Hi Folks,
I'm a new owner of a Hunter 212 (built in 2000) and very glad to have found these forums! The boat came with the jib furling system but no jib sail, and I'm having a lot of trouble finding a replacement at a decent price. There's a remnant of the old jib attached to the eyelets right above the roller furler and right below the swivel, about 1 foot below the point where the headstay attaches to the mast, but no furling track on the headstay itself. I seem to have 3 options:
1. Use the existing rigging and find a hanked-on jib that stops below the swivel (maximum luff=20'8").
2. Remove the Harken roller furler and replace the headstay with a standard one. This would allow a slightly larger jib with a maximum luff=21'11" to be used.
3. Find an exact replacement for the original jib with an integrated furling wire. Is this a Schaefer furling jib or did Hunter have their own system for this? This would be the easiest option but I'm having no luck finding anything like this.
If anyone has advice or a used jib they're interested in selling, I'd really appreciate your help.
Thanks!
Mike
I'm a new owner of a Hunter 212 (built in 2000) and very glad to have found these forums! The boat came with the jib furling system but no jib sail, and I'm having a lot of trouble finding a replacement at a decent price. There's a remnant of the old jib attached to the eyelets right above the roller furler and right below the swivel, about 1 foot below the point where the headstay attaches to the mast, but no furling track on the headstay itself. I seem to have 3 options:
1. Use the existing rigging and find a hanked-on jib that stops below the swivel (maximum luff=20'8").
2. Remove the Harken roller furler and replace the headstay with a standard one. This would allow a slightly larger jib with a maximum luff=21'11" to be used.
3. Find an exact replacement for the original jib with an integrated furling wire. Is this a Schaefer furling jib or did Hunter have their own system for this? This would be the easiest option but I'm having no luck finding anything like this.
If anyone has advice or a used jib they're interested in selling, I'd really appreciate your help.
Thanks!
Mike