[1][3][4][5] The Hobie 33 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of a polyester and fiberglass sandwich, with wood trim.
Very light for its size with a displacement of 4,000 lb (1,814 kg), it has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or lifting keel with a bulb weight.
The outboard is fitted into a stern well, that allows the motor to be swung up and a hatch closed to fair the opening.
[1][3] The galley is limited to a dish locker, an icebox under the companionway steps and provisions for an optional alcohol-fired stove.
[3] There are six port fixed lights in a tapered shape and a forward acrylic plastic hatch for ventilation.