We are new owners of a 1984 25.5, and we have some newby questions we would appreicate any help with... Where does the ice box drain to? We have looked around and cannot find a way to get to the bottom of the ice box. Does it drain to the bilge? Is there a better solution? Our mast lights are out --- what is the best way to replace them --- go up the mast, unstep the mast, other? Does anyone have any experience with Doyle sails through the hunterowners.com site? How is their service and quality? Does anyone have a copy of the owners manual? The previous owner did not have it for this boat. Thanks for any and all help!! We look forward to when we can also provide help to new owners.
Novice questions on 25.5
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Our 25.5
Notes from our 84 25.5.... ice box drains to bilge. suggest rather than using an ice block or cubes, use milk jugs filled about 3/4 full then frozen. its like a big block of ice that doesn't melt all over the place. our lights don't work either. we daysail. next time I drop the mast, I might consider doing a little work on the lights. maybe. maybe not. no experience with Doyle. we have used SailCare to clean, repair and re-resin our main. did a good job on the Pryde main. sails great, looks great. link to owner's manual: http://www.ayesail.net/sailing/Hunter/Hunter23_45/index.htm you need to browse around the page to get to the 25.5. not much there, but its better than nothing. sometimes the link works, sometimes... well, it is the internet.
Notes from our 84 25.5.... ice box drains to bilge. suggest rather than using an ice block or cubes, use milk jugs filled about 3/4 full then frozen. its like a big block of ice that doesn't melt all over the place. our lights don't work either. we daysail. next time I drop the mast, I might consider doing a little work on the lights. maybe. maybe not. no experience with Doyle. we have used SailCare to clean, repair and re-resin our main. did a good job on the Pryde main. sails great, looks great. link to owner's manual: http://www.ayesail.net/sailing/Hunter/Hunter23_45/index.htm you need to browse around the page to get to the 25.5. not much there, but its better than nothing. sometimes the link works, sometimes... well, it is the internet.
Mast lights out
I have no idea how the wire is run through the mast and deck of a 25.5, so maybe none of this applies... The mast lights were out on my 7-year-old H23.5 when I bought it. After taking the mast down (which I wanted to do anyway) I discovered that the bulbs were in fact OK. The problem was corrosion on the prongs and sockets of the deck connector. I cleaned them with a Star Brite Corrosion Buster Pen. Had I thought of it, I could have _first_ tested the mast wire and bulbs by hooking a battery to the deck connector prongs with aligator clips. I did this afterwards, with a 6-V dry cell battery that I stole from my daughter's science project. In similar fashion, I tested the current from the boat's battery to the (female) deck connector with a little flashlight battery and some wires and it was OK too. So, the connection was clearly the problem. Pretty simple and obvious, after the fact. If your mast isn't easy to take down you might make sure that the bulbs are the problem first! While I was at it, I pushed foam pipe insulation over the electrical wire up the length of the mast. No more clanging! ...RickM...
I have no idea how the wire is run through the mast and deck of a 25.5, so maybe none of this applies... The mast lights were out on my 7-year-old H23.5 when I bought it. After taking the mast down (which I wanted to do anyway) I discovered that the bulbs were in fact OK. The problem was corrosion on the prongs and sockets of the deck connector. I cleaned them with a Star Brite Corrosion Buster Pen. Had I thought of it, I could have _first_ tested the mast wire and bulbs by hooking a battery to the deck connector prongs with aligator clips. I did this afterwards, with a 6-V dry cell battery that I stole from my daughter's science project. In similar fashion, I tested the current from the boat's battery to the (female) deck connector with a little flashlight battery and some wires and it was OK too. So, the connection was clearly the problem. Pretty simple and obvious, after the fact. If your mast isn't easy to take down you might make sure that the bulbs are the problem first! While I was at it, I pushed foam pipe insulation over the electrical wire up the length of the mast. No more clanging! ...RickM...
Doyle sails
I purchased a new jib from Doyle last year and am perfectly satisfied with the sail and the company.
I purchased a new jib from Doyle last year and am perfectly satisfied with the sail and the company.
Lights
You may want to check the fuse and any wire connections you can find first. I would say that unstepping the mast is possible with two people, but I have never had to do this on my boat. Maybe a marina yard could help in some way, they have probably dealt with this before.
You may want to check the fuse and any wire connections you can find first. I would say that unstepping the mast is possible with two people, but I have never had to do this on my boat. Maybe a marina yard could help in some way, they have probably dealt with this before.
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