Hello, I was wondering if anyone could help me? I have a customer that has given me a 2001 Hunter 140 hull. There is nothing with the boat as it was destroyed in a fire at their house. I am a custom woodworker by trade an an avid boater. I want to make a new rudder, centerboard, and mast for the boat and give it to my nephews to teach them how to sail. I have built a boat in the past and am comfortable making everything, but have no idea the dimensions of any of them. I also looked at prices for new and with having to buy new sails and a little rigging I cannot justify 475 for a rudder etc.
Make a rudder, centerboard
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Myself, I'd complete a very careful assessment of this hull before committing to it.
The Hunter 140 hull construction is a plastic skin around a foam core, not a solid or cored fiberglass hull, so first you should assess the hull very carefully, because this sort of construction is much more likely to be damaged by heat than a FG hull. It's also near impossible to repair this material. Check for deforming, soft spots, blistering, cracks.
Assuming the hull is intact, the next item I'd check is the cost of putting a new (or used) rig on it. I imagine that the cost of an all-new-rig complete with mast, boom, stays, sails, hardware etc would be quite prohibitive.
All told, you might find that it's alot cheaper to simply buy a complete used 14' or 16' sailing dinghy than to rebuild the 140.
Past that point... for a mast, I would be inclined to just buy a used aluminum mast & boom from a good boatyard. Most boatyards or dealers seem to acquire piles of this stuff. Every so often they even give the stuff away.
It would be fairly simple to make a serviceable rudder and centerboard out of marine plywood. After assembling and shaping the part, put on a couple coats of glass cloth and epoxy, some white marine paint and you're off... I'm sure you could get the dimensions from Hunter or a dealer.
Good luck !
The Hunter 140 hull construction is a plastic skin around a foam core, not a solid or cored fiberglass hull, so first you should assess the hull very carefully, because this sort of construction is much more likely to be damaged by heat than a FG hull. It's also near impossible to repair this material. Check for deforming, soft spots, blistering, cracks.
Assuming the hull is intact, the next item I'd check is the cost of putting a new (or used) rig on it. I imagine that the cost of an all-new-rig complete with mast, boom, stays, sails, hardware etc would be quite prohibitive.
All told, you might find that it's alot cheaper to simply buy a complete used 14' or 16' sailing dinghy than to rebuild the 140.
Past that point... for a mast, I would be inclined to just buy a used aluminum mast & boom from a good boatyard. Most boatyards or dealers seem to acquire piles of this stuff. Every so often they even give the stuff away.
It would be fairly simple to make a serviceable rudder and centerboard out of marine plywood. After assembling and shaping the part, put on a couple coats of glass cloth and epoxy, some white marine paint and you're off... I'm sure you could get the dimensions from Hunter or a dealer.
Good luck !
These truly plastic hulls can crack in colder storage environments. Do check the hull for cracks as already suggested.
There is a photo of a H140 rudder at the bottom of this page: http://www.sailingtexas.com/shunter140103.htmlhttp://www.sailingtexas.com/shunter140103.html
Have fun and enjoy.
There is a photo of a H140 rudder at the bottom of this page: http://www.sailingtexas.com/shunter140103.htmlhttp://www.sailingtexas.com/shunter140103.html
Have fun and enjoy.
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You might want to go to Woodenboat Forums and post that question. Bob Smalser is normally very helpful for these kinds of questions. He seems to have a vast knowledge of small boats and the attendant wood working to go with them. Probably the building and repair forum.
Here: http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/
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Here: http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/
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