I am considering buying a 1996 336 and would like to hear from folks who own them their likes and or dislikes of this model hunter. thanks, Bob
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... and obviously there are lots of owner reviews. There are two distinct cabin designs for this boat. One version has a conventional bulkhead forward of the saloon, the other (mine) has you climb over the settee into the vee-berth. I originally liked the wide-open plan of my boat, but I realize now that it was just a boatshow trick to make the inside of the boat look larger. Try to find the bulkhead model. There are two mainsheet setups for this boat. One has a traveler on the cabintop, the other (mine) has a very short traveler on the steering pedestal and an end-boom mainsheet. I don't know how people sail the model with the cabintop traveler without installing a third winch for the mainsheet. Look for the model with the mainsheet led to the steering pedestal. However, if there is a 3rd cabintop winch, the other type is probably preferable. I'll bet that 90% of these boats were made with the 4.5 draft wing keel. Boats with this keel (mine)point slightly worse than the average river barge, get the fin if you get lucky enough to find one. Otherwise, the real question is: do you want a Hunter? Do you know about the B&R rig, and how it affects sailing off the wind? If you're OK with that--I'm not after five years of ownership--then the 336 is a comfortable, inexpensive cruiser. Maybe you'd like to buy mine? On second thought, never mind. I hate the thought of shopping for another boat. Paul sv Escape Artist h336
... and obviously there are lots of owner reviews. There are two distinct cabin designs for this boat. One version has a conventional bulkhead forward of the saloon, the other (mine) has you climb over the settee into the vee-berth. I originally liked the wide-open plan of my boat, but I realize now that it was just a boatshow trick to make the inside of the boat look larger. Try to find the bulkhead model. There are two mainsheet setups for this boat. One has a traveler on the cabintop, the other (mine) has a very short traveler on the steering pedestal and an end-boom mainsheet. I don't know how people sail the model with the cabintop traveler without installing a third winch for the mainsheet. Look for the model with the mainsheet led to the steering pedestal. However, if there is a 3rd cabintop winch, the other type is probably preferable. I'll bet that 90% of these boats were made with the 4.5 draft wing keel. Boats with this keel (mine)point slightly worse than the average river barge, get the fin if you get lucky enough to find one. Otherwise, the real question is: do you want a Hunter? Do you know about the B&R rig, and how it affects sailing off the wind? If you're OK with that--I'm not after five years of ownership--then the 336 is a comfortable, inexpensive cruiser. Maybe you'd like to buy mine? On second thought, never mind. I hate the thought of shopping for another boat. Paul sv Escape Artist h336
We like ours
We bought 95 336 last year. It has the (harken)cabin top traveller. It points very well and we haven't really had any winch issures. We have 2 on the cabin to and 2 on the rear portion of the cockpit comings. I never have had to use the winch on the traveller. We are very happy with the boat and the only downside is not being able to go down wind well.
We bought 95 336 last year. It has the (harken)cabin top traveller. It points very well and we haven't really had any winch issures. We have 2 on the cabin to and 2 on the rear portion of the cockpit comings. I never have had to use the winch on the traveller. We are very happy with the boat and the only downside is not being able to go down wind well.
1995- 336 purchased in Jan 04
We moved up from a 31 to a 336 in January. What a difference! The large cockpit, open interior layout and 27 HP is what sold us. My boat also has air conditioning which we could never do without now. Everything has been great with one big exception. Check the floor support below the compression post. This is a vertical oak wood support below the fiberglass. You can see it through a hole in the sump area. This will rot out and your sole and mast will drop because of it. Our's is down 3/4". As soon as I pull the boat for the winter, we will drop the mast and cut out the wood and replace it with alu or s/s. Our repair dealer wanted 5/6K to repair. Too much for me. Check this before you buy. Without this problem, this has been a great buy.
We moved up from a 31 to a 336 in January. What a difference! The large cockpit, open interior layout and 27 HP is what sold us. My boat also has air conditioning which we could never do without now. Everything has been great with one big exception. Check the floor support below the compression post. This is a vertical oak wood support below the fiberglass. You can see it through a hole in the sump area. This will rot out and your sole and mast will drop because of it. Our's is down 3/4". As soon as I pull the boat for the winter, we will drop the mast and cut out the wood and replace it with alu or s/s. Our repair dealer wanted 5/6K to repair. Too much for me. Check this before you buy. Without this problem, this has been a great buy.
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David
Great Boat
Points well, is fast, large cockpit. Find one that has a cruising spinnaker with the winches installed and the fun begins. People want to sail the boat straight down wind. The boat is not made to do that. It is more like an Americas Cup rig. "Tack" down wind watching you VMG.
Points well, is fast, large cockpit. Find one that has a cruising spinnaker with the winches installed and the fun begins. People want to sail the boat straight down wind. The boat is not made to do that. It is more like an Americas Cup rig. "Tack" down wind watching you VMG.
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mark
Jib sheeting
We chartered a 336 this summer and it was a great boat to spend time on. However, I was not impressed with its sailing capabilities. One problem was with the the jibs. They seem to be lined up such they wrap around the spreaders. Maybe it was because the jib wasnt a 110 but I tried a couple of different leads to get it to work right wit the cabin top winches. Speaking of winches. They standard ones seemed very undersized for hauling up the main. The 3 reef points didn't help either. Loved the cockpit, cabin, galley, etc. Markdb
We chartered a 336 this summer and it was a great boat to spend time on. However, I was not impressed with its sailing capabilities. One problem was with the the jibs. They seem to be lined up such they wrap around the spreaders. Maybe it was because the jib wasnt a 110 but I tried a couple of different leads to get it to work right wit the cabin top winches. Speaking of winches. They standard ones seemed very undersized for hauling up the main. The 3 reef points didn't help either. Loved the cockpit, cabin, galley, etc. Markdb
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I like ours
Bob,if you are commited to a b&r rig (as on most hunters) you know the downside of the rig.on the other hand the 336 has a large roach main sail and is good in light winds. It is a very good combination(IMO)of sailing and crusier friendy layout. The boat is very roomy and has a huge cockpit.(you can easily fit 8 people in the cockpit and still have room!)I agree with Paul that you should get the version with the seperate v berth lay out (not the coversion pit lay out maybe this is why he doesn't like his boat).Get cabin top travler,not the console mounted traveler, it is a p.i.a and in the way of moving around the cockpit,I have three winches mounted on the cabin top and I don't have any trouble and as far as th jib sheet,they work well with the 110 sail so I wonder if the other user was having trouble because of the larger sail,I also think the larger jib would adversaly affect the b&r rig as the main sail is the power (somtimes bigger is not better and someone did not understand the enginerring of the b&r rig to be putting oversize sails on it.At any rate I think the boat fits the manufacture design of being a good coastal cruiser. I also like the design as far as engine access is conserned, not to many boat have this much room to get at engine,makes maintance easy!As with any boat you need to see if the design fits your needs.
Bob,if you are commited to a b&r rig (as on most hunters) you know the downside of the rig.on the other hand the 336 has a large roach main sail and is good in light winds. It is a very good combination(IMO)of sailing and crusier friendy layout. The boat is very roomy and has a huge cockpit.(you can easily fit 8 people in the cockpit and still have room!)I agree with Paul that you should get the version with the seperate v berth lay out (not the coversion pit lay out maybe this is why he doesn't like his boat).Get cabin top travler,not the console mounted traveler, it is a p.i.a and in the way of moving around the cockpit,I have three winches mounted on the cabin top and I don't have any trouble and as far as th jib sheet,they work well with the 110 sail so I wonder if the other user was having trouble because of the larger sail,I also think the larger jib would adversaly affect the b&r rig as the main sail is the power (somtimes bigger is not better and someone did not understand the enginerring of the b&r rig to be putting oversize sails on it.At any rate I think the boat fits the manufacture design of being a good coastal cruiser. I also like the design as far as engine access is conserned, not to many boat have this much room to get at engine,makes maintance easy!As with any boat you need to see if the design fits your needs.
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