1997 Hunter

The 1995 Hunter 29.5 is a nimble, well-designed cruiser-racer featuring a clever B&R rig, a spacious cockpit, and a surprisingly roomy two-cabin interior.

Vessel Highlights

• Performance & Rig: Features Hunter's signature backstayless B&R rig with a fuller roach mainsail for easy handling and great responsiveness.
• Powerplant: Driven by a reliable, inboard 18-hp Yanmar 2GM20F diesel engine.
• Deck & Cockpit: Wide side decks and an unusually expansive cockpit for a 29.5-foot hull, complete with comfortable seating and smart line management.
• Interior Accommodations: Offers 6'2" headroom, a warm teak-and-holly sole, a forward V-berth, an athwartship aft double stateroom, and an enclosed head with a shower.
• Owners' Consensus: Long-term owners on the Sailboat Owners Forums note that it holds up exceptionally well over decades as a stellar coastal weekender.

Whether you are stepping up to your first cruising sailboat or downsizing to a manageable, low-maintenance vessel, this Hunter 29.5 delivers big-boat features in an easy-to-slip package. She been owned and maintained with care and has received substantial maintenance and upgrades during the current ownership. Recent Service and Upgrades Yanmar Engine with direct drive and low hours (1,300) - Serviced Aug 2026 Brand New Deep Cycle Marine Batteries July 2026 New Isinglass Dodger windows - July 2025 New Bottom Paint June 2025 Raymarine Autopilot Recently Installed

Yanmar 2GM20F (Engine 1) Engine Type: Inboard Fuel Type: Diesel Engine Hours: 1310 Drive Type: Direct Drive Power: 18 hp Propeller Material: Bronze Dimensions LOA: 29 ft 6 in LWL: 27 ft Beam: 10 ft 6 in Weights Ballast: 3,000 lb Displacement: 8,900 lb Tanks Fuel: 20 gal Fresh Water: 40 gal Accommodations Guest Cabins: 1 Guest Heads: 1 Other Hull Shape: Monohull Flag Of Registry: United States Designer: Rob Mazza and the Hunter Design Team 

The Hunter 29.5 offers a spacious and comfortable interior for a vessel of its size, including:

• Sleeping accommodations for up to six
• U-shaped dinette
• Private enclosed head with shower
• Functional galley
• Stove
• Microwave
• Refrigeration / ice chest
• Approximately 6’3” interior headroom

The vessel features a large, comfortable cockpit with:

• Walk-through transom
• Molded swim platform
• Cockpit cushions
• Dodger with recently replaced clear windows

The walk-through transom and swim platform provide additional usable space and convenient access to the water.

Miss Behaving is a manageable and capable coastal cruiser well suited to San Francisco Bay sailing and coastal use. Her size provides a strong balance of interior room, cockpit comfort, and ease of handling. She has been owned and maintained with care and has received substantial maintenance and upgrades during the current ownership.

Here are some of the records that are available:

• Clean boat history report
• Diver / underwater maintenance reports
• Maintenance records
• Bottom-cleaning and zinc-replacement records

• Mainsail with a double reef, a Roller furling Jib and Cruising Spinnaker
• GPS, VHF @ Helm, epirb, Ray Marine auto pilot, depth, ST 60 speed and a 400W Inverter

(August 2026): Following work was completed 

- New oil (Shell Rotella T - 15w40) & oil filter (OEM YANMAR# 119305-35170)

- New coolant (Yanmar ultralife YG30)

- New fuel filter (Yannar# 104500-55710)

- New impeller & gasket (Yanmar# 124223-42092 & 124223-42110)

- New water-pump belt (Yanmar# 104511-78780)

- New Alternator belt (Yanmar# 25132-003700)

- New Air Filter (Yanmar# 128270-12540)

July 2026: NEW DEEP-CYCLE MARINE BATTERIES 

Annual maintenance - Usually includes: New oil & oil filter, Impeller and Gasket, fuel filter

- Transmission fluid (Shell Rotella SAE30) was always changed every 2 years (last time was done last July 2025).

Periodic maintenance (every 3 months) - diver who takes care of bottom cleaning, zinc replacements etc. (latest report can be provided)

Latest bottom job - June 2025

New dodger windows installed last summer (July 2025)

This boat has been constantly maintained and improved by its current owners for ten years and it shows impeccably

The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.

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