Marlow, owner of Marlow Yachts and the name changed to Marlow-Hunter, LLC. The company was sold in August 2012 to David E. In 2012 Hunter Marine entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Hunter also began the construction of sailboats whose hulls make use of bow hollow and stern reflex, marine architecture design elements that maximize thrust under sail. Hunter is responsible for several market innovations, including their trademark stainless steel cockpit arch and their use of the B&R rig. Hunter then utilized the design service of Glenn Henderson and its in-house team until 2010.
Mazza designed the Hunter 29.5 and its larger follow-up, the 336. Luhrs was forced to suspend his racing career and return to directly run the company, carrying out a restructuring, creating new work teams, extending the warranty from one year to five years and hiring Canadian designer Rob Mazza in 1991 to take over design and coordinate the production process.
The result was production of low-quality boats backed by a short warranty and poor customer service, leading to trouble with dealers and unhappy owners. In 1988 the company ran into trouble, as the founder, Luhrs, engaged in protected ocean racing and left the company in the hands of management. The early Hunter boats were designed by John E. Hunter was started in 1973 in Alachua, Florida, as a sailboat manufacturer. By the early 1960s Henry and his sons, John and Warren, were building over a thousand powerboats a year. His grandson, Henry, continued the family heritage on the New Jersey coast, building and repairing recreational and fishing boats. In the 1800s Henry Luhrs, a German immigrant, outfitted trading ships and owned a chandlery.
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