Let me repost this a bit more accurately. I have a hunter 23. There is a drain inside the cabin. It is full of water (fresh water from when I cleaned the outer hull). How do I drain this water. Not the water under the floor boards. The water IN the drain. Is there a clog somewhere? Also, where could the water be coming from? THX
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Jim Parks
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I have a 1987 Hunter 23. Except for the sink drain, I've never seen any drains in the cabin. Where is it located?
I have a 1987 Hunter 23. Except for the sink drain, I've never seen any drains in the cabin. Where is it located?
Same here
My '88 H23 has no drains in the cabin. Any floor drains would be below the waterline, which means you would also need an electric bilge pump. Since the stock boat had no thru-hulls, there is no bilge pump. The only other thing I can think of is some kind of aftermarket modification by a previous owner (maybe a thru-hull for a knotmeter) but that would be below the WL too. I'd like to help but I'm really stumped. Can you post a picture in the Photo Forum? Peter H23 "Raven"
My '88 H23 has no drains in the cabin. Any floor drains would be below the waterline, which means you would also need an electric bilge pump. Since the stock boat had no thru-hulls, there is no bilge pump. The only other thing I can think of is some kind of aftermarket modification by a previous owner (maybe a thru-hull for a knotmeter) but that would be below the WL too. I'd like to help but I'm really stumped. Can you post a picture in the Photo Forum? Peter H23 "Raven"
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RJ
This is strange
The drain is right under the step. It does not look like an after market modification. I woul dhave never seen it if I had not lifted the carpet. I ended up pumping 95% of the water out with a pump today. Let me know if anyone has something different. THX RJ
The drain is right under the step. It does not look like an after market modification. I woul dhave never seen it if I had not lifted the carpet. I ended up pumping 95% of the water out with a pump today. Let me know if anyone has something different. THX RJ
OK, how about this?
I've only seen it once, but the item under the companionway step sounds like the air vent for a ballast tank. If so, what you have is a Hunter 23.5, not an H23. Here are a couple of easy clues to help you identify your boat: If it has a fixed wing keel, straight blue stripes along the hull, side decks, a small but deep cockpit and a wooden tiller, it's most likely a Hunter 23. However, if you have a retractable keel, multi-color free-form "splashes" along the hull, no side decks, a wide but shallow cockpit and an aluminum tiller you probably have a H23.5. Sales brochure pictures of both boats are in the "Boat Specs and Photos" page here on HOW. If you have an H23.5, the "drain" is actually the air-vent to the water ballast tank. Hunter uses water ballast in its newer trailerable boats to increase stability without forcing you buy a big SUV to haul an extra 1000 lb around on the trailer. The ballast tank is under the cabin floor. It has a port below the waterline of the boat and the aforementioned air vent up top. When you first put the boat in the water, opening the air vent allows water to enter the ballast tank through the underwater port. The tank will not fill otherwise. When the tank is full, close the air vent and sail away. When you are ready to put the boat back on the trailer, open the air vent again. As the boat comes up out of the water, the water in the tank drains out. By the time you are ready to drive off, the tank should be about empty. Lord, I hope I'm right. Peter H23 "Raven"
I've only seen it once, but the item under the companionway step sounds like the air vent for a ballast tank. If so, what you have is a Hunter 23.5, not an H23. Here are a couple of easy clues to help you identify your boat: If it has a fixed wing keel, straight blue stripes along the hull, side decks, a small but deep cockpit and a wooden tiller, it's most likely a Hunter 23. However, if you have a retractable keel, multi-color free-form "splashes" along the hull, no side decks, a wide but shallow cockpit and an aluminum tiller you probably have a H23.5. Sales brochure pictures of both boats are in the "Boat Specs and Photos" page here on HOW. If you have an H23.5, the "drain" is actually the air-vent to the water ballast tank. Hunter uses water ballast in its newer trailerable boats to increase stability without forcing you buy a big SUV to haul an extra 1000 lb around on the trailer. The ballast tank is under the cabin floor. It has a port below the waterline of the boat and the aforementioned air vent up top. When you first put the boat in the water, opening the air vent allows water to enter the ballast tank through the underwater port. The tank will not fill otherwise. When the tank is full, close the air vent and sail away. When you are ready to put the boat back on the trailer, open the air vent again. As the boat comes up out of the water, the water in the tank drains out. By the time you are ready to drive off, the tank should be about empty. Lord, I hope I'm right. Peter H23 "Raven"
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Ray Bowles
Biggest clue, is there a large wing nut?
The water ballast Hunter 26 has a very large wing nut (like 4") next to the air vent under the lower cabin step. The wing nut when loosened drops open a approx. 4# to 5" plate under the boat to fill the tank. The smaller plug is the air vent. Remove the air vent plug and loosen the wing nut about 3/4". This fills the tank. When full close both. Reverse to empty the tank.
The water ballast Hunter 26 has a very large wing nut (like 4") next to the air vent under the lower cabin step. The wing nut when loosened drops open a approx. 4# to 5" plate under the boat to fill the tank. The smaller plug is the air vent. Remove the air vent plug and loosen the wing nut about 3/4". This fills the tank. When full close both. Reverse to empty the tank.
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