You Can Do It! 3 Top Charter Destinations: • Antigua • Dominica • Eleuthera BOAT REVIEWS: • New! Cruisers Yachts 390 • Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 349 Pacific Coast San Juan Islands October 2014 $6.95 CDN + CANADIANYACHTING.CA www.mainship.com a Feel the Quality… Experience the Value. A statement from Mr. David E. Marlow, Chairman and Owner of Marlow-Hunter, LLC continuous striving to be better expressed in in-mast furling and electric winches and you words that attempt to describe the passion have a boat that is much easier to sail and will and dedication of all our employees and out sail its competitors all things being equal owner subscribe to make the boat of your in virtually all conditions. Our goal is to get dreams come true… be it that daysailor or you on the water faster and safer, with more ocean voyager. comfort than ever before while aboard. SAFETY – OUR HIGHEST CONCERN EASE OF SAILING THROUGH INNOVATION All Marlow boats are constructed to NMMA Over the years Hunter and now Marlow- Hunter have introduced to the production (National Marine Manufacturing Association) certification using ABYC (American Boat and sailing industry unique innovations to make Yacht Council) standards and we are a fully sailing easier and has caused many other accredited CE Certified (Community of Europe) brands to follow, albeit at times lacking the functionality or thought of original design. manufacturer which means that we can and do build boats to be shipped anywhere in Features such as stern rail seats for clearing the cockpit and giving your family and guests the world meeting that country’s standards. We not only build to these standards but also “the best seat in the house” are popular standards now. Robust arches over the skipper demand our suppliers do the same includ- ing certification on file. It does add cost to and crews heads allow for end boom sheeting with the boom and running rigging up and manufacturer to be fully compliant with all certifications standards for safety and build out of the way when tacking, jibing or just relaxing in the cockpit. Jib winches well aft quality without exception but pays dividends for your family from ours. In fact, Marlow- with all lines lead aft make the boat much easier to sail single-handed. The B&R rigs with Hunter earned the prestigious award from the David Marlow American Safety Council given annually to one swept back spreaders eliminating the need for t Marlow-Hunter (MH) we take those manufacturer selling products to consumers a backstay provide virtually automatic jibes words, Quality and Value, as seriously and tacking while adding significant power for their efforts in going beyond the minimum standards. When you do your research on your as a tsunami wave. For we truly aloft. Walk through transoms which now fold next boat inquire as to these standards and understand your boat is an extension down to become a wonderful extension of A verify what you hear as reply. What you may of yourself, an object to be enjoyed without the cockpit for gatherings, ease of boarding hear from many competitors is a, “No, but hassle, confusion or fear by your family and or swimming from the boat. The elimination we do this or that” in lame response. That is loved ones. An inanimate object yes, but an of the backstay and cumbersome associated not acceptable in our viewpoint. Demand to object that we name and which often becomes rigging has allowed the mast to move forward see the certificates – ours are on line for your an integral part of our family and friends circle for far better rig balance and ease of tacking. viewing at www.marlow-hunter.com. Visit to be loved and enjoyed by all. Close sheeting angles with easy to handle our spotless and beautiful factory and watch non overlapping jibs provide brilliant upwind When I purchased Hunter Marine Corporation our talented crews at work building your new performance without requirement for rock star the vision was to take Hunter’s current models Marlow Hunter on site, as opposed to unload- sailors on board. National Advisory Commit- and new boats to be developed to new levels ing containers of prefabricated low value tee for Aeronautics (NACA) foil section shoal of excellence. “Make each one better than goods built elsewhere. the one before” were the marching orders. keels with wings offer far more stability and Marlow builds world class power yachts which less draft. Other innovations recently proven BOAT CONSTRUCTION – are unprecedented in quality and appeal, to provide superior sailing characteristics such THE LAMINATION PROCESS winning numerous design, technology, perfor- as speed, ride quality and drier decks are our The common boat construction methods in mance and environmental stewardship awards hull design features like the bow hollow, stern the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s for most builders was a around the world. Recently, Marlow Yachts reflex, a hard chine near the waterline aft, and sandwich construction using a combination of earned “boat of the year in the large boat a dual ended mainsheet able to be controlled plywood and balsa as core and general purpose category” for 2013 from PassageMaker maga- by captain or crew followed. The list marches resins wetting common chopped reinforcement zine for its’ 104’ mega-yacht. My teams are on and will take another leap forward with fabrics available to the industry. For most, that is now pouring our energies, assets and sweat the new 31 to be introduced in Annapolis, still the preferred way due to low cost and rapid into every boat from the MH 15’ daysailor to with big boat features to suit today’s cruising build time. These materials can absorb water, the MH 50’ ocean voyager. After two years of lifestyle whatever your destination. For almost giving high moisture readings during surveys ownership below are a few highlights of our automatic operation couple all of this with and/or cause the core material to rot, especially around areas that have through-hulls or hard- bolting it every ten inches from bow to stern, Corian® countertops in your boat?” Do you ware that is attached to the deck as time goes all hidden by an attractive PVC rubrail and have Kevlar reinforcement in your hull lami- by. Today, we use modern, far stronger core stainless steel striker plate for looks, energy nate? Do you use a chopper gun or continuous materials that are waterproof, like Nida-Core® absorption and protection. filament engineered fibers? At Marlow Hunter coring. Nida-Core® is one of the strongest core we use real wood and wood laminates with materials known, designed for the space shuttle INTERIOR CONSTRCTION – names like teak, sapele and cherry and the and is one of the best in the marine business. MODULAR BUILDING industries finest resins, fibers and cores. Yes, it With this material we use a modified epoxy Many builders, including Hunter until the does cost more, but we will not settle for less. resin that not only is far more water resistant 2000’s, built the furniture in boats from the Why would you? but is also five times stronger than a general inside out… inside the hull cavity prior to purpose resin. When combined with the custom placing the deck on. With our modular method STANDARD EQUIPMENT – designed continuous filament reinforcement each boat model has a mock identical hull that SAIL-A-WAY EQUIPPED fibers introduced in 2014 a Marlow Hunter is is used as a base to build the furniture unit Just like we are known for our interior fit and one of the strongest, most durable structures within, independent from the hull and deck. A finish, we are also known for the amount of afloat. Furthermore, we add Kevlar® by Dupont monocoque egg crate grid structure uniquely standard equipment that we offer in the base (material they make bullet proof vests out of) in designed for a particular boat is lowered and boat price. Couple our sail-a-way boat pricing strategic areas through-out the hull and chain locked into place with locators inside this with our grouping of the most popular options plate areas. It does cost us more to build this mock hull. Once the grid is locked into place in what we term the “Mariner Package” and way, and we are the only sailboat manufacturer the entire unit is leveled and the furniture can you have a value packed boat which is of the utilizing Nida-Core® and Kevlar®, however, we then be precision built on top of the grid for an highest quality and sailing ability. Anyone who feel the extra strength gained is justified just exact fit on locators to secure them. The sides has owned a Hunter or Marlow-Hunter knows for those moments when you are in heavy seas of the mock hull have windows cut into them this fact so ask current owners of our boats as created by severe weather. allowing easy access to build the furniture, and to the value for their dollar not only at time of provide great access from the shop floor level purchase but at the time of re-sale or trade-up. BOAT CONSTRUCTION – outside as well as from the inside. This allows We have over 32,000 owners many on their GELCOATS & RESINS for much neater plumbing and electrical runs second, third and even their fifth boat. At Marlow-Hunter, we have learned over the as well as a much tighter and secure furniture CUSTOMER SERVICE – 40+ years of boat building that a top shelf unit, becoming one with space age adhesives WARRANTY IS ONLY THE START water resistant gel-coat (ISO-NPG) whether engineered joins and laminations to form one We have a Five-Year limited, transferable hull it is oyster white or as a colored gel coat, of the strongest hulls afloat.