My Husband and I have been sailing a 1983 Hunter 20 for four years now on the Upper Barnegat Bay in NJ. We have replaced the sails, added a roller furler and put on a new engine. Cosmetically we have refinished the wood, recovered the cabin cushions and made new cockpit cushions. This boat was sold as a real "Basic Boat". There is no Pulpit, No lifelines and no electricity. We are looking to add 2 features: One is a pulpit for safety and to hang the anchor from, and the other is to bring the rigging for the mainsail down into the cockpit so I don't have to climb on top of the boat to bring down the sail. If anyone has ever done this I would like to know the most efficient way to do it without having pulleys in places that would get banged into or stepped on. As for the pulpit, would we have to reinforce the gunwhale where the aluminum is attached or is it stong enough on its own?
Rigging for a 1983 Hunter 20
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In "Boat Info" there is a picture of an H20 with a bow pulpit. Maybe you could locate the owner. Pulpits are usually bolted through the toerail. Do you have access to the toerail bolts inside the boat? If yes then a pulpit bolted there will be strong enough.
You can add a downhaul to your mainsail head, a light line for pulling the sail down. But your halyard will have to be in the cockpit to release the main. This will require two turning blocks at the mast base for leading the halyard and the downhaul back to the cockpit. And at least one cleat or clutch at the end of the cabin trunk to secure the halyard. Without lifelines this would be a good upgrade.
You can add a downhaul to your mainsail head, a light line for pulling the sail down. But your halyard will have to be in the cockpit to release the main. This will require two turning blocks at the mast base for leading the halyard and the downhaul back to the cockpit. And at least one cleat or clutch at the end of the cabin trunk to secure the halyard. Without lifelines this would be a good upgrade.
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