Hunt 44 Express Cruiser Boat Test Notes
Detailed notes about the Hunt 44, which Lenny Rudow tested on a windy day in Narragansett Bay.
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Overview: An express cruiser designed to appeal to the cruising couple with both luxury and performance in mind.
Concept
-Use the traditional flush-deck design to provide a single level cockpit, salon, and helm, with a great deal of attention paid to interior décor and a roomy layout.
Construction
-Fiberglass hull, deck, and superstructure built with resin-infusion technology.
-Heavy-duty stainless-steel hardware and fittings.
-Emphasis placed on high strength to weight ratio in the hull.
-Marble countertops.
Performance
-Cruises in the upper 20’s and hits 33 knots at top end.
-Extremely good rough-water handling abilities. We cruised into a two to three foot head-sea chop at WOT, and the boat smoothly sliced through the seas.
-Efficiency at cruise is above average, for a boat of this size.
Handling
-Pod drive powerplants provide excellent dockside maneuverability.
-The addition of an aft cockpit control joystick allows for close-quarters maneuvering from the outside of the boat.
Features
-Master and guest staterooms are roomier than expected.
-Master head is surprisingly large, with plenty of room for the separate stall shower.
-Interior fabrics are luxurious and rugged.
-Sunroof and windows open at the press of a button, and feature sunshades.
-Garage is large enough to handle a serious tender.
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