Toll-Free: 1-844-838-2628
1988 Hunter 33.5 Sloop boat for sale
Listing Broker
Ask Will about this boat
Questions, a viewing or a sea trial? Your message goes straight to the listing broker.
Prefer to talk? Call Will at 250-710-9010
Honey Badger
1988 Hunter 333 Sloop
Classic Coastal Cruiser | Comfortable Liveaboard | Easy-to-Handle
Performance:
The 1988 Hunter 333 is a proven coastal cruiser that combines spacious accommodations, solid sailing performance, and easy short-handed operation. Designed with Hunter’s signature B&R fractional rig and wide beam, the 333 offers exceptional interior volume for a 33-foot yacht while maintaining responsive handling under sail. Ideal for weekend cruising, extended coastal adventures, or comfortable liveaboard use.
Vessel Highlights:
- Proven Hunter Marine design
- Spacious aft cabin layout
- Bright, open salon with generous headroom
- Fractional B&R rig for easy sail handling
- Shoal draft ideal for coastal cruising and anchorages
- Reliable Yanmar diesel auxiliary
- Wide beam provides excellent interior comfort and stability
- Large cockpit with comfortable seating
- Functional galley and private head
- Excellent family cruiser or first cruising yacht
Main Specs:
- L.O.A: 33′ 2″
- Beam: 10′
- Draft: 4′ 6″
- Engine: Yanmar Diesel 2GM20F
- Hours +- 1600
- Fuel: Diesel
- Fuel Tank: 24 Gallon
- Fresh Water Tank: 56 Gallon
- Waste Tank: 16 Gallon
- Water Heater: 6 Gallon
- Headroom: 6′ 4″
Specifications
propulsion
Engine #1
Accommodations
The Hunter 333 offers a remarkably spacious interior for her size, featuring warm teak cabinetry, excellent natural light, and practical cruising comfort.
Interior Features:
- Private aft cabin with double berth
- Forward V-berth stateroom
- Convertible salon seating
- Full galley with stove, icebox/refrigeration, and sink
- Enclosed marine head with shower
- Navigation station
- Abundant storage throughout
Sailing Performance
The Hunter 333 is known for easy handling and comfortable coastal performance. The B&R rig eliminates the need for a backstay, allowing a large mainsail and simplified sail management. Owners appreciate the boat’s balanced helm, stable cruising manners, and roomy cockpit.
Typical cruising speed approaches hull speed around 7 knots.
Deck & Cockpit
- Large wheel steering cockpit
- Wide side decks
- Stainless steel lifelines
- Bow pulpit and stern rail
- Swim ladder
- Anchor locker
- Easy access engine compartment
Mechanical & Electrical
- Yanmar diesel auxiliary engine
- Shore power connection
- 12V DC electrical system
- Marine batteries
- Navigation lighting
- Bilge pump system
Sails & Rigging
- New Sails – Main & Genoa
- All lines led to cockpit
- New Furling control lines in continuous loop
- Vang Sheets Replaced
- Good ground tackle with Lewmar Bruce Style Anchor and Fresh Rode
Tender
- Walker Bay with 3.5 HP Mercury Outboard
Notable Upgrades from 2021 to 2025
Navionics:
- Raymarine Axiom GPS Chart Plotter
- Sea Talk Network
- Autopilot
- Standard Horizon Maitrix VHF with AIS and RAM Remote MIC for Cockpit
- Victron Energy Smart Charger added and Batteries Replaced
Engine/Hull:
- Fuel Tank & Fuel Lines Replaced
- Re-Built Water Pump
- New Prop Shaft
- Cutlass Bearing & Strut
- Forced Air Diesel Furnace Added (2021)
- Macerator Replaced
Why the Hunter 333?
The late-1980s Hunter 333 remains popular among sailors seeking an affordable cruiser with generous accommodations and manageable sailing characteristics. The design offers a strong balance of comfort, simplicity, and cruising practicality.
Many owners praise the roomy interior and forgiving handling characteristics for family cruising and short-handed sailing.
Ideal Use:
- Coastal cruising
- Weekend getaways
- Family sailing
- Liveaboard lifestyle
- First cruising sailboat
- Pacific Northwest cruising
Interested in the 1988 Hunter 33.5 Sloop?
Ask a question or book a viewing. We usually reply the same day.
