Looking at the 2011 or newer hunter 33

Stu Jackson · Nov 16, 2015

I believe they are called the "e33" and if you do a search on this board for that, you'll find a lot of good things. I sailed with a friend last summer on his e33, nice boat, great accommodations down below, too.

seadaddler · Nov 16, 2015

Look for some used H-36 and nice size to cruse in with nice size head for showing
and plenty storage and will handle great in any weather.
Matter of fact JAVA FOR SALE very well equipped for crusing and been all over Florida and Bahama's.

seadaddler · Nov 18, 2015

My first real sailboat was 290 Hunter and great boat but lacked cruising comfort and yes looked at the 33 but wife said no and said get the 36.
The 33 has small head for showing and other things and only saying to do the cruising you want need at least 36 and will handle weather so much better 3 feet is not much bigger.
The cruising you want to do you need storage and some comfort,I cruise with many other boats and the 33 sailboats are just a little small for doing real cruising you want.
If I were you look for 356 or 36 used with AC and all electronics inmast and you will be much more happy and if cruising with wife happy wife happy wife and more sailing and the 356/36 is a great size not too small and not too big.
Nick

Stu Jackson · Nov 18, 2015

Nick knows his stuff and has had personal experience with Hunters for far longer than I have. We own a Catalina 34. Interestingly enough, the e33 has exactly the same layout down below (although flipped port/starboard) and has some very nice features, i.e. neat main saloon table and the starboard side table on the long settee. The amount of space down below is equal to that on our C34 and has a very nice cockpit, and I suggest it is adequate for a couple to cruise. My friend is in the PNW in Canada, and he's been cruising across the Strait of Georgia for three or more years.

Those of you HUNTER skippers out there, can you help bywave find this model????

Scott B · Nov 18, 2015

http://sbo.sailboatowners.com/xsearch/xsearch.php

http://hunter.sailboatowners.com/resources/index.php?task=model&mid=454

Scott B · Nov 18, 2015

What's your experience. Our 2005 H33 is our first boat, but I had many years experience crewing race nights on a friends CS33. We went 33 because I knew I could handle the boat. In hindsight I wish we'd gone bigger and are now looking at 38 or 41.
The 33 is great for 2 of us, we anchor out almost every weekend and spend 1 -2 weeks anchored out each year for holidays and will have another couple with us for 2-3 weekends.

gladwish · Nov 19, 2015

We were faced with the same decision as you are and like you we had set out to purchase a Hunter 33. During the search for a H33, the broker we were working with had a Hunter 36 for sale and we decided to look at the 36 simply for a comparison and due diligence. We expected to look at and say too big and to much money. Once on board and looking the cockpit size, all the storage space and layout below we felt that the H36 was an amazing boat from a size / cost comparison. We were concerned about the boat being too big but also concerned about the H33 becoming too small in a year or two.

We decided to purchase the H36 and found the boat to be a very nice handling boat and not over whelming under sail, under power or most importantly docking. We have had our H36 for 2 years and the boat seems simply to be right size.

We on Lake Ontario and live on board during the weekends during the sailing season

Good luck with your research and boat search

Stu Jackson · Nov 19, 2015

Scott B said:
http://sbo.sailboatowners.com/xsearch/xsearch.php

Scott, search results rarely work as links. Always try your links right after you post them to make sure they work.

seadaddler · Nov 19, 2015

So many good used sailboats out there for sure and I was recently cruising up in st pete clearwater,fl and was amazed at the new used sailboat inventory that the dealer had of catalina
and Hunters Massey had at the Marina and when I ordered my H-36 2007 with my trade in they did say I could save $$$$$ on any in stock they had.
I am not crazy about some of the changes they doing with the newer Hunter and like so much better my walk thru stern and not the newer bigger drop down stern in the newer Hunters.
2006 2007 was a very nice H-36 for sure and the older 356 are also very well liked for sure so check the prices on 356/36 to a newer 33 and I think you can find a good deal on a 356/36 with well equiped extra's for sure and just saying look a round and used is a buyers market for sure and they want to sell boats in the dealers inventory.

Stu Jackson · Nov 19, 2015

Try a search on Hunter 33e, instead of e33. "Hello Below" is my friend Len's screenname who posts here.

Hello Below · Nov 19, 2015

bywave2 said:
I am a newbie looking for my 1st sailboat. In 2011 Hunter redesigned the H33. That boat seems big enough and also small enough for a 1st sailboat. I would like to sail east coast of Florida, ICW, Bahama's and Caribbean. How does it sail and can this boat sail into the Caribbean comfortably?

Thanks for any responses.

Never having sailed on a sailboat in your area (warship yes), I cannot say whether this boat would fit your needs or not. However . . .

The e33 sailboat is a 33' foot sailboat. It is not 36' nor 39' . . . nor 52'. The boat sails extremely well for a 33' production sailboat. The displacement weight is under 13,00 lbs but with the bow design it slices through seas up to say 6'. It is fast in winds to 15 knts. I regularly out pace 36' boats in this wind. With 20 knts ahead of the beam, reefing must be in place. The cockpit is huge with approx. 70 square inches of scupper drain. For cruising it lives extremely large down below, again for a 33' sailboat. The head is smallish but not too small. There is no permanent navigation station. But I am okay with both of these. I only employ the head for some 30 minutes most days thus leaving the saved space for other uses 23.5 hrs a the day. I shower at the transom where the water stays outside of the boat where it belongs. IMHO a standalone shower = wasted space (in a 33' sailboat). What maybe called a nav table in the e33 is actually a dual purpose settee/bistro table. If I need a chart table I use the salon table which actually fits an opened chart. IMHO a nav table = wasted space (in a 33' sailboat). The pros and cons of the saildrive has been beat to death and you either hate it or love it, I love it. It is efficient, quiet, near vibration free and allows the boat to back like a car (not withstanding wind or current). The engine room is very accessible.

I maybe concerned about the tankage and storage on the e33. For our needs it is fine. Again I am not sure of your needs for your sailing area. Water 50 gals, fuel 25 gals and holding tank 15 gals. Also there is only so much volume in a 33' sailboat. Hunter used it as living space not storage.

If I had the funds and needed slightly bigger, I would definitely consider the new Marlow Hunter 37 for the additional weight, tankage and storage alone. I would not stop at a 35' nor definitely not the 36. We have put close to 5,000 nm on Sea Sparrow in the last 3 years and probably 350 nights on her. I have found Hunter/dealer support to be superb. I am open to any specific questions about this boat.

seadaddler · Nov 19, 2015

I do most all my cruising with my wife and maybe 1 time a year a all guys trip
and did sail my H-36 from NY to Fl all off shore 1 stop in NC and we 4 crew with
plenty comfort for sure.
I if you will be cruising with alone or with others,the one thing in my H-36 is
the shower is in with the head and has glass door between the sink area and we like that and prefer it over a Marina shower when available
I do all my decisions thinking of my wife if she is happy we do much more boating for sure.
I do like the Hunter 37 and older 410 Hunter for sure but we love our H-36 and offers so much more boat than we could wish for,
and so things I have on my 36 is to make the wife enjoy boating and not like camping out.
The old saying Happy Wife Happy life for sure.
Nick

Calif. Ted · Nov 19, 2015

There's a 2013 listed by a friend of mine who is a broker, there was about 50 hrs. on the engine last I heard. This is best link I can get, scroll down it's listed as an E33, give you an idea of asking prices on lightly used boats.
http://www.dreamcatcheryachts.com/yacht-listings

seadaddler · Nov 21, 2015

Too High prices for a Hunter 33 as mentioned above and saw 2006 H-36 asking $100,000 at Massy in Regatta Point Marina,Fl.