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It's been a long time since I've posted, I am letting the forum know that I'm selling my 1978 Pearson 365 (hull#193). I have it listed on Craigslist in Tampa Bay area, Fl.
Sta-sea-dawn is good condition....I put it up for 29,900...I think that is fair because it does not have a bimini and dodger.
I have developed health problems that stops me for hoisting the sails.......Billy

I am searching for Seadragon.....specification page....

We are in New Port Richey, Fl.....Near Tampa/St. Pete....I am still trying to figure a fair price for me and the buyer.  But I am not going to ask more than 31,500.00
I am cleaning and prepping boat for pictures.

Randy...can I ask the final price for your Pearson?

Sta-sea-dawn 365 Ketch 1978  Hull 193

Follow up...My heart condition has progress to the stage, that restricts my ability to manage halyards, setting sail and especially taking them  down.....

Hey everybody......I find myself in the same position...selling my 1978 ketch and moving to a trawler.
I did not know that Pearson made trawlers.  I was searching the web and so them.  I am thinking of 37 to 42 feet.

First....Any idea of a fare price for my catch?

Does anyone have an opinion about Pearson yacht's comparison of durability and quality of the period to  other companies?

Does anyone have a suggestion for a good quality of trawler I should look at?

thank you..Billy

Thank ya'll...billy...the search goes on...LOL

OK- these backward mounted engines make explanations difficult. So we're going to call the transmission end the rear of the engine. The port behind the thermostat housing on the left should be where you have a sending unit. The other port is located a little further forward and on the right. Should probably just be a plug there. I pulled the sending unit, installed a 1/2 X 2" nipple, then a tee. The sending unit is in the side of the tee. The wire is long enough to reach. On top, another nipple, a ninety and a hose fitting. In the other port, just a nipple (6"?) with a ninety and hose fitting. This gets the water heater in the cooling system shunt, or bypass and out of the main loop. The main loop between the engine and heat exchanger needs to be bigger hose (1.25 sounds right) in order to move enough volume. It is important to keep the sending unit on the original port. That port will be the outlet going to the water heater. If the sending unit gets moved to the other side, it won't sense engine temp like it needs to. Say you are chugging along under power, somebody else is showering or washing dishes, the sending unit will be seeing coolant temp returning from the water heater, which is not the engine temp. So keep the sending unit on the left side. The 2" nipple below it won't affect the operation of it because there will be flow past it.

I think I mistook this sender to be my oil sender ...where is the oil and temperature sender located on your motor?

My Westerbeke 4-108 40 hp diesel has a sender problem, both oil and water.  I bought new gauges and tried to install them.  But the PO's had left both oil and water temperature senders wires disconnected. 

There is a water sender in the block and one in the head...they both have two tabs, parts house employee mentioned a VDO?  The water sender is wired in parallel with 2 wires running to the gauge that were unattached.   
I tried to measure ohms across and continuity to base.  No ohms measure reading but ohm to base seem to work. I connected one wire to meter and it reads temp (120) with key off and below 0 peg with key on...just opposite of what I think it should do. I have the parts house guy  research the senders for possible replacement. 

He got back to me and said it is supposed to be a one wire oil sender and a one wire temperature sender.....75.00 oil and water to be priced (Seafarer marine in Largo Florida.

The oil sender appears to be electric.  I found a sender on the hose manifold for my external oil filter...with a black and white wire, again unconnected.  I have connected the wires to my new oil gauge, I(12v), S(Sender), G(ground). Pegs meter at max.

Before I change them...does anyone have words of wisdom?   Billy

How are you going to access the companionway sliding hatch and the parts/fittings under the seahood?

Jim...morning...I never did the hard dodger and still might.  but old age or oldtimers memory, what is the sea hood and what is below it?

I am going off subject a little...but my water temperature sensors may be bad....can I check it with an ohm meter?...I seem to have 2 sensors, one in the head and one in the block.  Each have 2 tabs wired in parallel to each other and then to the gauge.
I have a new gauge but not reading temperature

I could probably follow those instructions, I have an remediate need of oil and water indicator gauges.....any ideas of finding them to match holes in my Westerbeke panel holes ....thank  you for the input...Billy and Bev

I also would like to replace panel/oil pressure gauge and water temperature gauge...any vendors for these