The skipper’s seat houses the drinks cabinet


Easy access makes single-handed cruising an option


berths that run either side are easy to clamber into. At 3ft 6in the port-hand one could count as a snug double but both benefit from plenty of unrestricted leg room, and there is enough room to sit up should you wish to. A couple of side ports and a hatch let in the aft bulkhead take care of ventilation. However, stowage isn’t so well catered for as although there are a couple of cupboards located between the berths they are pretty shallow, while the voids under the berths accommodate various tanks. The battery switches are also housed here. The forecabin fares decidedly better on the


stowage front, with cabinetry running down either side, while the area beneath the U-shaped seating has been separated into a number of smaller, handy sized compartments. The cushion width is generous but the lockers and a lack of backrests in the cabin mean it falls a little short of being a mini saloon-style retreat. The galley is situated next to the open hatch


that leads up to the wheelhouse and boasts a useful mix of storage. Countertop space is limited, however, as much of it is taken up with the three-burner gas hob and circular sink. A decent-sized fridge is tucked under the work surface, beside the nest of drawers. The nicely etched detailing that brings the


The inner helm is tidily laid out with an anti-glare grey finish


moved out of the way by sliding it up to the deckhead on a floor-to-ceiling strut, but at the end of the day it’s the skipper who’s in charge of the rum rations as he is sitting on the drinks cabinet. The inner helm is finished in the same


anti-glare grey finish as the exterior one, and as well as being tidily laid out it incorporates a Raymarine C120 Widescreen plotter. Engine


The moulded WC has good stowage


instruments find themselves tucked up on the overhead console together with the standard-fit VHF. The vertical, rounded windscreen is heated and to get round its tricky shape the screen is equipped with two banks of wipers that work in tandem to overcome its curvature. The aft cabin is accessed by ducking through a


gap in the rear seating and once down here there is full standing headroom and the two


exterior mouldings to life have also been utilised in the moulded toilet compartment, so that it isn’t simply an expanse of white gelcoat. The compartment is plumbed for a shower and there is plenty of moulded-out stowage.


accommodation


Unfussy interior that’s inviting and comfortable


33333 Performance & handling


Only single sterndrive engine options are offered on the 31 – perhaps due to the acute shape of the hull – with Volvo’s D6 unit available in 330hp or 370hp ratings. Either engine sits neatly in the moulded compartment that is boxed in with perforated aluminium-faced insulation. Access is


Good storage but no backrests mean less lounging


The compact galley lacks countertop space


Access to the roomy twin-berth aft cabin


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