Hello,
I was finally able to get my new to me Hunter 23 into Claytor Lake in Virginia earlier this year. It did pretty good in the water. I had all sorts of engine problems with my Mercury 5 Sailpower that I had paid someone to tune up. The float in the carburetor was gummed up. Unfortunately, hurricane Helene brought acres of debris that collected around the marina on Claytor Lake where my boat was tied up. Here's a picture after they had already started debris cleanup. The lake closed so we didn't get out anymore.
I had two questions that I would appreciate some help with. First, the boat doesn't have any cleats for tying up. It has the two rods, one in the bow and two on each side of the stern (you can see the one in the picture). It was a little tough to tie all lines to these two points. Do Hunter 23's have other cleats for docking, or do most people just use these two points?
Second, I paid someone to re-seat the windows (they were leaking), and purchased the black caulk that was recommended for these windows. It was supposed to be a more flexible caulk. It looked like they did a good job. But, when we had our first real cold weather, one of the windows cracked from top to bottom in two places. It looks like a thermal crack, and is open about 1/16 inch when cold. I don't think the screws were the real problems, because they were fairly loose. But, maybe they were the problem. Has anyone had problems with these windows cracking vertically? You can see the very bad cracks in the photo.
Thank you for any advice.
Chuck N.
I was finally able to get my new to me Hunter 23 into Claytor Lake in Virginia earlier this year. It did pretty good in the water. I had all sorts of engine problems with my Mercury 5 Sailpower that I had paid someone to tune up. The float in the carburetor was gummed up. Unfortunately, hurricane Helene brought acres of debris that collected around the marina on Claytor Lake where my boat was tied up. Here's a picture after they had already started debris cleanup. The lake closed so we didn't get out anymore.
I had two questions that I would appreciate some help with. First, the boat doesn't have any cleats for tying up. It has the two rods, one in the bow and two on each side of the stern (you can see the one in the picture). It was a little tough to tie all lines to these two points. Do Hunter 23's have other cleats for docking, or do most people just use these two points?
Second, I paid someone to re-seat the windows (they were leaking), and purchased the black caulk that was recommended for these windows. It was supposed to be a more flexible caulk. It looked like they did a good job. But, when we had our first real cold weather, one of the windows cracked from top to bottom in two places. It looks like a thermal crack, and is open about 1/16 inch when cold. I don't think the screws were the real problems, because they were fairly loose. But, maybe they were the problem. Has anyone had problems with these windows cracking vertically? You can see the very bad cracks in the photo.
Thank you for any advice.
Chuck N.
