Hi all,
I had been lurking for a long time and decided to join only to realize I was a long lost member here, haha, so I am back.
So today was a big day, I bought my first cabin sailboat, my sailing in the past has been on Hobies and Sunfish, so it's a big day for me. She's a 1974, has the pop top on her and is just mostly in need of attention, some money would be involved of course but it's more of a time and effort thing to make her ship shape again. The hull and decks are sound as is the hardware from what I can tell. The thing has more sails than there are stars in the universe it seems. 2 mains (one never flown), 2 jibs, a never flown Genoa, spinnaker as well as a storm jib and what I think is a try sail. She is the deep keel version but was run around once upon a time catching the keel, but the guy I got it from fixed it up well and even gave it new keel bolts in the process.
So with that in mind lets get on to what she needs.
1) A helluva cleaning
Not much mold, no portobellos growing from the galley but the typical nasties from being unused for 10+ years.
2) Electrical
Guy I bought it from was an electrician in his younger days and he insists on a new fuse box and new wiring. This is probably its biggest issue/biggest hurdle for me on this boat. Electrical isn't something I am super familiar with but I got some friends who do. Just a matter of getting the right stuff for something simple. I want at least one wall plug in cabin, power for the VHF and depth finder, a few cabin lights and of course to be on the up and up with my nav lights. Could use some advice here for what all to get in regards to materials.
3) Rigging
The hardware looks good but it looks like the sheets for basically everything are toast. Finding the needed rope is no issue I just need to know the routing of where everything goes. This is a far more complex rig compared to a Hobie or (especially) a Sunfish, so it's not something I've worked on before.
4) Finish/Improve the cabin
While it's not gutted it is partly apart and In need of attention. The bulkhead may need replaced (plywood part not the beam going from the floor to the roof), everything wood needs varnished, insides all need scraped and painted, the carpet liner is in sorry shape and needs replaced. Also Id like to add a stove.
So after that long rambling mess of a post here's what I need guidance and advice on.
1) Does anyone have a owners manual for this boat? PDF or physical copy, doesn't matter. I ask this with focus on hoping there's an electrical diagram and also needing keel bolt toque specs and rigging info.
2) Any advice on cleaning off the old adhesive for the carpet liner? I was thinking of a hot solvent, something stronger than xylene but not killer like MEK, am I in the ballpark on this one?
3) Have a look at my profile picture, that's the boat, does that look like and bottom job you've ever seen as a finished product? Guy is trying to say that what anti-fouling paint looks like, which I find very hard to Believe. Never used nothing with cooper in it so I don't know even though I was a painter once.
4) I will post this in the classifieds too but does anyone have the motor mount for this boat that they would be willing to sell? The dude took the outboard bracket off and lost the damn thing. The mounts going into the transom are still there but the rest of the assembly is gone. Please contact me if you got something, I don't want to buy new for that.
5) As many pictures you can provide of Hunter 25 of this vintage. I just want to see what everyone else is doing with theirs.
I will keep this updated periodically as I get this boat up and going again. Thanks and Im glad to be back.
Regards
I had been lurking for a long time and decided to join only to realize I was a long lost member here, haha, so I am back.
So today was a big day, I bought my first cabin sailboat, my sailing in the past has been on Hobies and Sunfish, so it's a big day for me. She's a 1974, has the pop top on her and is just mostly in need of attention, some money would be involved of course but it's more of a time and effort thing to make her ship shape again. The hull and decks are sound as is the hardware from what I can tell. The thing has more sails than there are stars in the universe it seems. 2 mains (one never flown), 2 jibs, a never flown Genoa, spinnaker as well as a storm jib and what I think is a try sail. She is the deep keel version but was run around once upon a time catching the keel, but the guy I got it from fixed it up well and even gave it new keel bolts in the process.
So with that in mind lets get on to what she needs.
1) A helluva cleaning
Not much mold, no portobellos growing from the galley but the typical nasties from being unused for 10+ years.
2) Electrical
Guy I bought it from was an electrician in his younger days and he insists on a new fuse box and new wiring. This is probably its biggest issue/biggest hurdle for me on this boat. Electrical isn't something I am super familiar with but I got some friends who do. Just a matter of getting the right stuff for something simple. I want at least one wall plug in cabin, power for the VHF and depth finder, a few cabin lights and of course to be on the up and up with my nav lights. Could use some advice here for what all to get in regards to materials.
3) Rigging
The hardware looks good but it looks like the sheets for basically everything are toast. Finding the needed rope is no issue I just need to know the routing of where everything goes. This is a far more complex rig compared to a Hobie or (especially) a Sunfish, so it's not something I've worked on before.
4) Finish/Improve the cabin
While it's not gutted it is partly apart and In need of attention. The bulkhead may need replaced (plywood part not the beam going from the floor to the roof), everything wood needs varnished, insides all need scraped and painted, the carpet liner is in sorry shape and needs replaced. Also Id like to add a stove.
So after that long rambling mess of a post here's what I need guidance and advice on.
1) Does anyone have a owners manual for this boat? PDF or physical copy, doesn't matter. I ask this with focus on hoping there's an electrical diagram and also needing keel bolt toque specs and rigging info.
2) Any advice on cleaning off the old adhesive for the carpet liner? I was thinking of a hot solvent, something stronger than xylene but not killer like MEK, am I in the ballpark on this one?
3) Have a look at my profile picture, that's the boat, does that look like and bottom job you've ever seen as a finished product? Guy is trying to say that what anti-fouling paint looks like, which I find very hard to Believe. Never used nothing with cooper in it so I don't know even though I was a painter once.
4) I will post this in the classifieds too but does anyone have the motor mount for this boat that they would be willing to sell? The dude took the outboard bracket off and lost the damn thing. The mounts going into the transom are still there but the rest of the assembly is gone. Please contact me if you got something, I don't want to buy new for that.
5) As many pictures you can provide of Hunter 25 of this vintage. I just want to see what everyone else is doing with theirs.
I will keep this updated periodically as I get this boat up and going again. Thanks and Im glad to be back.
Regards
