MANUFACTURER DESCRIPTION

The Hunter Passage 450 was designed, engineered, and built to provide comfort and livability. The spacious salon is both well ventilated and well lit with its many ports, hatches, and the innovative Hunter windshield. Moving aft from the salon, the mid-cabin head is positioned to enhance access from the salon and cockpit areas. Corian counters, plentiful storage, and an easy-to-clean finish makes the head practical and good looking. The owner's suite offers superb accommodations in an expansive area. A real queen-size, innerspring mattress adorns the master berth while a huge amount of hanging lockers and shelving provide storage. The combination shower and bathtub lie behind the custom shower door. There is also a desk - computer station. Forward is the guest stateroom with a full-size double berth and a full set of drawers and hanging lockers, plus a private head with shower. The fully equipped galley suits extended cruising or living aboard. Wide Corian fiddled counters provide plenty of prep space area. There is also a dual opening refrigerator, twin stainless sinks, a convenient cutting board, gimbaled range and oven, and a microwave. Secure storage and non-slip flooring make cooking in a seaway safe and easy.

ACCOMODATIONS

The Hunter 450 layout is impressive with space below that rivals much larger yachts. The aft primary stateroom is huge with a large center line bed, abundant storage and separate shower / tub. The guest stateroom forward features its own ensuite head as well. In the salon, there is a long settee to port and comfortable U-shaped dining area to starboard. The large dining table can be raised all the way to the cabin top to make room when needed. Plenty of opening ports and overhead hatches let in the natural light. Interior headroom is 6’4” to 7'2'.

Interior:

• Hand Rubbed Teak Cabinetry and Trim
• Teak and Holly Cabin Soles
• Long Settee to Port with Storage below
• Port Settee converts to 2 captain's chairs with cocktail table
• Large U Shape Dinette with HI/LO table and bench
• Light Ultra Leather Upholstery 
• Indirect and direct lighting
• 12V and 110V Lighting
• Curtains 
• Aft Owner’s Stateroom with Center Line Queen Bed
• Shower w/tub in aft Owner’s Stateroom 
• Forward Guest Stateroom with pullman style berth to Starboard
• Combination washer/dryer in Owner's Stateroom
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 Galley

• Force 3 burner propane stove with oven
• Countertop ice maker (44lb/day)
• Digital controls for top-load refrigerator and top-load freezer
• Refrigerator is also front loading
• Grunnert water cooled refrigerator/freezer with cold plate system 
• Freezer is a separate space with separate controls 
• Microwave Oven
• Deep Double Stainless-Steel Sink
• Spice Racks
• 3 x Opening Ports for Ventilation

SAILS and RIGGING

• 100% Jib in excellent condition; sun shield re-sewn/replaced 2022
• In-Mast Mailsail -excellent condition
• Genaker - like new condition 
• Harken MK II Roller Furling 
• Power # 44 Lewmar winch for Mainsail/Foresail/Dinghy lift
• #48 ST Lewmar Electric Halyard Winch on Cabin Top in Cockpit
• #44 ST Cabin Top Lewmar ST Winch Portside 
• (2) #48 Lewmar ST Sheet Winches 
• Rigid Selden Boom Vang 
• Telescoping Whisker Pole stored on port foredeck
• Traveller mounted on the Stainless-Steel cockpit Arch
• (4) Winch Handles in Holders
• Running Rigging led to Cockpit through Line Clutches

ELECTRONICS

• Raymarine C120 Chartplotter at helm 
• Raymarine Wind/Speed/Depth over companionway
• Raymarine 48 mile radar
• Raytheon ST 7000 Plus Autopilot System 
• Spare used ST7000 Raytheon autopilot (complete)
• iCOM VHF 2020 
• HH West Marine VHF
• Masthead VHF Antennae
• BOSS Stereo with Speakers
• Bluetooth speakers in cockpit arch 

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

• Kohler 8KW Generator in Sound Box (350 hours) 
• 120 amp Alternator 
• Heart Interface 130 AMP charger / 2500 Watt inverter located under port settee
• Xantrax Battery Monitor 
• West Marine 225 AH 8D Gel battery bank (2) (June 2019) located under main salon dinette bench
• (1) Starting Battery for Generator and Engine -2020
• Side Power Bow Thruster Battery 
• (2) 30 AMP Shore Power Inlets and Cables
• Shore power connections Smart Plugs 25 '
• Shore power cables 50' w/smart plugs (2)
• Shore power cables 25' w/smart plugs (2)
• Shore power 50A to 2-30A splitter

MECHANICAL

• Yanmar 4JH3-TE 75 HP Engine (Turbo)  839 Original hours
• New starter- 2021
• Dual Racor engine fuel filters
• Oil/filter changed annually
• Raw water impeller replaced in 2024 (every 2 years)
• Kohler 8KW generator only 350 hours
• New generator starter- 2022
• Flex-o-fold 3 blade Prop with prop speed
• Sea Strainers for the Engine and Generator
• Bilge Pump Automatic 
• Manual Whale Bilge Pump 
• 16000 BTU reverse cycle salon & forward (new 2019)
• 12000 BTU reverse cycle aft cabin (new 2020)
• VaccuFlush head/toilet midship (replaced 2022)
• VaccuFlush pumps (2) (replaced 2020 & 2023)
• Shower Sump Pumps
• Spare Parts

DECK and HULL

• Custom transom arch with davits for dinghy (lines reach power winch to raise/lower tender)
• 9'8" Mercury RIB 2012 - fiberglass bottom
• 9.9hp Mercury outboard 2012
• Cockpit cushions -New 2021
• Eisinglass windshields- replaced 2023
• 2x Ratcheting Cockpit Seats
• Sunbrella Bimini Top (Dark Blue) 
• Binnacle Cover
• Whitlock Steering Binnacle with Fiberglass Folding Cockpit Table
• Double Anchor Pulpit
• Simpson Lawrence Horizon 1500 Electric windlass
• 44lb Delta anchor w/200' 3/8" Chain and additionalrode
• Additional Danforth anchor
• New bottom job - red Petit Ablative paint July 2024

SAFETY

• Six-person life raft -negotiable needs to be recertified 
• Radar reflector (rain catcher) - not mounted
• At least 12 life jackets

OWNER'S COMMENTS

“At the time I purchased Free Wind in 2014, it had 152 hours on the engine and 93 hours on the generator. Ten years later the engine now has only 828 hours and the genset 361. (I mostly sail!) It had previously been owned by an investment banker on Wall Street. I took delivery of her at the Sterling Marina in Greenport, NY. after conducting a purchase survey. 

Free Wind has been pulled every spring for bottom power wash and Petit ablative paint. The hull has always been blister-free as of her last out haul in July 2024. Her hull has also been waxed and buffed after each bottom job.

While her calculated hull speed is 8.387 kts, she motors at 8.3 - 8.5 kts at slack tide. I have had her under sail hit 9.8-10.0 kts while surfing along in 16-18 kt winds. Her Genaker has produced 6.3 kts in 4.8 kt winds. Motoring consumes 1.4 gal/hr with Genset running as well. There is a 94 gal fuel tank and three water tanks totaling approximately 200 gal.”

DISCLOSURE

The seller has verified that the vessel has NOT sustained any Material Damage including hard groundings, water intrusion, collisions, storm or hurricane damage, lightning strikes, or any insurance claims filed. 

DISCLAIMER

The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.