new work teams, extending the warranty from one year to five years and hiring Canadian designer Rob Mazza in 1991 to take over design and coordinate the production process. Mazza designed the Hunter 29.5 and its larger follow-up, the 336.

Hunter then utilized the design service of Glenn Henderson and its in-house team until 2010. Hunter is responsible for several market innovations, including their trademark stainless steel cockpit arch and their use of the B&R rig. Hunter also began the construction of sailboats whose hulls make use of bow hollow and stern reflex, marine architecture design elements that maximize thrust under sail.

In 2012 Hunter Marine entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company was sold in August 2012 to David E. Marlow, owner of Marlow Yachts and the name changed to Marlow-Hunter, LLC.

Examples of models made by Marlow-Hunter in the 2010s include the Marlow-Hunter 31, 33, 37 and 40 models. The new 31-foot was developed under Marlow-Hunter under guidance from longtime Hunter marine consultant and naval architect Glenn Henderson. The 31 has increased interior space compared to older models, and is actually wider (increased beam) than the 33 foot long boat in the range.

Boats

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Hunter_23_sailboat_3941.jpg" caption="[[Hunter 23"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Hunter_25_September_Song_0885.jpg" caption="[[Hunter 25-2"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Hunter_26_sailboat_Bebob_2504.jpg" caption="[[Hunter 26"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Hunter_Vision_32_sailboat_3980.jpg" caption="[[Hunter 32"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Hunter_34_sailboat_Sharon_Rose_2665.jpg" caption="[[Hunter 34"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Hunter_35.5_Legend_sailboat_Midnight_Sky_3404.jpg" caption="[[Hunter 35.5 Legend"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Hunter_356_Osprey_0632.jpg" caption="[[Hunter 356"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Hunter_44_sailboat_Dragonfly_II_0560.jpg" caption="[[Hunter 44"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Hunter_45_DS_sailboat_with_spinnaker_1137.jpg" caption="[[Hunter 45 DS"] ::

Hunter boats and year first produced:

References

References

  1. "Hunter Marine - A glance at the historical roots of Hunter Marine". Esserman Yacht Sales.
  2. Browning, Randy. (2018). "Hunter Marine". sailboatdata.com.
  3. Staff Report. (13 April 2003). "Hunter 336: A Nice Package Sans Backstay". boats.com.
  4. Blue Water Sailing. (21 February 2013). "Blue Water Boats - Hunter 40". www.bwsailing.com.
  5. (May 2015). "Marlow Hunter 31".
  6. Marlow-Hunter. "Our Fleet".
  7. "Hunter Marine Corp".

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