Description

Jeff Hunton, a passionate powerboat racer, transformed his 1984 Round Britain Race success into a thriving business crafting high-performance luxury powerboats. Starting with the 28-foot Gazelle Class, Hunton Powerboats quickly made their mark on the industry.

Requests for larger boats soon followed, and in 1990 the debut of the flagship Gazelle 42 set a new standard. It offered the same high-performance seakeeping and stylish looks, now enhanced with added space and comfort.

I’ve admired the Hunton Gazelle 42 from afar for years, watching her from across the marina near my office on a prime berth that might even be available for transfer. You can imagine my excitement when I was invited aboard! That feeling only grew as I toured her—it's rare to find a boat of this age that has been looked after with such unwavering care since she was first commissioned. It's been undoubtedly worthwhile, she really is just stunning

OWNER'S COMMENTS
This Hunton 42 is a classic still in the hands of the original owners. We have had her from day one. She was supplied with twin 454 (7.4 litres) petrols which gave the expected Hunton performance. She went even better when, ten years later, we upgraded to 502’s (8.2 litres).
She has always been berthed in the Solent area so where has she been over all these years? To the south there’s been Guernsey and France half a dozen times. Brighton to the east about four times and the Helford River (Cornwall) to the west twice. As well as numerous Lyme Bay crossings for Brixham and Dartmouth via Weymouth or Poole. My most ambitious one was probably Southampton to Guernsey and back single handed. An absolutely trouble free trip as I have always done all maintenance myself with a perfect result.
Which brings me to the next point about this vessel. Especially in recent years since I retired l have covered just about every mechanical detail myself. I have also given the 12 volt system a complete revision making fault diagnosis so much easier. A technical issue out on the water has been excessively rare for me over this extended period of time. And when it has occurred it has never developed into a safety problem. All very reassuring for the serious long distance helmsman.
And on local trips too this boat makes everything so easy. If you feel inclined to cook meals are no problem with twin electric hob, microwave and a plug in oven.
My maintenance and repair records run to five A5 notebooks. Covering more than three decades they have proved invaluable in keeping everything exactly as it should be.
Longevity is a very strong point on this boat. Ten years ago, when she was more than twenty years old, the insurers wanted a survey and the report concluded that “this vessel is in first class condition, it has been meticulously maintained and no expense has been spared, any item that is suspect has been immediately replaced”. Now, more than ten years later, nothing has changed. And this should continue for years to come.

These boat details are subject to contract.
Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.

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This Hunton Gazelle 42 has been personally photographed and viewed by Corinne Gillard of Boatshed IOW.

Specifications

Construction

Glass Fibre