Hunter 31

The Hunter 31 is an American sailboat, designed by Cortland Steck and first built in 1983.

In 2006 the company introduced a new boat under the same Hunter 31 name, but it is commonly referred to as the Hunter 31-2 or Hunter 30/31 to differentiate it from this design. It is sometimes confused with the 2015 Marlow-Hunter 31.

Production
The Hunter 31 was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1983 and 1987, but it is now out of production.

Design
The Hunter 31 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a reverse transom, a length overall of 31.33 ft, a waterline length of 26.25 ft, displaces 9700 lb and carries 4000 lb of ballast. The boat has a draft of 5.30 ft with the standard keel and 4.00 ft with the optional shoal draft keel.

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 16 hp. The fuel tank holds 18 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 33 u.s.gal.

The full keel boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 168 with a high of 174 and low of 162. The shoal keel version has a PHRF racing average handicap of 171 with a high of 180 and low of 162. Both models have hull speeds of 6.87 kn.