First Trip After Maiden Voyage

[Allen Glasson]

Our first trip after the maiden voyage was to Lake Cumberland in Ky. We rented a houseboat for the week and took our 1987-23' Hunter (Sarah 2).Experienced trailer whip on the way down at speeds above 58 mph. Probably too much weight in the back of the boat. I am going to move the boat up on the trailer 2-3 inches to provide more tongue weight. This was the only problem for the week. We had great wind all week, had to reef the main a couple of times. I redesigned the back Y bracket that supports the mast during transport. The problem was during stepping, the spreaders hit the Y support before I could pin the foot. Off about 10 inches. I extended the top bracket on the Y support about 3 inches which gave me the 10 -12 inches at the top when fully extended. I also added a roller in the middle of the Y to roll the mast during set up. The entire Y support is constructed of 316 Stainless Steel (No Rust!) Pictures to follow. I also constructed an electronics box that slides into the top hatch slot. This enables cockpit access to the GPS, Marine Radio, AM, FM, CD Player, Depth Finder, Wind speed, Water & Air Temp. (All the good Stuff). This unit slides out at night and is stored in the back of the 1/4 berth. This unit can be disconnected and stored in the house in the winter. The previous owner kept all the electronics in the boat during the winter. With our humidity and temps. it caused corrosion problems with the electronics. All is fixed and working fine.This is a proto-type and will work for the summer. This winter I'll make one out of Teak or Plexiglas to match the boat. Pictures to follow.  I experienced some minor trailer loading problems in trying to get the boat on straight. The trailer now has guides constructed of 1 1/2" galv. pipe. I put PVC pipe over the galv. to provide rollers. Now the boat can only go where it's supposed to! I had to do the same on our last boat. Our next trip is to Lake Patoka in Ind. This lake is 2 hours from home instead of 5 1/2 to Cumberland. From all the folks I have talked to, this lake sounds great. Good wind, deep, clean, and many places to anchor for the night. It may become our home port. Will update later.

 

[MIke B]

maiden,

Enjoyed your post re cumberland, used to house boat there before sailing, wondered whether with the (high sides) trees cliffs/ it would be ok for sailing, also have 23 , would be interested in your trailer guides, , need to do something , even moving boad forward, you may not get much over 60 , we do good up to that point and then things can get squirelly , sp, where are u from we are about same distance from cumberland, regards MIke

 

[Mike Epp]

good report

Likewise I did the neighboring resorvoir to Cumberland, Dale Hollow a few years ago with houseboat and sailboat in tow. I did have problems getting good wind down in those hills. But had a wonderful week on the water anyway. I'd be interested in seeing your pictures of your electronics rig in the photo forum. Please notify us when they are posted.

 

[keith smoot]

trailer modifications for H-23

I also had trailering problems with my H-23, Gwaihir. I moved the winch mounting arm all the way forward, a distance of 9 3/4 ". I also mounted the outboard and the rudder on the trailer directly under the bow of the boat. I used 2x10's bolted to the forward crossmember under the bow to hold the outboard laying down, the folded the rudder 90 degrees, with the aluminum housing resting on the lower rubber bow stop. All the weight is now forward properly, and I have briefly achieved speeds in excess of 65 with no problems. Also stopped the bounce and sway from bumps.I used treated 2x6's and 2x4's to make a V shaped guide for the keel. It is three boards high and bolted to the bottom board with 1/2" threaded rods with the upper nuts recessed into the wood. Looks good, works great. I have been using these modifications for four years.Keith and WandaS/V GwaihirKeith and Wanda