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Semi-Custom Fun with Hunt Yachts

Approaching a semi-custom build is all about attitude.
  • By PMY Editors
  • September 11, 2013

Sea-stompin’ running surfaces have been Hunt’s claim to fame since C. Raymond Hunt first developed the deep-V back in the late 1950s.

Photo by Jody Dole

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Highly engaged boating enthusiasts, Hunt Yachts’s Peter Van Lancker and boat owner Mr. G always seem to have plenty to talk about.

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Credit the semi-custom approach for a galley and dinette that work!

Read about Hunt Semi-Custom Yachts here ➤

Credit the semi-custom approach for a galley and dinette that work!

Read about Hunt Semi-Custom Yachts here ➤

Credit the semi-custom approach for a galley and dinette that work!

Read about Hunt Semi-Custom Yachts here ➤

The Hunt 52 rides the running surface of Hunt’s two-fisted, 52-foot pilot boat.

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Nice forward stateroom, though. Very yachty!

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Better Boat: Views of Hunt Yachts

While Hunt’s larger models are built in a yard in Taiwan, smaller vessels (as seen here) are crafted in a smaller plant in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

This photo (shows Hunt’s sea-slicing hullform.

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Better Boat: Views of Hunt Yachts

While Hunt’s larger models are built in a yard in Taiwan, smaller vessels (as seen here) are crafted in a smaller plant in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

This profile view illustrates the company’s traditional, New England styling.

Read about Hunt Semi-Custom Yachts here ➤

Better Boat: Views of Hunt Yachts

While Hunt’s larger models are built in a yard in Taiwan, smaller vessels (as seen here) are crafted in a smaller plant in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

The open hull shows a center console currently abuilding.

Read about Hunt Semi-Custom Yachts here ➤

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