I have owned one of these boats since 1982, although mine has been dormant for quite awhile as I run a
Leopard 45 in the
charter trade in the
BVI.
Anyway, I did
live aboard my
Hunter for 19 years, cruised it a lot, and know it very well. Your mainsheet is attached at the end of the boom. The traveler is about eight inches aft of the forward end of the cockpit, very good mechanically, but something you need to watch out for, safety-wise. The main sheet has a four part
purchase and ends in a clam cleat on the bottom block. It is extremely easy to sheet in, regardless of conditions. The traveller has no control lines and only has stops, so it's more awkward to adjust. Still worth doing.
The reefing lines on most of the 33's emerge at the forward end of the boom. On some of the later boats, the reefing lines were led back to the cockpit, but it's not necessary.
This is a very easy boat to singlehand, and there are lots of little mods you can do to improve it. Great layout for it's era. PM me if you want to discuss.
Cheers,
Tim