[1] The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, but it is now out of production.
[1][2] The Hunter 33.5 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim.
It has a fractional sloop B&R rig, a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel.
He described the boat as, "The sailplan shows this to be a handsome design with, by today's standards, moderate freeboard, short ends and a clean wedge-shaped house.
The stern is broad to help with sailing length, cockpit size and accommodations aft, although not necessarily in that order.