Hunter 33

About the Hunter 33

Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.

Built

1977–?

Builder

Hunter Marine

Designer

John Cherubini

Length

32.67 ft

Waterline

27.08 ft

Beam

10.17 ft

Draft

5.25 ft

Displacement

10,600 lb

Ballast

4,100 lb

Hull / keel

fin keel

Rig

sloop

Propulsion

inboard

Stern thruster

none

Fin keel with spade rudder (sailboatdata); 4.0 ft shoal draft optional. Keel-stepped mast (unlike the deck-stepped 34). Sailboatdata lists no last-built year; an owners-site download is labeled 1977-83 but that was not confirmed. Original engine not stated in sources read. Tall-rig mainsail mentioned by owners. Hull laminate (solid or cored) not stated in sources read; decks are balsa-cored per owners.

Known problems for this model

• Wet balsa-cored decks deck
  Owners say Cherubini-era Hunter decks are balsa-cored, and leaks at badly bedded stanchions or the mast let water spread through the core. Soft decks are common unless the deck has been redone.
  cruisersforum.com
• Severe osmotic blistering hull
  One owner reported Hunters of this era (their own were Hunter 30s) with blisters running right through the laminate; survey the bottom carefully.
  sailnet.com
• Engine mounts wrong hardness engine
  A former owner of a 1982 H33 reported engine mount problems and thought the rubber mounts were the wrong hardness and needed replacing.
  sailnet.com

Other Hunter models

• Hunter 27 1975–1984
• Hunter 30 1973–1983
• Hunter 336 1995–?
• Hunter 34 1983–1987
• Hunter 356 2000–?