DJ, as you have seen and heard, the attachment point is on the toe rail. Proper positioning is a matter of sail size, wind strength, rig tuning, sea state and point of sail. It really comes down to how to get the best performance and balance from your boat given the above criteria. And, since these variables will change from one day's sail to the next, it's gonna be fun to figure out what snatch block position works best for that particular day.
I've been single handing my H30C for 39 years without auto pilot. But I did install a wheel brake. It was a lot cheaper!
Looking forward to your interior questions.
Regards,
G.
Using snatch blocks is an easy way to do this. I just have to find the right sized ones that don't cost way too much...
I was looking for a wheel brake on mine thinking that would have helped a great deal. I did do some pretty funky 360's while setting and taking down sails... I was really wishing for tiller control... Also, on a really nice reach, I wanted to go down below and sort out some noises I was hearing. I just always have to know every squeek and creak my boat makes and where it comes from... I can't stand noises that I don't know where their are from...
I've noticed that this boat has water lines to each sink (kitchen and bathroon), one for hot water and one for cold water. But I haven't figured out where there may be, or may have been, a hot water heater. Any ideas of where they may have been put originally? And what kinds might have been used? The lines are clearly original as they run behind the water tank with original fiberglass as a guide at least in one area. Those lines get mighty cryptic back in the engine room area and I still haven't been able to follow them out all the way... Any thoughts?
On my windows, they all look original except the nuts that close them from the inside are actually stainless steel wing nuts. I've never seen that as original on any boat, perhaps that is what Hunter did back then? I'm more accustomed to seeing round knobs with some kind of texture that allows you to grip them well. Got any photos of your window knobs on the inside of these boats?
I need to replace two of the original screens. The frames are broken. I have the broken frames, but these don't look easy to either fix or to build replacements. Are replacements available here on SBO? With that in mind - any thoughts on how to screen in the companion way?
dj