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Hunter Boats 707 (Thomas)

Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · First built 1995

A David Thomas-designed one-design racer with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for competitive performance

Designed by David Thomas.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Lifting Keel

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.53 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 898 kg of hull, so roughly 1,500 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 898 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 8 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 8
CoastalBluewater

At 2.65 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.65
LightHeavy

73 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 73
EasygoingPowered-up

32.5 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 32.5
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
46.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
32.5
Displacement / length
72.7
Comfort ratio
7.9
Capsize screening
2.65
Hull speed
6.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
682
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1995
Units built
120
Designer
David Thomas
Builder
Hunter Boats

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