BoatsHunter Marine 34

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

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The Hunter Marine 34 is a 10.5-meter cruising 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 has a displacement of 5361 kg and was also offered with a shoal draft option of 1.3 meters.2:30 Aboard Sailing Into Oblivion, a couple lives on a 34-foot Hunter, transiting the Intracoastal Waterway from Deltaville, Virginia, to South Carolina, and highlights the use of digital navigation tools like iPhones for coastal planning.1:13 Hunter Marine, founded in 1973, became the second-largest American sailboat manufacturer by focusing on high-volume production of cruising boats and integrating features like the B&R rig and cockpit arches to enhance interior volume and handling for families.1:27 The brand faced criticism regarding structural hardware, particularly chain plate corrosion, and performance in heavy seas.8:34

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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

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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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