Description

2003 twin keel model of this very capable and sought after fast cruiser designed by David Thomas and Ken Freivokh.

Generic details can be seen here: https://www.yachtsnet.co.uk/archives/hunter-channel-31/channel-31.htm

Specific details:

Commissioned 2003
Blue hull
Twin keel
Self-tacking jib (new 2016)
Mainsail with single line reefing to cockpit (serviced Jan 2021)
Stackpack and lazyjacks (new April 2022)
Cruising chute with snuffer
Standing rigging (new 2019)
Mast, deck light and wiring (new 2019)
Sprayhood (new windows 2019)
Yanmar 2GM20F serviced annually
Fixed 2 blade prop
Starter and leisure batteries 2 x 110Ah (new April 2021)
50W solar panel and Merlin charge controller
Plastimo twin burner cooker with grill and oven
Built in cool box
Sink
Pressurized hot and cold water system in galley and heads
Water heated by calorifier
Shower and sink in heads
Jabsco toilet (new April 2021)
Chart plotter (Raymarine A50)
AIS with WiFi connectivity to Navionics on phone / tablet
Raymarine ST60 wind
Raymarine ST60 depth
Raymarine ST60 speed and log
Raymarine Evolution P70s autopilot (new April 2021)
VHF DSC radio
Plastimo ships compass (new August 2021)
Navtex
Main Delta 15kg anchor
20m of 8mm chain and 50m of 14mm Octoplait rope (new August 2022)
Secondary 10kg Danforth anchor with 10m of chain and 30m of rope
SL Anchorman manual windlass
Winch handles
Fenders x6 (2 new August 2022)
Mooring lines x4 (new August 2022)
All halyards and sheets (new April 2021 – August 2022)
Seago 4 person liferaft (new April 2021)
Plastimo horseshoe buoy (new April 2021)
Seago inflatable Danbuoy (new April 2021)


Work Done (not mentioned above)

May 2021
New flexible water tank
New propshaft seal / stern gland
New cutlass bearing
New exhaust hose

October 2021
New main halyard, reef 1 and reef 2
New main sheet and jib sheet

December 2021
Forepeak infill board and cushion fitted
Antifoul
Polish and wax topsides
New vinyl strips on topsides
New Trudesign seacocks in and out for the toilet
New hoses
New Trudesign seacock for engine raw water intake
New raw water strainer and hoses

April 2022
New cockpit clutches for jib sheet traveller control
New jib furler clutch in cockpit
New mainsail stackpack and lazyjacks
Gooseneck service and full rigging check

August 2022
New anchor warp – 20m chain to 50m octoplait rope
Mast foot sockets replaced
Engine bay soundproofed

Specifications

Accommodation

6 berths in forecabin, huge aft cabin and comfortable saloon berths.
Dedicated chart table, large heads with shower and good sized galley.
Standing headroom (6ft2 or more) in saloon, entrance to forecabin and aft cabin and in the heads.
Extremely comfortable for a couple but we sail as a family of 6 and are happy on board for weeks.
Accessible swim platform and ladder on the sugar scoop transom.

Construction

Construction is entirely conventional, with the hull being a solid GRP laminate, laid up by hand and stiffened by foam filled frames and stringers. The bulkheads are laminated in place. The deck is GRP laminate with coremat and reinforced deck beams. The plywood furniture bases are laminated to the hull to further stiffen the structure. The heads unit, engine tray and galley are built on one internal moulding glassed to the hull giving easily cleaned areas. She has twin bulbed keels and a semi-balanced spade rudder - the keels as you would expect from David Thomas being fairly deep and efficient. The engine has shaft drive.

Equipment

See general description.

Navigation Equipment

See general description.

Engine(s)

Yanmar 2GM20F in excellent condition, serviced at least annually and meticulously maintained.

Sails & Spars

Z spars mast, new 2019. Standing rigging also new 2019. Z spars boom.
Powerful mainsail with 3 reefs. Reefs 1 and 2 run single line to the cockpit.
Self tacking jib with sheets and track control lines run to the cockpit.
Cruising chute with snuffer.

Safety Equipment

See general description.

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