I have a new Hunter 25. The dealer I bought it from (who launced and rigged the boat have apparently gone out of business). This question is to all Hunter 26 and Hunter 25 owners, how easy is it to haul, lauch and step the mast on this boat. I moor this boat all season so I would only have to launch and haul it once. Thank very much for any help. I have a 2006 Tacoma, V6 with a towing package so it should be able to handle the boat.
Ease of Hunter 25 haul and launch
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What year is it?
Is it the newer shoal draft model? With the mast raising system and the shallow draft the boat would be easy to launch. The dual axle trailer makes bringing it to the locations of your desire a breeze. I would assume that with 1 person, you could be on the water in under an hour. With 2 people, maby half the time.
Is it the newer shoal draft model? With the mast raising system and the shallow draft the boat would be easy to launch. The dual axle trailer makes bringing it to the locations of your desire a breeze. I would assume that with 1 person, you could be on the water in under an hour. With 2 people, maby half the time.
Very Easy With Demo
As Mike /Hunter 22 said the job is very easy .I have one also if you have the great book that comes with the boat you should be able to figure it out but there is nothing like a first timers demo. The routine is to use the main sheet to do the work. Inside the boat someplace you should have a stainless pole with a bit of cable and two thimbles on one end the carved out end slips into the bottom of the mast use the jib halyard hooked to one of the thimbles and the main sheet hooked to the other. You'll find a fitting in the anchor locker to hook the other end of the main sheet to ( the one with the cam cleat). With the jib sheet locked and that stainlelss pole about three feet above the deck pull the main sheel until the forestay is loose enough to pull the pin at it's base, be sure you've locked the line to hold everything in place. I forgot one thing if your boat is a tiller boat you need to convert the tiller into your mast crutch, look in your book. If your boat is a wheel steer like mine perhaps the crutch is still standing at the stern.. Make sure you're all set up back there. Fore stay loose release the main sheet from the cam cleat and start to let the line out sometimes you need to give the mast a little push keep the line under control and just lower the mast into the crutch, if you have roller furling you need to keep the end under control, try not to drop it overboard. Once the mast is in the crutch pull the pin at the base and pick up the base and pull towards the bow, there goes the roller furler again. Once the mast is pulled forward you need to secure all the loose cable and line and don't kink the roller furling gear. You should be able to handle it from there. Tom T
As Mike /Hunter 22 said the job is very easy .I have one also if you have the great book that comes with the boat you should be able to figure it out but there is nothing like a first timers demo. The routine is to use the main sheet to do the work. Inside the boat someplace you should have a stainless pole with a bit of cable and two thimbles on one end the carved out end slips into the bottom of the mast use the jib halyard hooked to one of the thimbles and the main sheet hooked to the other. You'll find a fitting in the anchor locker to hook the other end of the main sheet to ( the one with the cam cleat). With the jib sheet locked and that stainlelss pole about three feet above the deck pull the main sheel until the forestay is loose enough to pull the pin at it's base, be sure you've locked the line to hold everything in place. I forgot one thing if your boat is a tiller boat you need to convert the tiller into your mast crutch, look in your book. If your boat is a wheel steer like mine perhaps the crutch is still standing at the stern.. Make sure you're all set up back there. Fore stay loose release the main sheet from the cam cleat and start to let the line out sometimes you need to give the mast a little push keep the line under control and just lower the mast into the crutch, if you have roller furling you need to keep the end under control, try not to drop it overboard. Once the mast is in the crutch pull the pin at the base and pick up the base and pull towards the bow, there goes the roller furler again. Once the mast is pulled forward you need to secure all the loose cable and line and don't kink the roller furling gear. You should be able to handle it from there. Tom T
Applaud your courage - great checklist
George, Thanks for posting that article. I thought we were the only people who had done that. Ours was at Kentucky Lake and we didn't damage the mast but we knocked out power to the entire marina and restaurant. That was embarrassing. Good lesson for us all though. Sorry yours was so much more expensive. We had put together a checklist for dropping our mast (Clipper Marine 26) but it was not as detailed as yours. We also did not have the mast-dropping equipment from the manufacturer. We made up a pole and fittings but it never worked great. If we had a check-box for how useful a post was, I would give yours 5 stars.
George, Thanks for posting that article. I thought we were the only people who had done that. Ours was at Kentucky Lake and we didn't damage the mast but we knocked out power to the entire marina and restaurant. That was embarrassing. Good lesson for us all though. Sorry yours was so much more expensive. We had put together a checklist for dropping our mast (Clipper Marine 26) but it was not as detailed as yours. We also did not have the mast-dropping equipment from the manufacturer. We made up a pole and fittings but it never worked great. If we had a check-box for how useful a post was, I would give yours 5 stars.
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