We purchased our 1989 Hunter 30 six weeks ago and so far are loving her. She is our first boat to personally own but I have sailed with my parents on both Aloha 28 and 34's. My husband raced on a CS36 back in the late 70's early 80's.
We find that she sails fine for a boat built for comfort. She points fairly decently. We are still learning what she is capable of since the weather has prevented us from getting out as often as we would like.
The only downside I have found is that because of the walk-through transom (which we love for swimming, getting in and out of
dinghy etc.) that the cockpit is small. If you are only two sailing this isn't a problem. However, we took friends out several weeks ago, six of us in total, and we were playing "musical
chairs" to try to get people out of the way to get to the sheets to adjust our sails. When in port six isn't a problem but unless some of the guests are comfortable going forward whilst undersail, I wouldn't recommend it.
The only other thing I find is that the table in the salon is big making getting into the starboard settee ackward at times. This problem can be solved by using a smaller table which came with our boat. I think the owners before us had it made.
The aft cabin is quite roomy for two but I would only put two children in the v-berth or two very intimate adults.
I hope this helps, happy hunting!!