Hunter 33
Built 1977–? by Hunter Marine
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About the Hunter 33
Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.
- Built
- 1977–?
- Builder
- Hunter Marine
- Designer
- John Cherubini
- Length
- 32.67 ft
- Waterline
- 27.08 ft
- Beam
- 10.17 ft
- Draft
- 5.25 ft
- Displacement
- 10,600 lb
- Ballast
- 4,100 lb
- Hull / keel
- fin keel
- Rig
- sloop
- Propulsion
- inboard
- Stern thruster
- none
Fin keel with spade rudder (sailboatdata); 4.0 ft shoal draft optional. Keel-stepped mast (unlike the deck-stepped 34). Sailboatdata lists no last-built year; an owners-site download is labeled 1977-83 but that was not confirmed. Original engine not stated in sources read. Tall-rig mainsail mentioned by owners. Hull laminate (solid or cored) not stated in sources read; decks are balsa-cored per owners.
Known problems for this model
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Wet balsa-cored decks deck
Owners say Cherubini-era Hunter decks are balsa-cored, and leaks at badly bedded stanchions or the mast let water spread through the core. Soft decks are common unless the deck has been redone.cruisersforum.com
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Severe osmotic blistering hull
One owner reported Hunters of this era (their own were Hunter 30s) with blisters running right through the laminate; survey the bottom carefully.sailnet.com
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Engine mounts wrong hardness engine
A former owner of a 1982 H33 reported engine mount problems and thought the rubber mounts were the wrong hardness and needed replacing.sailnet.com
Model sources (3)
Other Hunter models
- Hunter 27 1975–1984
- Hunter 30 1973–1983
- Hunter 336 1995–?
- Hunter 34 1983–1987
- Hunter 356 2000–?
Researched from public sources. Spotted an error? The sources are listed above — tell us what they got wrong.