Hunter 33.5

The Hunter 33.5 is an American sailboat that was designed for cruising and first built in 1987.

The Hunter 33.5 design was developed into the Moorings 335 in 1988, as a charter version for Moorings Yacht Charter.

Production
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, but it is now out of production.

Design
The Hunter 33.5 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop B&R rig, a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 11000 lb and carries 4500 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft with the standard keel fitted. It was also available with a bulb wing keel, an elliptical wing keel or a Collins tandem keel.

The boat is fitted with a diesel engine. The fuel tank holds 42 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 56 u.s.gal.

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 147 with a high of 156 and low of 141. It has a hull speed of 6.96 kn.

Operational history
Yacht designer Robert Perry wrote a review of the design in 2000 for Sailing magazine. He described the boat as, "The sailplan shows this to be a handsome design with, by today's standards, moderate freeboard, short ends and a clean wedge-shaped house. Initially, I was struck by the tall fractional rig." He concluded, "The basic hull shape is pretty conservative. The stern is broad to help with sailing length, cockpit size and accommodations aft, although not necessarily in that order. I like the short bow overhang."