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brianh64

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Dec 26, 2009
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Hunter & Hobie 22 & 14 Pensacola
I just completed a trade for a 82 Hunter 22 that will require restoration work. I have a couple of questions and any help is greatly appreciated.

1.) What is the length of the mast as well as manufacture. The mast on mine says Tanzer of Canada and I'm hoping someone didn't swap one from another boat.
2.) How should the boat rest on the trailer? It appears that mine has a good amount of weight being supported by the swing keel which I know is glass.

3.) Is there a good source of detailed pictures?
 
JamesO256

JamesO256

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Apr 30, 2011
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Hunter 22 Lk. Normon, NC
Is yours a swing keel if it is it absolutely should not be sitting on it. There's a little information on the boat, on the Internet, I just repaired mine they are a bugger to get out if you don't have help.
 
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brianh64

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Dec 26, 2009
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Hunter & Hobie 22 & 14 Pensacola
Mine sits on the trailer pretty much the same except that the board is making contact with metal. I'm thinking about putting a board down the middle of the trailer and raising the side supports up. I'm also thinking of ditching the lifelines and stanchions as they get in the way plus the always seem to get damaged by people grabbing them to balance themselves.
 
JamesO256

JamesO256

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Apr 30, 2011
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Hunter 22 Lk. Normon, NC
Most bunks the boat is setting on are 2x4 going to a 4x4 will rase the boat, about 1.5in. If you take the lifelines off those who that grabbed them to catch their self, wouldn't they have fallen off?
 
flynhi4u

flynhi4u

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Oct 28, 2013
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Hunter 20 Lake Monroe
James 0256, your 22 looks like our 20 just stretched a bit! Your keel is shaped a bit differently than ours where it goes up in the trunk.
I totally agree that the boat should not be sitting on the keel. I raised our bunk boards up so there was a air gap between the keel and the board under it when the keel is all the way up. I load the boat with keel up, then release the line pressure and let the weight of the keel rest on the board. The weight of the boat is on the bunk boards. I do strap the keel to the board if I am going very far just to keep it from bouncing around on big bumps. I like the bow support idea with the V block down low. Ours is small enough there is not much weight that far forward.

Sam in IN
 
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brianh64

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Dec 26, 2009
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Hunter & Hobie 22 & 14 Pensacola
James, the issue is when people grab the stanchions themselves. The result is far too often damage to the deck where they mount.
 
flynhi4u

flynhi4u

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Oct 28, 2013
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Hunter 20 Lake Monroe
Our H20 had quite a bit of damage around each stanchion base too. I think it has more to do with how thin the material is in that area as our boat had plates built in under the rail. There was also quite a bit of damage under the rub strio when I took it off. Again, pretty thin in that area. All fixed and good to go for another 30 years, hopefully.

Sam in IN
 
JamesO256

JamesO256

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Apr 30, 2011
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Hunter 22 Lk. Normon, NC
The guy that owned my boat before I got it had it sitting on the keel, it was really messed up. It took a lot of work, now I've got to put it back on. How do you step the mast?
 
flynhi4u

flynhi4u

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Oct 28, 2013
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Hunter 20 Lake Monroe
James,
Really pretty simple on the 20, not sure how much heavier the 22 mast is though. To step ours I install the mast crutch on the rudder pins. It extends up about 4' with a V roller on top. Then I slide the mast aft so I can install the aft mast pin. Then I raise the crutch up to its highest position which is maybe 7 to I feet. I attach a dock line to the jib halyard then run it through the nose ring on the bow that the forestay cable attaches to. I run the line aft to the jib sheet pulley and cleat. With Cindy pulling on that line from the cockpit I just stand on the cabin top, lift the mast up a few feet, once it gets past about half way she can easily stand it up the rest of the way with the line, I install the front pin and the forestay with her holding tension in the line till it is secure. Then just adjust the stays and shrouds, rig the sails, launch and sail. We have it down to a pretty good routine, took less than 40 mins when we launched this spring. Just make sure as you raise it all the stays and shrouds are not twisted or getting caught on anything. Good luck

Sam in IN
 
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inarathree

inarathree

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Jun 16, 2010
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In search of my next boat Palm Harbor, FL
The OEM mast was made by Kenyon I believe. I don't have my H22 anymore to check. (sold it last Nov) I have quite a bit of documentation that I posted here, or PM me and I will email it to ya. There are quite a few here on this forum that have been rehabbing their 80's H22, so there is a lot of people to answer questions. All you have to do is ask, don't be shy. The only bad question is the one not asked.

I can't help you with trailer questions, as I left mine in the water 24x7x365.
 
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brianh64

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Dec 26, 2009
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Hunter & Hobie 22 & 14 Pensacola
After looking the mast over, I'm pretty sure I have a Frakenmast that was lifted off a Tanzer 22. I haven't had a chance to put a tape measure to it to confirm though. That would explain why most of the rigging is not right for it.
 
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brianh64

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Dec 26, 2009
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Hunter & Hobie 22 & 14 Pensacola
inarathree, I won't be shy as far as questions go. If anyone happens to have the measurements for the stays it would be helpful so I can compare it to what I have. IF I am correct and my mast did come from a Tanzer it would be just a bit taller then the Hunter one. That could be way the stays on the boat were done "goofy".
 
SeaTR

SeaTR

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Jan 24, 2009
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Hunter 22 Groton
Brian,
I am also one of those working on a new-2-me H22 (mine is a 1981).

I have the same mast maker that Inarathree and JamesO256 had (have)...Kenyon.
Check out my thread on page 15 in the "older threads" of this forum entitled:
Need Rudder and swing keel dimensions , there may be some info that would be of assistance with your queries. It goes into some trailer details, it is not just rudder and swing keel discussions.

Chief is correct in that, if you have passengers placing a lot of torque on your lifeline stanchions, then you need to bolster the base by installing (preferably SS) plates inside the boat under the mounting bolts...the bigger the better. The important thing is that "bigger" means larger surface area, not necessarily thickness of the plate.

SeaTR
 
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