Hunter 31
1980s American recreational keelboat
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The Hunter 31 is a recreational keelboat built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1983 and 1987.[1][2][3][4][5][6][excessive citations]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Cortland Steck |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1983 |
| Builder | Hunter Marine |
| Name | Hunter 31 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 9,700 lb (4,400 kg) |
| Draft | 5.30 ft (1.62 m) with standard keel |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 31.33 ft (9.55 m) |
| LWL | 26.25 ft (8.00 m) |
| Beam | 10.92 ft (3.33 m) |
| Engine type | Yanmar diesel engine 16 hp (12 kW) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) |
| Rudder | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| General | Masthead sloop B&R rig |
| I foretriangle height | 42.00 ft (12.80 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 12.00 ft (3.66 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 37.42 ft (11.41 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 11.00 ft (3.35 m) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 205.81 sq ft (19.120 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 252.00 sq ft (23.412 m2) |
| Total sail area | 457.81 sq ft (42.532 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 168 (average) |
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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.[7][8][9][10]
The fiberglass hull has a reverse transom.[2][6] 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 (12.72 km/h).[2][3][4][6]