Hinterhoeller HR-28 1964

[Incentive]

hello my name is Steeve Blain and I own hull no:9 Braveheart. I would like to know if there is any other HR28 owners her... also if there where pre 1964 HR28?

[jcaldwell]

I've got hull #35, built in 1967.

[Incentive]

can you pleas post a photo and her name, i am making a compilation..
rgds

[hriehl1]

I own hull 64; s/v Mooney Hahn (odd name comes from a family joke as an homage to my father). The builders plate suggests it is from 1970 though prior owner paperwork says 1968. It is moored in Salem, MA. I spent two years refitting everything except above the waterline cosmetics.

Do a Facebook search, there is an interest group with maybe ten or so owners and lots of info.

[rbyham]

I have #26 released in 1966...slipped in Charleston, SC. i am somewhat regular on FB site... What r your plans and how much work does yours need? I am 18 months into in water refit... Getting close to being g do e with refit and ask to basic maintenence... Mine is equipped with Atomic 4 inboard... Runs great and sails fine

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[hriehl1]

Mine was donated by the prior owner and sold at an auto auction for $200; to a junkyard planning to scrap it for the lead in the keel. I was unable to buy at that auction but did inspect it and knew it to be sound. I convinced the owner of the junkyard to sell it to me for $1,000 for a quick profit before he even moved it.

It has a 15 HP Mariner 2-stroke outboard in a purpose-built well... Ole Smokey is not very pleasant but we use it only to get in/out of the mooring field; we daysail so have never had to rely on it for protracted travel (but my local shop said they'd take it as a trade in a heartbeat, so maybe it is not so bad).

I spent the better part of 3 years refitting before sailing it.
- chiseled out a gooey, oozey plastic headliner and painted the interior
- lemon-oiled all interior wood (maybe 8 times)
- all new wiring, fuses, simple instruments, refurbed all lighting fixtures
- all new plumbing and fixtures
- soda-blasted bottom; faired and 6 coats epoxy barrier coat
- remove / rebed all deck hardware
- New handrails, hatch rails, refurb all other exterior wood (Cetol)
- Replace plexiglass in four large window frames and rebed
- Replaced all standing rigging (DIY w/ Norseman hardware; easy)
- New mainsail and 110% working jib

Not including my labor (~ 500 hours in my journal) I have just under $10K invested, which is probably about what it is worth (if that). I had great fun working on it and had never done it before... if I were to tackle the same job again, I could do it in half the time.

I am no expert, but I'm told by sailor-guests it sails very well for its size... that is the trade-off a narrow beam offers... good performance but limited room below.

My wife is lobbying for roller furling, but I am resisting. The boat came with 3 serviceable headsails (160, 130, 80) and my new 110 allows us handle any conditions (without drama if we change early).

The boat provides us a lot of enjoyment.

[Celestialsailor]

Had no idea there were so many HR owners on this forum.

[fishin4bogey]

Look up a video on Vimeo titled "twenty eight feet" I've watched it about 20 times.

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[rbyham]

Just watched that video./ Very cool./ Not an HR28 but size-wise comparable. There is another video on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg6JLgDQKdg