Hunter Formula 28
Leov
I am currently looking for any information about this Hunter Formula
28.
We found one in the Virgin Islands and want to make it raceready.
We know how long and beamy and drafty the boat is, but for the rest it
is a mystery.
Does anyone know the specs for this boat ?
Cheers Leo Voorneveld
Stefan Lloyd
remember, it's a production version of a mid-80's IOR race boat. It rated
exactly half way between a quarter and half tonner in IOR, and very close to
a Sigma/33 in CHS (as it then was). Tweaky rig with runners and checkstay,
big working cockpit, adjustable everything. Nasty dark hole below into which
you throw wet sails and get out as rapidly as possible (just like my boat).
As it happens, after sailing against this boat for a couple of year in
Southampton Water in the late 80's, I saw it a few weeks ago in Cork Week,
now with Irish sail numbers.
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<stefan.lloyd@nospam> wrote:
>I've never sailed one, but used to race against one regularly. From what I
>remember, it's a production version of a mid-80's IOR race boat. It rated
>exactly half way between a quarter and half tonner in IOR, and very close to
>a Sigma/33 in CHS (as it then was). Tweaky rig with runners and checkstay,
>big working cockpit, adjustable everything. Nasty dark hole below into which
>you throw wet sails and get out as rapidly as possible (just like my boat).
>
>As it happens, after sailing against this boat for a couple of year in
>Southampton Water in the late 80's, I saw it a few weeks ago in Cork Week,
>now with Irish sail numbers.
>
Thanks Stefan,
did see the Cork Week results, 8 or more were saling, not bad for such
an old design.
Your description is right ;*)
And we have an artificial reef under water.
Cheers Leo
Stefan Lloyd
Poland in Hunter boat's Hamble sales office. Number is on their website
(there is a link off www.hunter707.org.uk)
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Bill Appelbe
I was skipper of one of those in Cork Week (Bullfrog)
They are great boats - particularly move well in light winds and are
lively in stronger.
as to the first poster
A lot of them now have got rid of the runners, replaced the rig with
a swept back one and also added a shoe to the keel. All these modificationas
were done to ours before we owned it.
The IRC is just below that of the Sigma 33 (though with the runners it
would be about the same).
Bill
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Leov
<stefan.lloyd@nospam> wrote:
>I should also have said - if you want more information, try calling Peter
>Poland in Hunter boat's Hamble sales office. Number is on their website
>(there is a link off www.hunter707.org.uk)
>
Thanks,
He must know things about the construction I hope ?
Cheers Leo
Leov
>Hi
>I was skipper of one of those in Cork Week (Bullfrog)
>They are great boats - particularly move well in light winds and are
>lively in stronger.
Great, that sounds like typical Caribbean weather, light with lively
moments. At least in the racingseason and except Antigua and St
Maarten sometimes.
>
>as to the first poster
>A lot of them now have got rid of the runners, replaced the rig with
>a swept back one and also added a shoe to the keel. All these modificationas
>were done to ours before we owned it.
Hmm, the runners are a bit in the way by gybing. Does everyone uses
the system we found on our boat ?
That is; a winch set between the mainsheet traveller and the jib
winch. Very troublesome, the jibtrimmer is limited (we crosssheet).
And the jibtrimmer sits right infront of the skipper. Did people
placed the jibwinch more forward and out ?
>
>The IRC is just below that of the Sigma 33 (though with the runners it
>would be about the same).
Really, so it is a gofast boat then.
Thanks for your advice.
Bill Appelbe
We seem to have a different winch setup to you, the hedsail winches are
by the front of the cockpit and they are the only winches on the deck
(there are 2 on the cab roof for halyards etc.).
This means that 2/3 tacking the headsail and a main trimmer can all
move easily in front of the main track (the helm is the only person
behind the main track)
Bill
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Leov
>Hi
>We seem to have a different winch setup to you, the hedsail winches are
>by the front of the cockpit and they are the only winches on the deck
>(there are 2 on the cab roof for halyards etc.).
>
>This means that 2/3 tacking the headsail and a main trimmer can all
>move easily in front of the main track (the helm is the only person
>behind the main track)
Hi Bill,
Thanks again.
Does you know who did the modifications on your boat ?
We are thinking of getting rid of the runners too.
Our rodrigging will be tested and if we have to replace it we will go
runnerless.
Would be great to know how the other boats has set it up. Reinventing
the wheel is done enough ;*)
Was there a kind of class organisation behind the formulas in Ireland
?
Cheers Leo
Bill Appelbe
The modifications were done by a previous owner.
Each of the Formulas I race against have been modified slightly
differently (slightly different masts), but they all change the
rigging to a swept back style and remove the runners. The shoe
on the keel was I presume added for stability (the south and west
coast of Ireland where we sail, can have heavy swells).
there is no Formula 28 organisation in Ireland.
Bill
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