I would have felt it was a reflection more on the owners ability, rather
than the boats.

Scotty, the early 80's Hunters were notorious for heavy, heavy weatherhelm
problems. I was also warned off by a LOT of people, including former owners.
The most common complaint for the 27 and 30 was that heavy air of any degree
overpowered the boat easily.
That said, I found that the early Cherebuni Hunters have held up as well as the
Pearsons and certainly better than many Catalinas.

RB