1985 Hunter HB31
Specifications
Equipment & Extras
- Beam
- 3.10 metres
- Hull
- Kevlar GRP
- Keel
- Fin Keel
- Year
- 1984
- Draft
- 1.70 metres
- Designer
- Van De Stadt
- Location
- Pwllheli North Wales, United Kingdom
- Make/model
- Hunter Boats UK HB31 Cruiser Racer
- Displacement
- 2,717 kg
- Engine Power
- 13hp
- Name of boat
- Honey Bee
- Fuel capacity
- 30 litres
- Maximum speed
- 7 knots
- Cruising speed
- 6 knots
- Length overall
- 9.45 metres
- Length waterline
- 7.20 metres
- Number of berths
- 5
- Number of cabins
- 2
- Engine Make/Model
- Yanmar 2GM
- Passenger capacity
- 7
- Recently purchased racing Mainsail by Ullman Sails
- Sanders fully cambered racing genoa
- Goacher asymmetric kite
- 1996 Parker & Kay mainsail, Genoa No.1 & 2
- Symmetrical Spinnaker with tapered alloy pole
- 2016 Furling (foam Luff) Genoa by JKA
- 1984 North Tri-sail and Storm jib
- Spliced dyneema sheets & halyards
- Recently upgraded with Harken Sheet winches, coachroof mounted Antal self-tailing Halyard winches and full set of Spinlock clutches
- Laminated tiller with Spinlock extension
- Harken spinnaker ratchet blocks & barberhaulers
- Lewmar towable genoa tracks and inboard pinstop jib tracks
- Removable mainsheet track, full width traveller with Lewmar ratchet blocks including fine tune
- Lewmar hatches
- Stainless pulpit, pushpits and guard wires with hike pads
- Vespermarine AIS WatchMate XB-8000
- Garmin UHD Echomap WiFi 9" ChartPlotter inc. Sonar Fishfinder with depth scanner
- Raymarine Compass Transducer
- McMurdo G5 EPIRB (battery exp. 2023)
- Icom DSC VHF
- Emergency Antenna
- Pulpit mounted Inflatable DanBuoy, Rescue sling, Horseshoe buoy and Throwline
- Wireless Interface Tactick Speed log, Masthead Wireless Raymarine windspeed & direction
- Tactick Micro compass
- Silva compass
- Whale Electric bilge pump
- Manual bilge pump with roaming hose
- Jackstays
- Anchor, chain & warp
- Sea Drogue
- Fog horn
- Propshaft with folding bronze propeller
- New berth cushions
- New Stainless SAFIRE gimballed for mounting a JetBoil
- Removable mainsheet traveller in cockpit
- Stainless / Teak swim platform & ladder
- Proctor alloy swept single spreader 3/4 fractional rig
- Harken MkIV twin foil Furling system - furl drum removable for racing
- Recent Dyform forestay & lower shrouds with chromed bronze rig screws
- Dynastay runners
- Optional fixed bowsprit or conventional
- New Start & leisure batteries and alternator
- Stored undercover every winter
Description
Boat OverviewHunter Boats UK HB31, for sale in Pwllheli, North Wales, boasts an overall length of 9.45 metres and a beam of 3.10 metres. Manufactured in 1984, this half-ton cruiser/racer features a Kevlar hull with a lead fin keel. Equipped with a Proctor alloy 3/4 fractional rig and a Harken twin foil furling system.Sail inventory includes a recently purchased Ullman racing main and a variety of other high-quality sails. The boat's deck gear has been updated including Selden removable bowsprit and upgraded winches and clutches.Main saloon offers beamy accommodation with a folding table.Safety gear includes a Vespermarine AIS, Garmin Echomap, and various Raymarine wireless instruments.Inventory / DescriptionHunter Boats UK HB31, for sale in Pwllheli, North Wales, boasts an overall length of 9.45 metres and a beam of 3.10 metres. Manufactured in 1984, this half-ton cruiser/racer features a Kevlar hull with a lead fin keel. Equipped with a Proctor alloy 3/4 fractional rig and a Harken twin foil furling system.Sail inventory includes a recently purchased Ullman racing main and a variety of other high-quality sails. The boat's deck gear has been updated including Selden removable bowsprit and upgraded winches and clutches.Main saloon offers beamy accommodation with a folding table.Safety gear includes a Vespermarine AIS, Garmin Echomap, and various Raymarine wireless instruments.SpecificationsMake/model: Hunter Boats UK HB31 Cruiser RacerName of boat: Honey BeeYear: 1984Designer: Van De StadtLength overall: 9.45 metresLength waterline: 7.20 metresBeam: 3.10 metresDraft: 1.70 metresDisplacement: 2,717 kgHull: Kevlar GRPKeel: Fin KeelLocation: Pwllheli North Wales, United KingdomHull and RiggingHalf tonner Kevlar hull with lead (1200Kg) fin keelProctor alloy swept single spreader 3/4 fractional rigHarken MkIV twin foil Furling system - furl drum removable for racing.Recent Dyform forestay & lower shrouds with chromed bronze rig screws.Dynastay runnersOptional fixed bowsprit or conventionalAccommodationBeamy accommodation in Main Saloon includes a folding tableNew Start & leisure batteries and alternatorFuel capacity: 55Ltr Stainless fuel tankStored undercover every winter.SailsRecently purchased racing Mainsail by Ullman Sails.Sanders fully cambered racing genoa.Goacher asymmetric kite.1996 Parker & Kay mainsail, Genoa No.1 & 2.Symmetrical Spinnaker with tapered alloy pole.2016 Furling (foam Luff) Genoa by JKA.1984 North Tri-sail and Storm jib.Spliced dyneema sheets & halyards.Updated Deck GearRecently upgraded with Harken Sheet winches, coachroof mounted Antal self-tailing Halyard winches and full set of Spinlock clutches.Laminated tiller with Spinlock extension.Harken spinnaker ratchet blocks & barberhaulers.Lewmar towable genoa tracks and inboard pinstop jib tracks.Removable mainsheet track, full width traveller with Lewmar ratchet blocks including fine tune.Lewmar hatches.Stainless pulpit, pushpits and guard wires with hike pads.Safety GearIncludes recently installed:Vespermarine AIS WatchMate XB-8000.Garmin UHD Echomap WiFi 9" ChartPlotter inc. Sonar Fishfinder with depth scanner.Raymarine Compass Transducer.McMurdo G5 EPIRB (battery exp. 2023).Icom DSC VHF.Emergency Antenna.Pulpit mounted Inflatable DanBuoy, Rescue sling, Horseshoe buoy and Throwline.Wireless Interface Tactick Speed log, Masthead Wireless Raymarine windspeed & direction.Tactick Micro compass.Silva compass.Whale Electric bilge pump.Manual bilge pump with roaming hose.Jackstays.Anchor, chain & warp.Sea Drogue.Fog horn.EngineYanmar 2GM Two cylinder 13Hp serviced annually.Propshaft with folding bronze propeller.FuelFuel: DieselFuel capacity: 30 litresMaximum speed: 7 knotsCruising speed: 6 knotsAccommodation DetailsNumber of cabins: 2Number of berths: 5Passenger capacity: 7Additional Accommodation Details:New berth cushions.New Stainless SAFIRE gimballed for mounting a JetBoil.Removable mainsheet traveller in cockpit.Stainless / Teak swim platform & ladder.
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