Description

Boat Overview

Hunter 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 / Description

Hunter 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.


Specifications

Make/model: Hunter Boats UK HB31 Cruiser Racer


Name of boat: Honey Bee


Year: 1984


Designer: Van De Stadt


Length overall: 9.45 metres


Length waterline: 7.20 metres


Beam: 3.10 metres


Draft: 1.70 metres


Displacement: 2,717 kg


Hull: Kevlar GRP


Keel: Fin Keel


Location: Pwllheli North Wales, United Kingdom


Hull and Rigging

Half tonner Kevlar hull with lead (1200Kg) fin keel


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


Accommodation

Beamy accommodation in Main Saloon includes a folding table


New Start & leisure batteries and alternator


Fuel capacity: 55Ltr Stainless fuel tank


Stored undercover every winter.


Sails


- 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.



Updated Deck Gear


- 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.



Safety Gear

Includes 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.



Engine

Yanmar 2GM Two cylinder 13Hp serviced annually.


Propshaft with folding bronze propeller.


Fuel

Fuel: Diesel


Fuel capacity: 30 litres


Maximum speed: 7 knots


Cruising speed: 6 knots


Accommodation Details

Number of cabins: 2


Number of berths: 5


Passenger capacity: 7


Additional Accommodation Details:



- New berth cushions.


- New Stainless SAFIRE gimballed for mounting a JetBoil.


- Removable mainsheet traveller in cockpit.


- Stainless / Teak swim platform & ladder.

Specifications