2007 Hunter 41 Deck Salon "INVICTUS", Emeryville, CA (Alameda County)

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• HUNTER 41 DS — sailboat specificationsmanufacturer specSailboatdataRecords both keels — 6.50ft deep fin (6,506lb ballast) and 5.00ft shoal (6,612lb ballast). The listing's stated ballast of 6,506lb matches the deep-fin figure character for character, which is the strongest available evidence that this hull is the deep-keel variant. Also the source for fuel 51gal, water 140gal, and both standard and furling P/E dimensions.
• Hunter 41otherWikipedia[encyclopaedia] Independently confirms the two keel options and the AC/DS split. States DS production 2006-2012 with a 56hp Yanmar, 51gal fuel and 140gal water, against the AC's 40hp and 36gal. Tertiary source — treated as corroboration of sailboatdata, not as an independent record.
• Hunter 41 DS — Home SpeedreviewCruising WorldThe award review (2006 Best Production Cruiser 40-44ft and Overall Best Value). Source for the conventional shaft drive, the balanced spade rudder with stainless stock, the Whitlock direct-drive steering, the 928 sq ft working sail area and the in-mast furling main being an option rather than standard. CAUTION: this review describes a 40hp Yanmar, which contradicts sailboatdata, Wikipedia and the listing, all of which give 54-56hp. Either the review boat was differently engined or the figure is an error carried over from the 41 AC. Do not use this source for the engine.
• Hunter 41DSreviewSail Magazine (Bill Springer, 12 July 2005)may not fit this hullDated July 2005, which is before DS production is generally recorded as starting (2006). It is most likely a boat-show preview of a pre-production or launch boat. Confirms the B&R rig, the stainless traveller arch and 6ft 10in saloon headroom, but the retrievable text is thin and I would not price anything from it.
• Hunter 41 deck salon (furling main) — specifications and sail dimensionsmanufacturer specGood Old Boat / Sailboat Databasemay not fit this hullThis record is explicitly for the FURLING MAIN configuration (P 50.67, E 19.06), whereas the listing quotes P 48.58 / E 18.25, which match the standard non-furling spar. So this document probably does not describe this hull's rig — see the furling-main question. It also gives ballast as 7,900lb against sailboatdata's and the listing's 6,506lb, an unexplained conflict I have not been able to resolve. Useful only for individual sail areas and the ~380-hull production figure.
• Hunter 41 DS — Any Known Issues? Look-Fors?class associationSailboat Owners ForumsThe single most useful model-specific source found. Owner-reported failure modes: arch leaks rotting the aft interior bulkhead top corners, deck rot forward of the galley, rot in the plywood separator between the aft lazarettes, water trapped below the engine pan for want of a limber hole, and original refrigeration needing replacement with a rotting fridge/freezer divider. Anecdotal owner reports, not a survey or a service bulletin — treat as a look-for list, not as findings about this hull.
• Buying a Hunter 41 DSclass associationSailboat Owners ForumsOwner advice thread. Source for the propeller-shaft and windlass fasteners working loose, the Selden furling-main top bearing needing annual lubrication with the mast down, and the anchoring and flat-aft-sections complaints. Also the source of the clearest owner statement against long-term ocean use of this model — recorded as one side of a genuine disagreement, not as fact.
• Hunter 41 keel compositionclass associationSailboat Owners ForumsMultiple 2006-2007 owners state their keels are lead and that Hunter changed to iron for the 2008 model year. Owner testimony rather than a factory record, but it is testable in five seconds with a magnet at the survey, so it is cheap to confirm.
• Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Riggingclass associationSailboat Owners ForumsEstablishes that a Hunter owner's manual with a running-rigging schedule (sizes, styles and lengths) exists for this model — worth obtaining. Also warns the manual's figures run short against measured reality: spinnaker halyard listed 118ft vs ~138ft measured, topping lift listed 100ft/10mm vs ~122ft/12mm measured.
• Radically Swept-back SpreadersotherAttainable Adventure Cruising (John Harries)[offshore reference] The strongest published case against the B&R-style rig for exactly this voyage. Harries is an opinionated source with a known bias toward conservative high-latitude practice, and his conclusion that the rig is unfit even for coastal cruising is stronger than most sailors would go. Recorded as one side of a real disagreement — see the balancing forum source below.
• B&R Rig: Unlocking the Secrets of Hunter Sailboats' Unique MastotherSailboat-Cruising.com[technical reference] A more even-handed description of the same rig: strong, stable, simple, powerful upwind, but with unavoidable mainsail-to-spreader chafe downwind and a history of cracked spreader-to-mast weldments on older boats. Used for the mechanism; it is a general-interest site rather than a primary engineering source.
• Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossingclass associationSailboat Owners Forumsmay not fit this hullAbout Hunters generally, not this model. Recorded because it carries both sides — a Hunter 49 rounding Cape Horn on one hand, and the 'interior designed first, hull wrapped around it' criticism on the other. Not adjudicated.
• Q&A: Safety of Large Pilothouse WindowsotherAttainable Adventure Cruising (John Harries)[offshore reference] Applies to the deck-salon window question in principle rather than to these specific windows, which nobody has examined. Source for the knockdown ingress argument and for storm covers as the prudent backup.
• What Sails Should You Choose for a Pacific Crossing?otherPacific Puddle Jump[passage planning] Directly on point — the Puddle Jump is the San Francisco to Marquesas rally this voyage would join. Source for the staysail and twin-headsail guidance and for the recommendation against laminate sails offshore.
• Replacing Your Standing RiggingotherRigworks Sailing Systems, San Diego[rigging reference] Source for the 10-12 year wire service life, the insurance point, and the recommendation to pull the rig every 5-6 years to inspect mast base, chainplates and turnbuckles. A California rigger, though San Diego rather than the Bay Area.
• Yanmar 4JH4 1000 hour serviceengine manualSailboat Owners ForumsApplies to the engine model, not the hull. Source for the mixing elbow's ~500-hour service life and for the scope of a major service. Forum discussion rather than the Yanmar manual — get the actual maintenance schedule before pricing the work firmly.
• Berkeley Marine Center — Yard RatesotherBerkeley Marine Center[yard rate sheet] The nearest full-service yard to Emeryville, roughly two miles away. No effective date is published, which is itself a caveat. General technician $125/hr, skilled $140/hr, haul and launch $19/ft for 40ft+, DIY lay days $2.50/ft/day rising $0.50/ft every two weeks, crane $300/hr, Travelift $300/hr, mast storage $25/day.
• KKMI — Menu of ServicesotherKKMI[yard rate sheet] Effective 11/10/2023 — nearly three years stale as of August 2026, so treat as a floor. Haul and launch $17/ft for 40-49ft, labour $145/hr, crane and Travelift $380/hr, yard storage $4.00/ft/day, plus a 4.75% safety fee on all labour and goods. Used as the high end of the Bay Area labour band against Berkeley's low end.
• Survey Prices — Steve Jones Marine SurveyorotherSteveSurveys[surveyor rate sheet] Pre-purchase survey under 50ft at $27 per foot with a $550 minimum, and explicitly no travel fee for Alameda County, where this boat lies. At 41ft that is $1,107.
• Emeryville, California sales tax rateotherSalesTaxHandbook[tax reference] 10.75% combined as of August 2026 — materially above the 9.25% used for the Sausalito candidate, which is why useTaxPctOverride is set. Note an alternative 10.5% region applies to ZIP 94662, and that this is the rate where the boat currently lies rather than necessarily where it would be berthed after purchase. A competing source (salestaxguide.org) quotes 12.1%, which I could not corroborate and have not used.
• Tahiti Cruisers Guide — Marine suppliesotherThe Floating Lab / Tahiti Cruisers Guide[cruising guide] Source for what can be obtained in Papeete. Yanmar and Raymarine are both represented there, which is relevant to this boat's engine and instruments; chain and catalogue parts run to months of shipping delay. Carried across from the earlier candidate's research and not re-verified this session.

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