Hunter Yachts Stand Above the Rest...
The sport
of sailing unto itself tends to bring out the nuances of someone's
true character and personality not only during the time of ownership
and operation but far before that during the first involvement to learn
the science and ongoing stages of wanting to purchase. From my
perspective the process never changes regardless of your age or the
size of boat with the absolute constant being that you are a boat
person with all the associated idiosyncrasies that were the primal
reason you took up the sport.
True neurosis, I've come to understand having just bought a 2000
Hunter 340 last spring from Allan Mestel is common among all of us that
evidently spend hundreds of hours surfing all the listings on the net
searching for the boat of our dreams. Allan thought that my collation
of research may have gone to extreme as in our first meeting I
presented him with my 100+ boat Excel spreadsheet of viable
considerations, sorted and indexed on 8 sheets relative to brand, size,
cost, and features. In my defense I'd waited 20 years to do this and
spending serious money elicits serious consideration. I became as so
many of you out there have as well — an expert, knowing as much about
the brands and models as well as the differences from year to year. The
bad news was that as much as I thought I had it down I still felt I was
ill-prepared to commit to one. The good news is that everything that I
needed to know Allan brought forth in a calm and logical package. The
overlooked subtle details that he found in my pile of data. That
pragmatic process of narrowing down too many choices. The intermediate
position of trust so necessarily assumed in a large purchase by someone
you don't know. He did all that and that was before we even closed
the deal.
Allan's connections with associates and services throughout
Southern Ontario were critical in getting the boat launched
effortlessly despite some tough time and transport issues. That said
the third stage of new boat owner trauma — leaving the launch dock
and feeling prepared, a similar anxiety I can only equate to leaving
the hospital with a new baby, he minimized to us feeling comfortable
and confident.
I'm far from being a casual customer on purchasing anything large
or small as I'm in sales for a living. A good sales representative
makes all the difference. A great one like Allan takes the experience
to a whole new level. Assuming the common thread of concern that anyone
buying a boat processes I'd strongly suggest reducing that with
getting Allan involved at the onset of your quest. The only regret I
currently feel is that as Allan found us the boat of our dreams that
will last us a long time, I'm not sure I'll get the pleasure of
having him sell me another one.
But then that old disease we also all share, “two-foot-itis”
could crop back up and I'll be looking for a bigger Hunter which by
the way is another absolute given. Boats are like sales guys, lots to
choose from but few are exceptional. After all the research is said and
done, Hunter yachts in a similar way to Allan stand above the others
from every point of consideration.
Bill Coons
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