BoatsHunter Marine 33.5

Hunter Marine 33.5

B&R · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1987–1994

A versatile cruiser featuring a B&R rig and multiple keel options, also marketed as the Moorings 335

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

1.99 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.99
LightHeavy

250 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 250
EasygoingPowered-up

17.1 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.1
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws less than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2916 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
B&R
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.1
Displacement / length
249.6
Comfort ratio
23.9
Capsize screening
1.99
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1053
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1987–1994
Builder
Hunter Marine

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Hunter Marine 339.96 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 1977 masthead sloop with a 38% ballast ratio, designed for stability and coastal performance
Seidelmann Yachts 3410.36 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 1981 masthead sloop with a 45% ballast ratio, balancing a light-displacement hull with a deep 1.65-meter fin keel
Cal Boats 3410.13 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, favored by Jensen Marine founder Jack Jensen for personal cruising
Dufour Yachts 3410.25 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1974 masthead sloop featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a balanced displacement-to-ballast ratio for offshore stability
Moody 33310.06 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA twin-keel cruiser featuring an aft cabin with a double berth accessible directly from the saloon
Omega 3410.26 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Ron Holland-designed fractional sloop from 1981, balancing a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited sailing

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