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

Identified risks (12)

Discrete events, kept out of the cost ranges so they stay visible and can be retired once you have looked.

• Deck core rot forward of the galley, the reported model-level pattern

  $3k–$24k

  35% likelyexpected $3kinferred

  Reasoning, not a source: Reasoning, not a finding, though it is closer to a finding than most entries here because the location is specific and owner-reported for this model rather than generic. Multiple owners on the model's own forum describe deck rot forward of the galley across several Hunters of this generation. The boat is nineteen years old, the listing records no rebedding of anything, and the same thread describes leaks as the mechanism. Probability is my judgement of how often this shows on a moisture meter at this age, not a published rate. The high end assumes a section of deck is opened, recored and refinished at Bay Area rates.

  Hunter 41 DS — Any Known Issues? Look-Fors? — Sailboat Owners Forums“Multiple owners reported "deck rot forward of the galley" as a common issue affecting several models.”

• Aft interior bulkhead top corners rotted by a leaking traveller arch

  $2k–$18k

  25% likelyexpected $2kinferred

  Reasoning, not a source: Reasoning, not a finding. The mechanism is owner-reported for this exact model: an arch removed for transport and imperfectly reinstalled leaks, and the leak rots the aft bulkhead top corners. What is unknown is whether this boat's arch was ever removed — a question the broker or the boat's transport history can answer. Probability reflects that most boats were never trucked and the ones that were are the problem. The high end assumes structural bulkhead repair, which on this boat means working around the aft cabin joinery.

  Hunter 41 DS — Any Known Issues? Look-Fors? — Sailboat Owners Forums“If the arch was ever removed for transport it likely was not reinstalled properly and leaked. This leak rots the aft interior bulkhead top corners.”

• Engine hours materially higher than a buyer would assume, or engine near end of life

  $0–$22k

  30% likelyexpected $2kinferred

  Reasoning, not a source: Reasoning, not a finding, and it is here only because the listing omits the number entirely. A broker who has a good hours figure prints it; a broker who does not, does not. That is a pattern, not proof, and the omission may be nothing more than an unfinished listing. The band represents the difference between buying a mid-life 4JH4E and buying one that needs a rebuild or replacement before an ocean passage, with the high end being a repower. Probability is my estimate that the true figure is materially worse than a buyer would assume from the silence.

  2007 Hunter 41 Deck Salon INVICTUS listing“Engine Hours: not listed”

• Deck-salon window pane, frame or seal failure requiring replacement rather than rebedding

  $3k–$20k

  30% likelyexpected $2kinferred

  Reasoning, not a source: Reasoning, not a finding — nobody has examined these windows. Kept separate from the rebedding cost item on purpose: that item prices resealing what is there, this one prices the discovery that panes are crazed, delaminated or bonded rather than mechanically fastened, which turns a maintenance job into a fabrication job. The premise is nineteen years of UV on large acrylic panes plus the published model-level complaint about deck-salon seals. Probability is judgement.

  Hunter 41 DS: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips“Age-related deck-house and window seals: leaks around windows or deck-salon seals”

• Spade rudder core saturation, stock corrosion or bearing failure

  $2k–$14k

  20% likelyexpected $1kinferred

  Reasoning, not a source: Reasoning, not a finding. Kept separate from the steering cost item, which prices routine bearing service; this prices the discovery that the blade is wet or the stainless stock has corroded inside it. The premise is a balanced spade rudder of 2007 vintage with no skeg support, in continuous saltwater, with no recorded rudder work. Hunter rudder failures are discussed on the owners' forum across models, though I found nothing specific to the 41 DS. Probability is judgement, not a published failure rate.

  Hunter 41 DS — Home Speed, Cruising World“The balanced spade rudder with stainless-steel stock”

• Rot in the aft lazarette plywood separator, and standing water below the engine pan

  $800–$7k

  30% likelyexpected $750inferred

  Reasoning, not a source: Reasoning, not a finding, but a specific and cheap one to check. Owners of this model report both the plywood separator between the aft lazarettes rotting and water accumulating below the engine pan because a limber hole was never drilled. Neither is expensive on its own; both are the kind of thing that quietly wets structure for years. Probability is high because these are build-detail issues that affect the whole run rather than individual boats.

  Hunter 41 DS — Any Known Issues? Look-Fors? — Sailboat Owners Forums“Plywood separator between aft lazarettes is prone to rot; water can accumulate below the engine pan due to missing limber hole drainage.”

• Cracked spreader-to-mast weldments found at rig inspection

  $2k–$15k

  15% likelyexpected $750inferred

  Reasoning, not a source: Reasoning, not a finding. The B&R rig carries far higher lateral loads through its spreader roots than a conventional rig because the swept spreaders replace the backstay's function, and the general B&R reference records cracked welded spreader attachments on older boats of this type. Nothing specific to the 41 DS surfaced. Probability is judgement. The high end assumes a mast section repair or spreader base replacement with the rig out — which, if sequenced with the rigging job, is one crane bill rather than two.

  B&R Rig — Sailboat-Cruising.com“issues with welded spreader attachments to the mast. These can sometimes develop cracks or tears over a long period.”

• Keel-hull joint weeping, keel bolt corrosion or grounding damage

  $3k–$20k

  15% likelyexpected $1kinferred

  Reasoning, not a source: Reasoning, not a finding. Two things pull in opposite directions here. In this boat's favour, 2006-2007 Hunter 41 keels are reported by owners to be lead rather than the cast iron Hunter moved to in 2008, and lead does not rust or delaminate its fairing the way iron does — this is the good side of the model year. Against it, the boat draws 6.5ft in a bay with a great deal of shallow water and mud, the listing states no grounding history, and no keel bolt torque record exists. Probability is judgement. Note also the owner report that on some model years the inverter-charger installation blocks access to the keel bolts.

  Hunter 41 keel composition — Sailboat Owners Forums“My 2007 41DS is also lead. I think they switched to iron in 2008.”

  Hunter 41 DS — Any Known Issues? Look-Fors? — Sailboat Owners Forums“Inverter-charger placement near the water heater blocks access to keel bolts in some model years.”

• Osmotic blistering found at survey haulout

  $3k–$18k

  12% likelyexpected $840inferred

  Reasoning, not a source: Reasoning, not a finding. Solid GRP hull, nineteen years in saltwater, no bare-laminate inspection on record. Probability sits low rather than at the deck-rot level because 2007 is late enough that most builders had moved to blister-resistant resins; a model-level review nevertheless lists 'potential osmosis in older fiberglass hulls' among the things to check. The high end is a full peel and barrier coat on a 41-footer at Bay Area rates.

  Hunter 41 DS: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips“potential osmosis in older fiberglass hulls”

• If an in-mast furling main is fitted: top bearing seizure requiring the mast to come out

  $1k–$16k

  20% likelyexpected $800inferred

  Reasoning, not a source: Reasoning, not a finding, and conditional on a fact not yet established — whether this boat has the optional in-mast furling main or the standard slab-reefed main. The listing's quoted P of 48.58 and E of 18.25 match the standard non-furling spar rather than the furling one, which is weak evidence for a conventional main, but the broker's text says 'roller furling systems' in the plural. If it does furl, an owner of this model records that the Selden furling main's top bearing needs annual lubrication and is only reachable with the mast out — a maintenance obligation that is a chore in Emeryville and effectively impossible in the Tuamotus. Probability is my estimate of a jam or seizure over a year of tradewind sailing, conditioned on the system being present at all.

  Buying a Hunter 41 DS — Sailboat Owners Forums“The Selden roller furling main features a top bearing requiring annual lubrication, accessible only by removing the mast.”

  Hunter 41 DS — Home Speed, Cruising World“an optional in-mast furling main and Furlex roller-furling genoa”

• Chainplate or shroud-attachment corrosion discovered when the rig comes out

  $2k–$14k

  15% likelyexpected $750inferred

  Reasoning, not a source: Reasoning, not a finding. Chainplates are almost never inspected until a rig job forces the issue, which is why this is a risk attached to the rigging work rather than a cost item. I could not establish from any source how this model lands its shrouds, and on a backstay-less B&R rig the shroud attachments carry loads a conventional boat splits between shrouds and backstay. Rigworks' advice to pull the rig every five to six years specifically to inspect chainplates is the general case; nineteen years without a recorded pull is the specific one.

  Replacing Your Standing Rigging — Rigworks“Consider pulling your rig every 5-6 years to inspect the mast base, chainplates, turnbuckles, wire, etc.”

• Design unsuitability surfacing as slow, uncomfortable or unsafe passages rather than as a repair bill

  $0–$15k

  30% likelyexpected $900inferred

  Reasoning, not a source: Reasoning, not a finding, and the dollar figure is the least important thing about this line — read it as a flag. An owner of this model states that the flat aft sections pound in waves and roll in beam seas and that performance falls away above 5.5 knots in rough conditions, and that 'structural integrity over the long term is definitely not there' for a multi-year ocean programme. Set against that, the boat's own numbers are respectable for a production cruiser — a capsize screening figure of 1.97, below the 2.0 rule-of-thumb line, and a Cruising World award in its class — and the balancing forum thread records Hunters that have made serious ocean passages. Sources genuinely disagree; I have not adjudicated. The cost band represents damage, gear failure and schedule loss from a boat working harder than its design intent, not a specific repair.

  Buying a Hunter 41 DS — Sailboat Owners Forums“Structural integrity over the long term is definitely not there if you want do 5-years around the world or something.”

  Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing — Sailboat Owners Forums“A Hunter 49 successfully sailed from Vancouver to Florida rounding Cape Horn”

Systems to check (24)

• Standing rigginglisting only

  The listing is completely silent on standing rigging age, type and any inspection or replacement history. Assume original 2007 wire until an invoice says otherwise — 19 years old at purchase, 21 at departure, against a published 10-12 year wire service life. The rig is a B&R fractional with no standing backstay and radically swept spreaders, which changes the job: the Hunter manual reportedly lists three wire sizes (about 6, 7 and 9mm), the shroud attachments carry loads a conventional rig splits with a backstay, and the whole rig must be re-tuned rather than swapped like for like. Insurance is a live consideration — Rigworks notes many insurers will not cover boats with aged rigging, and an ocean passage underwriter is stricter than a Bay Area one. inferred

  Replacing Your Standing Rigging — Rigworks“Many insurance companies will not insure sailboats with aged rigging.”

  Standing Rigging for 2005 Hunter 41 AC — Sailboat Owners Forums“the manual lists three different wire sizes (6, 7 and 9mm, if I recall correctly)”

• Mast, boom and fittingslisting only

  THE DEFINING DESIGN QUESTION ON THIS BOAT, alongside the windows. Aluminium fractional B&R rig: no standing backstay, dramatically swept spreaders, forestay landing around 80-90% of mast height. The consequence for this voyage is direct and unavoidable — the boom cannot be eased far enough for correct trim on a broad reach or run, and when it is eased the main bears on the swept spreaders and chafes. John Harries states the dangers while running off are significantly higher than on a straight-spreader boat and goes as far as calling the rig unfit for task even coastally; the balancing view is that the rig is exceptionally strong, simple and free of backstay-tensioning fuss, and carries a powerful roached main. Both recorded, not adjudicated. Mast stepping (deck or keel) not established for this model — the general B&R reference says such masts are typically deck-stepped, which would be consistent with the model's interior volume, but I found no model-specific confirmation. Whether the main is the optional in-mast furler or the standard slab-reefed sail is unresolved: the listing's P 48.58 / E 18.25 match the standard spar, not the furling one. inferred

  Radically Swept-back Spreaders — Attainable Adventure Cruising“the boom can't be let out as far as it should be for correct trim on a broad reach or run”

  Radically Swept-back Spreaders — Attainable Adventure Cruising“the dangers while running off are significantly higher than on a straight-spreader boat.”

  B&R Rig — Sailboat-Cruising.com“The B&R rig is an exceptionally strong and stable design.”

• Running rigginglisting only

  Nothing stated at all — no halyard, sheet or control line is mentioned or dated, which on a nineteen-year-old boat should be read as original. Four self-tailing two-speed winches are fitted, which is a modest count for 41ft and worth checking against the intended shorthanded downwind sail handling. Rig dimensions for re-quoting: I 51.50, J 13.00, P 48.58, E 18.25. Order from measured lengths rather than the Hunter manual — owners of this exact model report the manual's schedule running significantly short against measured reality. inferred

  Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging — Sailboat Owners Forums“Topping lift: Manual specifies 100 feet and 10mm diameter; owner measured approximately 122 feet and 12mm diameter”

  2007 Hunter 41 Deck Salon INVICTUS listing“4 self-tailing 2-speed winches”

• Sailsnot looked at

  The listing contains no sail inventory whatsoever — no makes, no sizes, no ages, no condition, not even a statement that sails are included. That is unusual enough to be worth asking about directly rather than assuming. The broker text refers to 'roller furling systems' in the plural, which implies a furling headsail and possibly a furling main. Published sail areas for the model: main about 494 sq ft, 110% genoa about 492 sq ft, asymmetric spinnaker about 975 sq ft, storm jib about 114 sq ft. The listing's 928 sq ft 'working sail area' is the model's full working figure and is corroborated by the Cruising World review, though the same review notes that with the furling configuration the total drops to 777 sq ft for a modest 17.2 SA/D. For this voyage the Puddle Jump guidance is against laminate and toward reinforced Dacron or Hydra Net, and toward a staysail-based downwind plan — which on this rig is not just preference but the workaround for a boom that cannot be squared. inferred

  Hunter 41 DS — Home Speed, Cruising World“The boat carries 928 square feet of working sail at full capacity, with an optional in-mast furling main and Furlex roller-furling genoa.”

  What Sails Should You Choose for a Pacific Crossing? — Pacific Puddle Jump“With a staysail, the sail plan is more efficient and you preserve your genoa.”

• Enginelisting only

  Yanmar 4JH4E, four-cylinder naturally aspirated marine diesel, listed at 54hp (sailboatdata and Wikipedia say 56hp; the Cruising World review says 40hp, which contradicts every other source and should be disregarded — it is probably the 41 AC's engine). ENGINE HOURS ARE NOT STATED ANYWHERE IN THE LISTING. That is the largest single information gap in this file. Positives for the voyage: it is mechanically injected with no ECU, it is generously powered for a 19,400lb hull, and Yanmar is a represented brand in Papeete. Known scope at a major service, from the model's owner community: mixing elbow (roughly a 500-hour item), injector spray pattern, valve clearance, raw water pump, all water and fuel hoses. No service history, oil analysis or compression figures are offered. inferred

  HUNTER 41 DS — sailboatdata“Engine: Yanmar Diesel, 56 HP”

  Yanmar 4JH4 1000 hour service — Sailboat Owners Forums“Replace mixing elbow; Check injector spray pattern; Check fuel injection timing; Adjust valve clearance”

  Tahiti Cruisers Guide — Marine supplies“Electronics: Raymarine, Lowrance, Simrad, B&G, Garmin”

• Shaft, coupling, prop, stern glandlisting only

  Conventional shaft drive, confirmed by the Cruising World review — not a saildrive. Materially good news for this voyage: no saildrive diaphragm as a five-year consumable and below-waterline failure path. A forum thread on this engine and hull references a Kanzaki KM35A2 gearbox at 2.33:1 forward and an 18x12 three-blade propeller as an original configuration, though that is another owner's boat rather than this one. This listing does not name the propeller, the shaft size, the seal type or the last alignment. Model-specific caution: owners report the propeller-shaft fasteners working loose in service. inferred

  Hunter 41 DS — Home Speed, Cruising World“A 40-horsepower Yanmar diesel with conventional shaft drive operates quietly at 2,500 rpm”

  Flexofold Prop Size? Y4JH4E Hunter 41 — Sailboat Owners Forums“Touff Torq by Kanzaki model KM35A2 with ratio 2.33 forward & 3.06 reverse.”

• Fuel tanks and systemlisting only

  The listing gives no fuel capacity — only that fuel, water and waste gauges exist. Sailboatdata and Wikipedia both give 51 gallons for the DS. Behind a 54hp four-cylinder that is roughly 50-60 hours at cruise, or about 300-350 nautical miles of motoring, which is adequate but not generous for the doldrums band north of the equator. No filtration detail, no inspection port, no tank material and no fuel age stated. Additional jerry-can capacity belongs in your generic catalogue. inferred

  HUNTER 41 DS — sailboatdata“Fuel: 51 gal / 193 L”

  2007 Hunter 41 Deck Salon INVICTUS listing“Gauges for fuel, water and waste”

• Electrical, AC and DClisting only

  Listed: shore power, three batteries, a 50-amp battery charger, an inverter of unstated size, two automatic bilge pumps (1500gph and 4000gph), cable TV and phone jacks, and factory-installed heating and air conditioning. Nothing is dated and no alternator is mentioned. The AC and the shore-power-dependent fit are the signature of a boat set up as a Bay Area liveaboard, not as a passagemaker — which is what the broker is openly selling it as. For your generic catalogue: no solar, no MPPT, no DC-DC, no external regulator and no battery monitor are mentioned anywhere, so assume all of those lines apply at full value. Note also the owner report that on some model years the inverter-charger sits where it blocks access to the keel bolts. inferred

  2007 Hunter 41 Deck Salon INVICTUS listing“Shorepower; 3 batteries; 50amp battery charger; ... Inverter”

  Hunter 41 DS — Any Known Issues? Look-Fors? — Sailboat Owners Forums“Inverter-charger placement near the water heater blocks access to keel bolts in some model years.”

• Battery banklisting only

  '3 batteries' is the entire disclosure — no chemistry, no capacity, no age, no bank split. Assume flooded lead-acid of unknown age with one dedicated to starting, giving perhaps 200Ah nominal and 100Ah usable. Deliberately NOT marked aboard against your 600Ah capacity item, because three undated batteries are not evidence of usable capacity and marking them would make this boat look cheaper than it is. Owners of this model who cruise it recommend converting to a 6V series/parallel bank, a 150A Balmar alternator and 600W or more of solar — which is, almost line for line, your generic electrical catalogue, and confirms it all applies here. inferred

  Buying a Hunter 41 DS — Sailboat Owners Forums“Convert to 6V Trojan batteries (series/parallel configuration); Upgrade charging system (Balmar 150A alternator); Install solar panels (600+ watts recommended)”

  2007 Hunter 41 Deck Salon INVICTUS listing“3 batteries”

• Steering gearlisting only

  Whitlock direct-drive steering to a 40-inch folding wheel, per the Cruising World review — a rack-and-pinion and torque-tube system rather than wire and sheaves. Precise and low-maintenance in normal service, but a system with fewer field-repairable parts than cable steering, and one whose spares you should establish and carry before leaving. The listing mentions no steering work, no bearing service and, critically, no emergency tiller. An emergency tiller is a required-offshore item and its existence and fit must be confirmed physically, not assumed. inferred

  Hunter 41 DS — Home Speed, Cruising World“a Whitlock direct-drive steering system, delivering responsive helm characteristics”

  Hunter 41 DS — Home Speed, Cruising World“The helm features a 40-inch wheel that "folds out of the way to create more space for socializing"”

• Autopilot and self-steeringlisting only

  A 'RayMarine 7000+ Autopilot' is listed. That is almost certainly a SmartPilot ST7000+ control head of the same generation as the ST60 instruments — 2000s SeaTalk gear. DELIBERATELY NOT marked aboard against your autopilot-ev200 line, for two reasons. First, the listing names a control head and never says which drive unit is fitted, and drive capacity is what actually determines whether a pilot can hold a beamy 19,400lb hull downwind in a following sea. Second, this is not equivalent to a modern EV-200 with a linear drive: it is a different generation on a different bus, so a proper offshore pilot here means a new drive, course computer and head rather than a head swap. Raymarine's current retired-autopilots page does not list the ST7000 family, so I cannot claim it is formally retired — but SPX course computers, its near contemporaries, are on that list, which is the direction of travel. inferred

  2007 Hunter 41 Deck Salon INVICTUS listing“RayMarine 7000+ Autopilot”

  Retired Autopilot Products — Raymarine“SmartPilot SPX autopilot systems cover a range of models including SPX-5, SPX-10, SPX-30, SPX-30 and SPX-Solenoid course computers.”

• Hull and laminatelisting only

  Glenn Henderson design, solid GRP, LOA 40.32ft on the manufacturer record against 41ft in the listing and about 42ft over transom and sprit per another source; LWL 35.50ft, beam 13.25ft, displacement 19,400lb. Ratios, which I have recomputed independently: capsize screening formula 13.25 / (19400/64)^(1/3) = 1.97, below the 2.0 rule-of-thumb line and better than several production peers; D/L 194; ballast ratio 33.5%; hull speed 7.98kt. Henderson's stated design intent was a boat 'capable of long-distance offshore passages', and the model won Cruising World's 2006 Best Production Cruiser (40-44ft) and Overall Best Value. Against that, an owner reports flat aft sections that pound and roll and fall away above 5.5 knots in rough water. Roughly 380 hulls built across the run. Note the unresolved ballast conflict: 6,506lb per sailboatdata and the listing, 7,900lb per Good Old Boat. inferred

  Hunter 41 DS: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips“Capsize Screening Formula: 1.98; Displacement/Length: 193.58; Comfort Ratio: 25.99”

  Hunter 41 — Wikipedia“a boat that would have all the systems and conveniences you'd expect in a house and also be capable of long-distance offshore passages”

  Buying a Hunter 41 DS — Sailboat Owners Forums“The flat bottom aft causes "pounding" in waves and rolling in beam seas.”

• Keel and keel boltslisting only

  THE GATE ITEM. This model was built with two keels: a 6.50ft deep fin ballasted at 6,506lb and a 5.00ft shoal/wing keel ballasted at 6,612lb. The listing states max draft 6.50ft AND ballast 6,506lb — both figures match the deep fin exactly, and the broker's own text refers to a 'deep fin keel option'. So unlike the usual case, this is not ambiguous: this is the deep-keel hull. It clears your 6.5ft gate by precisely zero. Practical consequence for the voyage: no margin at all for a loaded boat, for chart datum error in the Tuamotus, or for the deeper-figure convention you asked me to apply. Materially favourable model-year fact: 2006-2007 Hunter 41 keels are reported by owners to be lead, with Hunter switching to cast iron for 2008 — lead does not rust, weep or blow its fairing the way an iron keel does. Verify with a magnet at the haulout. No grounding history, no keel bolt torque record, no mention of the keel-hull joint.

  HUNTER 41 DS — sailboatdata“Draft (Max): 6.50 ft / 1.98 m; Draft (Shoal): 5.0 ft / 1.52 m”

  2007 Hunter 41 Deck Salon INVICTUS listing“Keel Type: Fin; Ballast: 6506 lb; Max Draft: 6.50 ft”

  Hunter 41 keel composition — Sailboat Owners Forums“up to 2007 model year keels were lead and interior real teak. On 2008 and up keel is iron and interior is laminate.”

• Rudder and bearingslisting only

  Balanced spade rudder with a stainless-steel stock, per the Cruising World review, with no skeg and no support below the bearing — so bearing condition and stock integrity are the whole safety story. The review rates the resulting helm highly for steering in offshore waves. The listing is silent on rudder work of any kind. I found no recall, bulletin or forum pattern of rudder failure specific to the 41 DS, though rudder loss is a recurring topic on the Hunter owners' forum across other models and decades — absence of a model-specific pattern is reassuring but is not evidence of absence. inferred

  Hunter 41 DS — Home Speed, Cruising World“The balanced spade rudder with stainless-steel stock”

• Deck, hardware and hull–deck jointlisting only

  The signature feature is the stainless traveller arch carrying the mainsheet — good for keeping the sheet out of the cockpit and an excellent ready-made mounting structure for the solar array and shade canvas from your generic list, but also the single highest-loaded deck attachment on the boat and a documented leak-and-rot path on this model if it was ever removed for transport. Also listed: Hunter stern rail seats, a swim platform with telescoping ladder, wide side decks with good nonskid and stout handrails per the review. Deck core construction (balsa, foam or solid) is NOT established from any source — that is a gap, and it matters for the deck-rot risk. No rebedding of any deck fitting appears anywhere. Chainplate arrangement also not established. inferred

  2007 Hunter 41 Deck Salon INVICTUS listing“Arch mounted mainsheet traveler; Hunter stern rail seats; Swim platform with telescoping ladder”

  Hunter 41 DS — Any Known Issues? Look-Fors? — Sailboat Owners Forums“If the arch was ever removed for transport it likely was not reinstalled properly and leaked.”

• Through-hulls and seacocksnot looked at

  Nothing known. The listing does not mention seacocks, through-hulls or valve material. What can be inferred from the equipment list is that this boat has MORE penetrations than a comparable 41-footer: two heads, two showers, a galley, and factory heating and air conditioning, which brings its own raw-water intake, strainer and discharge. Assume original 2007 fittings with nineteen years of continuous saltwater immersion. Count them, exercise every one, and check for gate valves. Note the two automatic electric bilge pumps listed (1500gph and 4000gph) are electric only — no manual pump is mentioned, so your generic bilge-pump line stands in full. inferred

  2007 Hunter 41 Deck Salon INVICTUS listing“2 automatic bilge pumps (1500gph, 4000gph)”

  2007 Hunter 41 Deck Salon INVICTUS listing“Factory installed Heat/AC”

• Plumbing, water tanks and headslisting only

  140 gallons of fresh water per the manufacturer record — genuinely generous for 41ft and a real asset for this voyage, roughly double what several comparable boats carry. Two heads, both with showers, hot and cold pressure water, and a water heater. Holding tank capacity not stated; a waste gauge exists. Number of water tanks, their material, and the age of all potable and sanitation hose are unstated — assume original. Model-specific note from owners: water can collect below the engine pan for want of a limber hole, which is a plumbing-adjacent problem that quietly wets structure. inferred

  HUNTER 41 DS — sailboatdata“Water: 140 gal / 530 L”

  Hunter 41 DS — Any Known Issues? Look-Fors? — Sailboat Owners Forums“water can accumulate below the engine pan due to missing limber hole drainage”

• Ground tackle and windlasslisting only

  ALREADY ABOARD, marked in alreadyAboard: an electric anchor windlass, make and model not stated. Everything else is unknown — no anchor type, no weight, no chain size, no rode length, no snubber, no secondary anchor. Two cautions carried into the alreadyAboard note. First, the gypsy size is unknown, so a mismatch with your 5/16in G4 chain is a live possibility. Second, owners of this model report the windlass fasteners working loose in service, and a separate owner reports the factory Delta anchor not holding well and upgrading to a Mantus — which is consistent with your catalogue's Rocna choice. For a year in Pacific atolls, anchor and chain are the equipment that matters most, and both are Bay Area decisions since chain ordered in Papeete takes months. inferred

  2007 Hunter 41 Deck Salon INVICTUS listing“Electric anchor windlass”

  Buying a Hunter 41 DS — Sailboat Owners Forums“Standard Delta anchors may not hold adequately. One owner upgraded to a Mantus anchor to resolve drift issues.”

  Tahiti Cruisers Guide — Marine supplies“STH has some chain in stock and is able to order chain for you that will take a few months to arrive.”

• Safety equipmentnot looked at

  Nothing known and nothing claimed. No liferaft, EPIRB, flares, jacklines, harnesses, MOB gear, drogue, fire extinguishers, medical kit or manual bilge pump appears anywhere in the listing. The only adjacent items are two automatic ELECTRIC bilge pumps and a swim platform with a telescoping ladder — neither of which substitutes for a manual pump or for a boarding ladder deployable by someone already in the water, so both of those catalogue lines stand at full value. Record that this boat comes with none of the safety inventory. Also record the deck-salon window exposure here as well as under windows_hatches: on a boat with saloon-width glazing and no watertight subdivision, damage control is a live design question rather than a paperwork one. inferred

  2007 Hunter 41 Deck Salon INVICTUS listing“2 automatic bilge pumps (1500gph, 4000gph)”

• Electronics and navigationlisting only

  ALREADY ABOARD, marked in alreadyAboard: Raymarine ST60 knot meter, ST60 depth sounder and ST60 AWI/WSI wind instrument — wind, speed and depth all present, though SeaTalk-generation and nineteen years old. Also fitted: a Raymarine 7000+ autopilot (see autopilot, not marked aboard), a VHF of unstated make, age and DSC capability, an AM/FM stereo with CD, a 15-inch flat-screen TV with a Bose upgrade, and a cockpit stereo. THE CONSPICUOUS ABSENCE: there is no chartplotter, no radar and no AIS of any kind anywhere in this listing. A boat that has a Bose upgrade and a television but no plotter is a boat that has been fitted out for the marina, and your entire generic electronics budget applies here at full value plus a rewire, since SeaTalk instruments will not join a NMEA2000 backbone without converters. Positive for the voyage: Raymarine is a represented brand in Papeete. The VHF is deliberately not marked aboard — unknown age and unknown DSC capability, and no handheld. inferred

  2007 Hunter 41 Deck Salon INVICTUS listing“RayMarine ST 60 Knot Meter; RayMarine ST 60 Depth Sounder; RayMarine ST 60 AWI/WSI; RayMarine 7000+ Autopilot; VHF; AM/FM Stereo CD; 15" flat screen TV with BOSE upgrade”

  Tahiti Cruisers Guide — Marine supplies“Electronics: Raymarine, Lowrance, Simrad, B&G, Garmin”

• Canvas, dodger and coversnot looked at

  The listing mentions no dodger, no bimini, no sail cover and no cockpit enclosure — the only canvas-adjacent items are Oceanair interior shades. The Cruising World review refers to handrails on 'the dodger', which suggests the model was commonly fitted with one, but that is the model, not this boat. Nothing is dated. For a year in the tropics, shade and rain-catching canvas are infrastructure rather than luxury, and the traveller arch is the natural structure to hang both from — sequence any canvas work with the solar mounting from your generic list. inferred

  Hunter 41 DS — Home Speed, Cruising World“the stout handrails on the dodger and cabin top provide security for foredeck work”

  2007 Hunter 41 Deck Salon INVICTUS listing“Oceanair shades”

• Windows, hatches and portslisting only

  THE OTHER DEFINING DESIGN QUESTION, alongside the rig. This is a deck salon: the raised saloon windows are the boat's whole selling proposition and the broker leads with the visibility they give. Offshore they are also the largest single damage-control exposure on the vessel — Harries' argument is that a window smashed in a knockdown admits a colossal volume of water, and this hull has no watertight subdivision between saloon and accommodation to contain it. Separately, a model-level review names age-related deck-house and window seal leaks as a known complaint, attributed to failed bedding rather than structural failure. Fenestration count from the listing: six opening deck hatches with screens, six opening ports with screens, two fixed ports, plus the deck-salon glazing itself. Nothing has been rebedded according to the listing. Whether the salon panes are bonded or mechanically fastened is unestablished and determines the cost of any remedial work. inferred

  Q&A: Safety of Large Pilothouse Windows — Attainable Adventure Cruising“should we get knocked down and smash a window, the volume of water that could enter would be colossal.”

  Hunter 41 DS: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips“Age-related deck-house and window seals: leaks around windows or deck-salon seals”

  2007 Hunter 41 Deck Salon INVICTUS listing“6 opening deck hatches with screens; 2 fixed ports; 6 opening ports with screens”

• Dinghy and outboardnot looked at

  None. No dinghy, no outboard, no davits, no chocks and no towing or stowage arrangement is mentioned anywhere. Entirely your generic catalogue's problem, so no cost is raised here. The hull-specific note is about where it lives: this boat has a swim platform and a traveller arch but no davits, and the foredeck of a deck salon is interrupted by the raised coachroof, so dinghy stowage on passage is a real layout question to answer on the boat rather than on paper. inferred

  2007 Hunter 41 Deck Salon INVICTUS listing“Swim platform with telescoping ladder”

• Interior and sea berthslisting only

  Two-cabin, two-head layout with a forward cabin having its own private head and an offset pullman double, a C-shaped dinette convertible to a double, a starboard settee, and an aft owners' stateroom with an oversize athwartship berth. Saloon headroom is 6ft 10in per the review, 'nearly 7 feet' per the broker. Galley: double stainless sinks, two-burner LPG stove with oven, microwave, front-opening refrigeration and a separate front-opening freezer. This is a genuinely comfortable liveaboard interior and the broker is right to lead with it. For a two-person Pacific passage the concerns are different ones. An athwartship aft berth is close to unusable at sea on either tack; the forward pullman is in the worst motion on the boat; that leaves the dinette and the settee as the actual sea berths, and no lee cloths are mentioned. 2007 is also the last year of the real-teak interior before Hunter moved to laminate, per owner reports. Model-specific look-fors from owners: rot in the fridge/freezer divider and difficult access if a generator was fitted in the starboard aft lazarette. inferred

  2007 Hunter 41 Deck Salon INVICTUS listing“Owners' stateroom aft has oversize athwartship berth and hanging locker.”

  Hunter 41 keel composition — Sailboat Owners Forums“up to 2007 model year keels were lead and interior real teak.”

  Hunter 41 DS — Any Known Issues? Look-Fors? — Sailboat Owners Forums“Generator installation in the starboard aft lazarette creates difficult maintenance access.”