New Hunter 31

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Ed

Has anyone seen the new hunter 31? Any idea on pricing? Comparison to the Catalina 31? Looking for a boat to day sail and occationally overnight. Looked at the 27, nice boat a bit pricey for a 27 and the resale on that size in this area is poor (same could be said on anything under 36 feet). Have had two hunters and was satisfied with the boats - but must say I sometimes look at a catalina and see some differences that appear to be better, but have no experience with that brand. So, will probably stick with Hunter and am looking at the 33, but think the 31 might be enough boat. Have had a 426 DS, so I won't be getting bigger boat ittis. I also see on hunters website that the furliing main has as much sail as the standard main and that is intriguing to me as the last two boats I have had lost a lot of sail to the furling system. Though this didn't seem to effect their performance a great deal as I needed to reef most of the time anyway. Any info on this model appreciated - is it even out yet or will it be introduced at a boat show? Thanks for any constructive comments, don't need any of the "Hunters are crap" or "Catalina owners stink" - have read them all in the past.
 
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new 31

My local Hunter dealer has already delivered one of the new 31s and has another in stock. Base price is $77,990. Boat comes with a 3 cylinder Yanmar 21hp diesel.
 
Jan 5, 2004
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Hunter 33 Huntington NY
31

My dealer has one in stock also. Nowhere near as nice as the 306 that it's replacing, in my opinion. Looks like Hunter went cheap on this one. Go for the 33 - you won't be sorry. This is my second season with the 33, and I love it. Nicely appointed above and below deck, easy to single hand, and FAST! I wouldn't put too much faith in the on-line specs - they can and do change as a new product evolves.
 

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Jul 28, 2005
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saw one recently

I was looking for my first boat and marina gave me a look at the 31. He said its faster than the 306, but not as wide. It felt bigger inside, and the list price with options and accessories was just about 98,500 new, from what I remember. The base price was about what the other post mentioned at around 77k.
 
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