[1][2][4] The design has been built by Hunter Marine and later Marlow-Hunter in the United States, and remained in production through 2018.
It has a fractional B&R rig with the mainsheet traveler mounted on a stainless steel arch, a plumb stem, a reverse transom with a fold-down swimming platform, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by dual wheels and a fixed deep draft or shoal draft wing keel keel.
He found fault with the under-sized galley sinks and stove and the limited stowage space in the cockpit.
Order this boat with a standard full-batten mainsail and a deep keel, and you will likely find your self giving many racer-cruisers a serious run for their money.
The reviewer concluded, " With this new model, Hunter has borrowed some popular features from their previous designs—the overhead arch and B&R rig to name two–and added a handful of new features—the cabin sole, hard chines, hard top and fold down transom—to give the boat a fresh and appealing look.