Hunter Boats 707 (Thomas)

BoatsHunter Boats 707 (Thomas)

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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

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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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