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Hunter Boats 701 (Lee)

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1971–1975

A masthead-rigged fin-keeler from 1971, offering a stable, compact platform for coastal sailing

Designed by Oliver Lee.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.26 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,363 kg of hull, so roughly 1,950 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

2.06 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.06
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 170
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.3
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

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

  • Narrower than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1130 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.3
Displacement / length
170.0
Comfort ratio
15.5
Capsize screening
2.06
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
527
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1971–1975
Units built
82
Designer
Oliver Lee
Builder
Hunter Boats

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