Hunter 31 Cutter-sloop Racer Cruiser, Cruisers in Niceville, Florida 32547 | Ad #20952

Newest Update April 12: Boat hauled and bottom painted. Topsides clean and pretty. No blisters reported, cutlass bearing replaced, boat hits 7.5 kts on a reach!

Update Mar 15: In preparation to sell, the engine has had a minor overhaul: all external gaskets replaced, new fuel lift pump, fuel injectors serviced, new thermostat, new temp sensor, exhaust elbow cleaned, new raw water impeller, new belts and hoses, valves adjusted. This engine starts instantly, does not smoke or leak anything, and should function flawlessly for the new owner, and in the mean time we'll enjoy it!

This boat is a pleasure to sail singlehanded with all lines leading to the cockpit and the wheel autopilot. The removable inner fore-stay makes this boat sail truly well in storm conditions (35kts+) but is also very useful on those gusty days when you want to keep the boat upright and sailing fast(20kts+) without too much work. The bimini and dodger are also nice things to have in the rain. Alternate transportation is covered by the 9'4" plastic dinghy, which is very stable and carries a large load.

Inside the cabin is the galley to starboard and nav station to port. The galley has an AC/DC icebox conversion refrigeration, and a gimbaled LPG stainless marine stove, oven and grill. The NAV station has redundant built in and hand-held VHF, and the built in VHF is also connected to a wireless handset. There is also an extra battery powered VHF. Port aft is the aft quarter-berth which serves as storage. The original water tank was removed and replaced with a larger 45 gallon, non-leaking polypropylene tank. The space for the old water tank is now a very large wet storage area, where we keep our scuba stuff. Forward of the nav and galley is the salon with settee starboard and a quarter-birth port. The quarter-birth has a raising board that looks just like the floor that can be raised quickly to turn into a bed or just a bigger couch for movie night. The settee can be lowered to form another berth. A new 24" LCD screen adorns the entire width of the bulkhead, and surround sound from the stereo is integrated. Forward the salon is a hanging locker and cabinets port, and the renovated head starboard. The rebuilt head is very spacious and totally waterproof. Additionally it has a shower sump pump which allows positive water evacuation for daily showers. The V-birth walls are insulated and covered with wood which is much more nice than the original carpet. The cushions are a plush 8" of foam for frequent sleeping. It also have a external hatch-mounted AC unit. My wife and I go sailing on every good weekend to Destin harbor, so I keep the boat in good working condition. A MAJOR advantage of this boat for a local buyer is that it can get under the Destin, Brooks and Navarre bridges at any tide.

Boat Basics
# Make: Hunter
# Model: 31
# Year: 1984
# Engine: Single Diesel
# Model: Yanmar 2GMF
# Power: 13 Hp
# 3-blade propeller
# LOA: 31'
# LWL: 27'
# Bridge Clearance: 47'4"
# Displacement: 9500 lb
# Ballast: 4000 lb
# Draft: 5'6"
# Beam 10'6�
# Holding Capacity
# Water: 45 gals
# Fuel: 17 gals
# Head: 20 gals
# Hull speed 6.5 kts
# Cruising Speed 5.5 kts

Dinghy
# 2001 Watertender 9.4' plastic cathedral-hull dinghy with 2001 3.3 hp mercury 2-stroke, with oars, life jackets, anchor, lines, running lights etc. Available with or without sailboat

Deck:
# New standing and running rigging 2008 (5000$ value!)
# Newly wired mast 2008
# Very good mainsail, good jib on roller furling
# 1x Danforth galvanized anchor with 20' chain and 200' rode
# Removable inner fore-stay with hank-on storm jib
# 2x cockpit speakers
# Full USCG safety eqpt.
# Bronze forward ports, remainder are plastic.
# Two opening Bomar hatches
# Spinnaker pole+guys+spinnaker in fair condition

Cockpit:
# 2X Maxwell two-speed self-tailing winches for jib sheets
# 2X Maxwell one-speed winches for halyards
# All lines lead to cockpit
# Raymarine 4000 wheel autopilot
# Standard Horizon Depthfinder and log/water temp
# Bimini and dodger with new Feb 2011 strataglass
# Three sets of doors for companionway, 6 teak boards, single lexan window, and removable hinged strong pine doors
# Charcoal Stainless Magna Grill

Cabin:
# New wood floors 2007
# Cushion Covers

Galley:
# Norcold AC/DC icebox conversion refrigeration
# 6 gallon Force 10 water heater (AC/Engine heat)
# Plastimo LPG gimbaled stainless stove/oven/grill
# Microwave
# Ample storage

Navigation:
# Teak navigation table
# Rechargeable Humminbird Handheld VHF
# Built-in WM VHF with antenna on mast
# Wireless handheld VHF unit which communicates with built-in VHF
# Garmin GPSMap 86

Systems
# 4x29 series house batteries in 2 banks (450AH!)
# 1x27 series starting battery separated from house bank
# 2x DC selector switches
# Jabsco automatic 3.5gph pressure water
# 100 Watt stereo system, 4 speakers inside cabin, selectable to 2 cockpit speakers
# Sirius satellite-ready
# 24" LED flat screen TV connected to cable, DVD, and VGA
# DC powered DVD system
# Primary 750 gpm Rule bilge pump, automatic
# Emergency #1 1500gpm rule bilge pump, automatic with alarm
# Emergency #2 manual gusher-style bilge pump
# Shower sump pump may also be used as an emergency bilge pump

Head:
# Renovated head 2010, all waterproof now, no rot
# Jabsco marine toilet 2007
# Shower, sink, storage
# Shower sump pump for frequent use
# Shower curtain

V-berth:
# Renovated 2007 v-berth with insulation and wood-paneling
# 8" thick foam bed
# 2x racks

Salon:
# Settee which folds down into a berth
# Quarter-berth has "drunk bed" which quickly expands into a full sized berth (in case you can't lower the settee for some reason...)
# Cushion covers 2010
# Dickinson solid fuel fireplace/heater, very nice in the winter especially while at anchor

Hunter 31 Cutter-sloop Racer Cruiser was placed on 6/14/11 by Swiftibis and is located in Niceville. To find additional New and Used Cruiser Sailboats For Sale in Florida, please follow this link.