Actual Location: East Patchogue, NY
- Stock #[removed phone] - If you are in the market for a sloop sailboat, look no further than this 1985 Hunter 31 Shoal Draft, priced right at $22,000 (offers encouraged).This sailboat is located in East Patchogue, New York and is in good condition. She is also equipped with a Yanmar engine that has only 2 hours.Please submit any and ALL offers - your offer may be accepted! Submit your offer today!At POP Yachts, we will always provide you with a TRUE representation of every vessel we market. We encourage all buyers to schedule a survey for an independent analysis. Any offer to purchase is ALWAYS subject to satisfactory survey results.Take a look at ALL ***152 PICTURES*** of this vessel on our main website at POPYACHTS DOT COM. We appreciate that you took your time to look at our advertisement and we look forward to speaking with you!
Accommodations:
Cabin Appointments; Cabin Door; Dinette; Fridge; Head; Microwave; Sink; Stove; Table; A/C; Cabins (1); Pressurized Water; TV; Engine Cooling (RWC); Gel Coat; Propeller (Bronze)
Mechanical Equipment:
Bilge Pump; Bottom Paint; Cooling System (Raw Water); Fuel Filters; Fuel Injected; Windlass; Cockpit Type (Aft)
Electronics & Navigation Gear:
CD Player; Cockpit Tables; Compass; Fuel Gauge; Masthead Light:; Navigation Lights; Tachometer; VHF
Electrical System:
4 Switch Circuit Breaker; Batteries; Battery Switch (Perko); Circuit Breaker; Cockpit Lighting; Docking Lights; Flat Screen TV; Fuse Panel; Shore Power; Shore Power Cord; Stereo; Tachometer
Deck & Hull Equipment:
Anchor; Anchor Chain; Anchor Drum; Anchor Locker; Steering Wheel; Carbon Monoxide Detector; Fire Extinguisher (2); First Aid Kit
Sails Rigging:
Boom; Mast; Roller Furling Jib; Winches; Main; Main Sheet; Roller Furling Jib
Additional Equipment:
DESIGN QUALITY: Designed by Cortland Steck, the masthead sloop features a choice of deep or shoal-draft keel, fiberglass hull, spade rudder and has a pleasing overall length-to-width ratio of 3-to-1.
CONSTRUCTION QUALITY: The Hunter 31 was built from 1983 to 1987 in Alachua, Florida, by Hunter Marine USA. Complaints have been voiced about undersized winches, a weak mainsheet traveler and poor craftsmanship in some areas below deck. As one owner put it, "Details were compromised due to pricing."
USER-FRIENDLINESS: Owners seem to agree the Hunter 31 is an easy boat to sail, simple to rig, somewhat tender but able to point high in a moderate breeze. By all accounts, it's made to singlehand. Mast height from the water is 47 feet 4 inches, enabling the boat to fit under most fixed highway bridges.
SAFETY: The Hunter 31 is often referred to as high and dry, mostly due to its generous freeboard. However, owners claim it gets pushed around by heavy seas, and its underpowered diesel leaves much to be desired. Grab rails on the coach roof provide a modicum of safety on deck.
TYPICAL CONDITION: The boats vary in condition. If maintenance has been kept up, the boat may be a good value, particularly if equipment upgrades were also made. Potential buyers should keep in mind the youngest 31 is now 27 years old and could be showing its age.
REFITTING: Common upgrades include adding a wind speed indicator and gauges for water, fuel and holding tank. Installing a beefier mainsheet traveler; larger winches and anchor roller are typical improvements.
SUMMARY:
Located in East Patchogue, New York, and this 31 foot used Hunter 31 is a great sloop sailboat. Head out confidently onto the water with a 16hp Yanmar 2GM20F engine on board, in case you need help getting home, you will have the peace of mind that comes with a Yanmar in great condition. This boat is in very good condition and systems are working well, according to her owner
Engine(s):
Fuel Type: Gas
Engine Type: Other
Quantity: 1
Beam: 10 ft. 9 in.
Fuel tank capacity: 18
Water tank capacity: 33
