Hunter 333

{{Short description|Sailboat class}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}

{{Use American English|date=November 2018}}

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|location = United States

|year = 1988

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|builder = Hunter Marine

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|draft = {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|displacement = {{convert|10500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

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|hull type = Monohull

|construction = Fiberglass

|loa = {{convert|33.18|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|lwl = {{convert|26.83|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|beam = {{convert|10.98|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|engine = Yanmar diesel inboard motor

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|keel type = fin keel

|ballast = {{convert|4000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder

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|rig type = Bermuda rig

|I = {{convert|39.37|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|J = {{convert|11.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|P = {{convert|43.16|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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The Hunter 333 is an American sailboat that was first built in 1988.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-333|title = Hunter 333 sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 28 November 2018|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220405225859/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-333|archive-date = 5 April 2022|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hunter-marine-usa|title = Hunter Marine|accessdate = 5 April 2022|last = McArthur|first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url = https://archive.today/20200730183858/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hunter-marine-usa|archive-date = 30 July 2020|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url = https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/333.pdf|title = Hunter 333|access-date = 28 November 2018|author=Hunter Marine |work = www.marlow-hunter.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181128211010/https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/333.pdf|archive-date= 28 November 2018|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/hunter/333|title= Hunter 333|access-date= 5 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220405230038/https://sailboat.guide/hunter/333|archive-date= 5 April 2022|url-status= live}}

Production

The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, but it is now out of production.

Design

The Hunter 333 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop B&R rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|10500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|4000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.

The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard fin keel, but was also optionally available with a shoal draft wing keel. The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine.

The design has a hull speed of {{convert|6.94|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.

See also

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