****UPDATED - SOLD***

After owning sv/ Obsession for 2 seasons, I am putting her up for sale...

...boat envy I guess....looking to purchase a larger boat.

The Hunter 280 was conceived to be a spirited performer - fun to sail and cruise. Or to just spend the weekend on, anchored up in a romantic cove. Warren Luhrs and the rest of the Hunter Design Team worked hard to put many of the features and benefits usually found on their larger boats into this smaller package. The 280 sail plan incorporates a fractional rig with a full-roach, fully-battened mainsail and roller furling jib for easy and efficient handling. All lines lead aft for single or shorthanded sailing. The large cockpit provides the center from which to sail or entertain. It offers stern rail seats, wheel steering, and a walk-through transom with swim platform. The 280's roomy interior boasts an aft double berth, a large private head with shower, forward V-berth, U-Shaped dinette that converts into a large double berth, and a well-equipped galley. For power,  the 280 has an inboard diesel engine. The Hunter 280 comes with the Cruise Pac as standard equipment.

Here are a list of the features that drew me to the Hunter 280,
and why I think it is a great boat:

Watch videos of our sailing adventure with Obsession on
YouTube

2011 Survey

• Newer boat - Less Maintenance issues...Our 280 is a 1996 built boat. Many of the other boats I looked at were mid-80's built.

• Size Does Matter ! - I found the size of the 280 to be ideal for 2 reasons...
  1- She is small enough to learn on and to single-hand, yet
  2 - She is large enough to handle Lake Michigan conditions.

• Good Sail Inventory and Sail handling features...She has a furling jib, a large full-batten main with the Harken Batt-car system, Lazy-Jacks and Jiffy Reef system....these all combine to make handling the sails easy.  And she comes with an Asymmetrical Spinnaker (and dedicated Spinnaker halyard).

• Complete Electronics - Obsession has all RayMarine instrumentation including: Depth and Speed logs on Tridata Display, Wind Speed/Direction instrumentation,  Autopilot, and GPS receiver/display.

• Dependable Diesel - Obsession has a Yanmar 2-cylinder diesel engine that runs great, starts every time and sips fuel

Contact me at Greg@WCWebs.net or (219) 308-6995 to arrange a showing. Obsession is on the hard at the East Chicago Marina in East Chicago, IN.

Hunter 280 Spec Sheet