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To buy or not?
Franly, having spent some time around Compac''s of the mid-1980''s and and early 1980''s Hunter 27''s, I would venture that the Hunter is probably the better constructed of the two and offers better sailing characteristics altough similar speed. I know that there is a generally held belief that anything built by Hunter was not very well constructed. This is not the case with these early 1980''s era boats.
Its not that the Hunter is perfect. Like the Compac the original hardware was a little undersized.
There is a popular misconception that the 27 was a Cheribini design. Based on an interview with Hunter a few years back, Cheribini only designed the 37 and 30. Near as I have been able to tell, he did some sketches for the 25, 27 and 33 but did not actually do their final design.
The Hunter 27 would be a good boat for the Chesapeake. The Compac is less suitable for our light air. BTW I would not call the Compac a full keel, just a slightly longer fin keel with a spade rudder. Also both boats are intended as coastal cruisers rather than intended to spend extended periods offshore.
Jeff
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