H22 Daysailer Mast Crutch Mount Broken

Joetul

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Apr 8, 2014
7
Hunter 22 Daysailer Lake Tenkiller
I didn't even get the boat home before the mast crutch mount broke. The crutch pins into a mounting "socket" that twisted off of the mount shearing the screws through the fiberglass.
Looks like a poorly executed design. Anyone else have issues with this? I would think adapting the crutch to the rudder gudgeons would be a more robust mount.

Ideas?
 
Aug 10, 2012
5
Hunter 170 Annapolis
When I bought my well used 170, it didn't have a mast crutch. After searching pictures of Hunter 170s with the mast crutch attached, I fashioned one from a 2 X 6 and a couple of pieces of angle hardware. I drilled out the angles to be a little larger than the rudder pin and spaced them to fit within the gudgeon. I'm sure there are fancier options, but this works fine.
 
May 6, 2004
40
Hunter 31 Morehead City, NC
I have a Hunter 216 and haven't had a problem with the crutch mount and don't recall seeing that as a topic here. It sounds like a construction problem with your boat vs a design flaw. Just my thought.