New Hunter H23 owner intro and a couple of questions
Hello,
My name is Kevin and I live in S.E. Michigan.
Having owned 3 small sailboats over the last 40 years, I am not new to sailing, I am getting acquainted with the differences and tendencies of the H23.
A little history, I learned to sail on a 20 foot wood sloop that my father owned and sailed a lot through childhood on a small inland lake (the boat really was too large for that lake). When the wood sloop was sold, I purchased a Jetwind a little lateen rigged “super Sunfish” I sailed it for many years always wanting another sloop but the lake really wouldn’t support most of the sloops that I would run across. 20 years ago I bought an odd sailboat a Mcvay Moppet a small 13 foot sloop with twin keels. This got sailed quite a bit over the 15 years that I owned the boat. When the family cabin was sold, I sold the McVay since storage for the boat was impractical. $100 a month outside storage for a $300 boat and I had to take the mast and boom with me.
This summer my wife wondered if I missed the boat and felt that we should get another one. She never really liked the McVay due to lack of room, but it was the right size for the lake at the family cabin. Her wants led to a 22-25 foot sailboat search. We settled on a 1988 Hunter H23 and found a slip on lake St. Clair. I have repaired several items so far and we have sailed it a couple of times last summer.
I have a couple of questions after sailing it:
1. Unlike the old wood or Mcvay sailboat, coming through the wind from tack to tack the boat just doesn’t seem to come through the wind well. The method I have always used is to release the jib sheet, turn into the wind and as the bow crosses the wind tighten the opposite jib sheet. We never seem to make it through the no sail zone. Any suggestions?
2. The boat has had several non-essential parts removed. There are a couple of wood (teak?) boards to latch your feet into in the cockpit that are gone and the holes caulked. What are the dimensions for these boards?
3. My wife wants to know what is the best way to curtain the side windows, Vee berth entry and companion way hatches without drilling into the body of the boat.
4. We plan to do some travelling in the boat and she wants to be able to secure the cabin from the inside when we sleep aboard. Has anyone developed a work around for this issue?
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated
Thank you
Kevin
Hello,
My name is Kevin and I live in S.E. Michigan.
Having owned 3 small sailboats over the last 40 years, I am not new to sailing, I am getting acquainted with the differences and tendencies of the H23.
A little history, I learned to sail on a 20 foot wood sloop that my father owned and sailed a lot through childhood on a small inland lake (the boat really was too large for that lake). When the wood sloop was sold, I purchased a Jetwind a little lateen rigged “super Sunfish” I sailed it for many years always wanting another sloop but the lake really wouldn’t support most of the sloops that I would run across. 20 years ago I bought an odd sailboat a Mcvay Moppet a small 13 foot sloop with twin keels. This got sailed quite a bit over the 15 years that I owned the boat. When the family cabin was sold, I sold the McVay since storage for the boat was impractical. $100 a month outside storage for a $300 boat and I had to take the mast and boom with me.
This summer my wife wondered if I missed the boat and felt that we should get another one. She never really liked the McVay due to lack of room, but it was the right size for the lake at the family cabin. Her wants led to a 22-25 foot sailboat search. We settled on a 1988 Hunter H23 and found a slip on lake St. Clair. I have repaired several items so far and we have sailed it a couple of times last summer.
I have a couple of questions after sailing it:
1. Unlike the old wood or Mcvay sailboat, coming through the wind from tack to tack the boat just doesn’t seem to come through the wind well. The method I have always used is to release the jib sheet, turn into the wind and as the bow crosses the wind tighten the opposite jib sheet. We never seem to make it through the no sail zone. Any suggestions?
2. The boat has had several non-essential parts removed. There are a couple of wood (teak?) boards to latch your feet into in the cockpit that are gone and the holes caulked. What are the dimensions for these boards?
3. My wife wants to know what is the best way to curtain the side windows, Vee berth entry and companion way hatches without drilling into the body of the boat.
4. We plan to do some travelling in the boat and she wants to be able to secure the cabin from the inside when we sleep aboard. Has anyone developed a work around for this issue?
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated
Thank you
Kevin
