29.5 Hunter

[Bill C.]

I am getting good response, but have some more questions. Boat has a solid vang,lazy jacks on main, and a Harken Batt Car system. What is the Harken Batt Car system ? The rub rail, forward port leak, and drainage design on the main hatch ; can they be fixed to your satisfaction? Also the poor drainage opening ports. What does that refer to?

 

[Joan]

29.5 answers

Solid vang very desirable, since boat has no back stay.Lazy Jacks are great since main is large and it makes it easier to fold the main sail as you lower it.Harken Batt Car assume it is probably the car on the traveler. Harken is a good manufacturer. Where are the Harken cars used if not on the traveler.Rub rail fixed is probably not a "do it yourself Job", but very important to fix (because water can run and do more damaged that may not be noticed right away). Probably need to fix by taking off part of rub rail, filling holes maybe or just recaulking. Had to do this on a Pearson 28, yard took off the rail and reinstalled it, my husband did the filling and resetting of all the bolts while the rub rail was off. This boat was 10 years old when it had to be done.Forward port is easy to fix.The opening port leaks may not be a problem depending on the hull #. Water collects in the bottom of the port because the ports are slanted. If is leaks it's mainly a cleaning and caulking job. If the boat has a spinaker halyard and a balooner, that would be a big plus for going downwind.

 

[Alex]

29.5 ...more

BattCar by Herken , is most desirable instead of the standard main slider system .Along with solid boom-vang , and lazy jack , these are the 3 most important things to 'tame' and manage much easier the very large mainsail. The main hatch leak has probably to do with bad design of this unit , which we all have to live with... Leaks from vinyl rubrail , is serious.Theoretically , this rubrail should have just exterior and aestetical pourpose , since hull and deck should be solidly and totally bonded even without it;in practice , we have read on this site otherwise, from owners with similar problems, and it is a worysome feature , which new and proffesional design and good reputation builders shouldn't even encounter this .