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Hunter Marine 34

B&R · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1983–1987

A 10.49-metre cruiser offering a shoal-draft option of 1.30 metres for versatile coastal access

Designed by Cortland Steck.

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

See her sail

The Hunter Marine 34, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Sailing Into Oblivion

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 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.04
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 234
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.5
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 42%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

What the fleet has seen

The Hunter Marine 34, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Hunter Marine 34 is a 10.5-meter sailboat designed by Cortland Steck and built by Hunter Marine from 1983 to 1987, featuring a B&R rig and a fin keel with a spade rudder. It displaces 5361 kg and has a draft of 1.7 meters, with a shoal draft option of 1.3 meters. Hunter Marine, founded in 1973, became the second-largest American sailboat manufacturer by focusing on high-volume production of cruising boats, integrating features like the B&R rig and stainless steel cockpit arches to maximize interior volume and ease of handling. Aboard *Sailing Into Oblivion*, a couple lives aboard a 34-foot Hunter, transiting the Intracoastal Waterway from Deltaville, Virginia, to South Carolina, highlighting the boat's suitability for coastal cruising and the logistics of living aboard with dogs.1:13 Hunter Marine faced criticism regarding structural hardware, particularly chain plate corrosion, and sluggish performance in heavy seas.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Hunter Marine 34 on video

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
B&R
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.5
Displacement / length
234.1
Comfort ratio
23.3
Capsize screening
2.04
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1169
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1983–1987
Designer
Cortland Steck
Builder
Hunter Marine

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