Just wanted to say Hi. Im over in the UK and have just bought a Hunter170 legend. Very inexperienced so hope you dont mind the torrent of questions to follow. I had a good look at the site and it seems like a great community ever helpful and willing to advise.I hope to sail the lake district in the Spring but until then I intend to get get used to the boat in the River Wyre in Lancashire in the meantime. Very nervous but excited at the same time. Speak to you soon.
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Welcome aboard! I was not sure what a Legend 170 is so I found this UK website:
http://www.devamarine.co.uk/hunter.html . Seems your new boat is what we simply call a 'Hunter 170'. I remember looking closely at the 170 at my old marina, a Hunter dealer in Huron, Ohio. My second boat is similar, a 20-foot centerboard. So I know that you are going to have a lot of fun. Just be sure to wear your PFD.
http://www.devamarine.co.uk/hunter.html . Seems your new boat is what we simply call a 'Hunter 170'. I remember looking closely at the 170 at my old marina, a Hunter dealer in Huron, Ohio. My second boat is similar, a 20-foot centerboard. So I know that you are going to have a lot of fun. Just be sure to wear your PFD.
I sure had fun with my 170 in the 10 days that I had it in the water. Can't wait for April to roll around when I'll put her back in the water.
Since I'm also a novice on the boat, the only advise I can give you is to NOT jam cleat the sheets when the wind is gusty if you're on a beat or reaching. Instead, hold the sheets in your hand (especially the mainsail) so that you can "dump" any extra wind from a strong gust. To not follow that advise is to invite a "knock down". I don't know how shallow the river is that you will be sailing on, but if you're not going "shallow", it's a good idea to lock the center board down.
That will help prevent a knockdown and if it does happen to you, it makes it about 1000% easier to "right" the boat. In another posting here, I wrote about some guys that didn't have the center board locked down and when they went over, it made it a lot harder for them to right the boat. In fact, they couldn't do it themselves. The boat had to be towed to shore laying on its side and in shallow water next to the dock, several extra "hands" helped right the boat.
Since I'm also a novice on the boat, the only advise I can give you is to NOT jam cleat the sheets when the wind is gusty if you're on a beat or reaching. Instead, hold the sheets in your hand (especially the mainsail) so that you can "dump" any extra wind from a strong gust. To not follow that advise is to invite a "knock down". I don't know how shallow the river is that you will be sailing on, but if you're not going "shallow", it's a good idea to lock the center board down.
That will help prevent a knockdown and if it does happen to you, it makes it about 1000% easier to "right" the boat. In another posting here, I wrote about some guys that didn't have the center board locked down and when they went over, it made it a lot harder for them to right the boat. In fact, they couldn't do it themselves. The boat had to be towed to shore laying on its side and in shallow water next to the dock, several extra "hands" helped right the boat.
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