I met the prospective buyer at the marina a couple days after he first contacted me. He looked her over and made his offer on the spot. It was practically an asking-price offer, so it didn’t take long for me to agree….
Tag Archives: Hunter 25
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That time I owned two boats…
When he finished, his friend commented, “Now that you bought the Catalina, are you going to sell the Hunter, or just start up your own fleet of sailboats?”
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Well, at least it looks a little better…
Here’s a quick video of my progress installing the interior hull liner on the Hunter 25.
You’ll notice some imperfections in the liner, specifically on the starboard berth top portion. I couldn’t get it to lay exactly against the hull because (I’m guessing) the curvature, both vertical and horizontal, of the hull…..
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The best sailboat is the one you already have
When I got my head out of the clouds and cleared up from the allure of getting a new-to-me boat, I knew there’s not really a whole lot left to do on my refit…..
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Under Sail
The winds were about 12-15 mph sustained with gusts to around 20 mph. I used a full main and the 155% genoa
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Reconstruction Time
After basically tearing the interior of my boat apart a couple years ago and then just letting it stay that way while I enjoyed the fun part of boat ownership (sailing it!), the reconstruction has commenced!
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Anchor Cleat Installed
I started with drilling the holes for the anchor cleat then test-fitting it to ensure everything lined up. I put butyl tape down over the holes then placed the cleat down. To ensure no water intrusion at all, I put some butyl tape
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Sails Inventory
I needed to repair the ripped main and then clean it and the foresails. I figured I might as well measure the sails while I had them off the boat also. It’s much easier to measure them laid out in the backyard instead of trying to do so on the boat!
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I could have sailed, but….
….there was work to be done. Boat work. Boat projects. The thing that ALL boat owners know all too well.
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V-berth and anchor locker re-construction
First step was for me to rebuild the area in the v-berth that is under the anchor locker. The boat was built with plywood surrounding the underside of the anchor locker, which was formed with fiberglass.