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On 23 Sep 2004, (Bobsprit) wrote:

A new Hunter 33 came into my club a couple of weeks ago and I finally got a
close look. 1st of all, this is not a typical bathtub hunter like Horvath's and
most others. They actually gave the boat some lines.

Which they copied mostly from Beneteau

Some damage is done by the
three odd sized windows/ports, but the overall look of the boat is a huge
improvement. They also carried the doghouse coachroof too far forward for
volume, but that can be forgiven in today's market. Down below one gets the
impression that Hunter is continuing to improve. Fit and finish was good, the
sole was solid and things were less plastic-like.

Also influenced mostly by the Beneteau designs for its 331 and 323
models, except (as with Catalina) one can order a boat with either the
plasticized or teak/holly salon/cabin sole.

The cockpit was well laid out
and the big swimplatform/scoop looks like fun. I've sailed side-by-side with
the boat and it sails well, though it has in mast furling.

On virtually every point of sail in most wind conditions, it sails
(noticably) comparatively slower that the comparably sized Benneteaus
and Catalinas with in-mast furling.

Tautologically speaking, however, those who don't mind the overhead
traveler and otherwise like this boat won't mind the overhead traveler
and will otherwise like this (for its size/configuration) reasonably
priced boat.

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