A couple of weeks ago I bought this old Hunter 19-2. I never even heard of Hunter. Then in my searches, this one pops up. It was in the middle of nowheres, so I'm guessing that is why nobody went out there to look at it. Since I was already planning on getting an old small sailboat, I was already planning on doing all the normal repairs like sealing all the leaking windows, and restoring all the wood and cushions, plus replacing all the normal stuff that normally wears out. This one looks like it has been sitting since at least 2014, since that is what the trailer tag reads, and the boat tag reads 2009. The boat was filthy, but the bottom of the hull looked like new, so I don't think it has been in the water much. The inside was pretty dirty, but the nice thing was, there is no wood to restore, and the windows didn't leak. The only thing was that it was dirty, mainly from just seating. The owner said it had a brand new 6hp Tohatsu 4 stroke outboard, with only 2 hours on it. So I basically bought it for the outboard. The trailer looked in excellent condition. So we made a deal. I had to get two new tires for the trailer, and I pulled it home. The bearings where fine, and most of the lights worked.
First thing I did was mess with the outboard. I dumped the old gas, and put in some brand new gas. I was expecting it not to start, because I figured the carburetor was clogged up, but to my surprise, it started on the third pull, and in idled perfect, and had a nice stream of water coming out. Next thing I did was power wash the boat from top to bottom, and all the dirt came right off to reveal a beautiful boat. I then cleaned all the cushions to get all the mold off, and they came out excellent. There is no wood inside the cabin, so I didn't have to restore anything, and the windows don't leak.
Next thing I did was to figure out what needed to be replaced to get the boat lake ready. I replaced all the lines in the mast. I also replaced the line going to the center board that I talked about in my previous post. The sails where stored inside the boat, so they are good to go. The other things that needed replacing was, one of the spreaders was bent, so I ordered two new ones. I tried to straighten it out, but it cracked. I also had to get a new forestay, because the stainless steel line was frayed. I had a new one made up locally. The main sail is missing the middle batten, so I will have to make one of those, but that is pretty easy. So that is pretty much it. I'm just waiting on the new spreaders, before we take it to the lake. I think I got off pretty easy.
Today I put that cracked spreader back on and raised the mast. It is still plenty strong to hold the mast up in my back yard. The mast went up pretty easy, since Hunter gives you a gin pole to help you raise the mast. They also give you two extra wires that keep the mast from falling side ways. I had no problem raising the mast by myself. It was basically a piece of cake. When those two new spreaders get here, the boat will be pretty much done. Here are a couple of before and after pictures. The power lines are far away, so don't freak out.
First thing I did was mess with the outboard. I dumped the old gas, and put in some brand new gas. I was expecting it not to start, because I figured the carburetor was clogged up, but to my surprise, it started on the third pull, and in idled perfect, and had a nice stream of water coming out. Next thing I did was power wash the boat from top to bottom, and all the dirt came right off to reveal a beautiful boat. I then cleaned all the cushions to get all the mold off, and they came out excellent. There is no wood inside the cabin, so I didn't have to restore anything, and the windows don't leak.
Next thing I did was to figure out what needed to be replaced to get the boat lake ready. I replaced all the lines in the mast. I also replaced the line going to the center board that I talked about in my previous post. The sails where stored inside the boat, so they are good to go. The other things that needed replacing was, one of the spreaders was bent, so I ordered two new ones. I tried to straighten it out, but it cracked. I also had to get a new forestay, because the stainless steel line was frayed. I had a new one made up locally. The main sail is missing the middle batten, so I will have to make one of those, but that is pretty easy. So that is pretty much it. I'm just waiting on the new spreaders, before we take it to the lake. I think I got off pretty easy.
Today I put that cracked spreader back on and raised the mast. It is still plenty strong to hold the mast up in my back yard. The mast went up pretty easy, since Hunter gives you a gin pole to help you raise the mast. They also give you two extra wires that keep the mast from falling side ways. I had no problem raising the mast by myself. It was basically a piece of cake. When those two new spreaders get here, the boat will be pretty much done. Here are a couple of before and after pictures. The power lines are far away, so don't freak out.
