Pearson 365 and 367

Jordan-
Not about my current boat.

Dreamin

Suggestions?

Boat US now requires a survey for a new policy, Progressive won't insure over 35'.  Who is your insurance with?

Dreamin

https://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/87058

Thanks, Jordan.

OK Captains-

I've had my boat for sale on sailboatlistings.com for a good price for a couple weeks, lots of calls, several folk have looked at the boat, one is serious and putting together a purchase and sale offer.

Now the weird part.  This old guy called me a couple weeks ago about the boat and bent my ear for an hour about a variety of things not many of which pertained to buying a boat.  I figured it was an old guy with not a lot of folk to talk to so, OK.  This morning he calls (early) and says he wants to buy the boat.  He wants to know how to send the money.  Full price.  The boats on jackstands and  I have my foot in a cast so I can't go get the boat into the water.  I tell him we can finish the deal Labor Day.  He says he wants to do it now- can't I have someone at the marina get it into the water and ready to go?  Hmm, I guess so ...

I few minutes later I get a call from his bank.  Really, I checked the bank and the employee's name- real bank, real employee, real phone number.

I've sold a lot of stuff in my years, some for a lot more money than this, but this is weird.  I'm picturing this guy (I think he's 80) buying my boat, gunning the engine and going out in a blaze of glory.  What should I do?  How should I make it a clean break so there would be no blowback on me if he did something crazy or harmful after buying the boat?

Scratching my head.

And

Dreamin

Fred

Lovely boat, Phil.  Sorry for your troubles.

Fred

Update-
Bolted it back on, forward fine, reverse gone.  Opened up access plate, several pieces relating to reverse had come undone and reverse band had worn out.  Altogether pretty understandable and a non-catastrophic event.  Found a competent professional who could help us on New Years Day!

Still, a bit exciting!

Fred

Enjoying my sailing/boat fixing vacation- best sailing of the two weeks when ...

Had turned the auxiliary on to make distance to our next anchorage when strange (but not horrible)'sound came.from engine space.  Looked and found four 9/16'bolts laying in the bilge under the transmission and the transmission dropped about .75'inches from its aligned position.

What should I do?  A) put a block on it, pull it up into position and put the nuts in.  B)  take the shaft off, pull the transmission back, look at tthe surfaces, get things aligned and proceed to A or C)  call a professional.

In truth, C) has been initiated but the professionals dont seem to be working between Christmas and New Year's in Naples, FL.

Fred

Anyone have patterns for new pieces of the medicine cabinet?  How thick is the plywood?  Mine splintered upon removal.   

Fred

Agree, the little port is ridiculous, I'm thinking of replacing the port with a screw top deck plate and using a dipstick to check fuel level, easy and reliable, don't have to worry about another electrical thingy.

Fred

Looking for inexpensive/lightweight davits.  Just found these- has anyone installed these?

https://www.plastimo.com/en/bossoirs-pivotants-8790.html

Fred

Hi all-
Have begun to noodle our holiday cruise to commence about Dec. 14.  Details at http://aboyagirlandaboat.blogspot.com/2017/11/preparations-for-holiday-cruise.html

Please comment if you have any advice.

Fred
SV JOY
1979 Pearson 365

Are these the same measurements as the main mast sheaves?

fred

Hi all-
I've been reading your adventures/wisdom for six months.  It was your enthusiasms for the 365 that reassured me on my purchase in March of SV Istanta, Hull # 259 if I read it right (1979), homeport- Yankeetown, FL.  That and my mate's enthusiasm for the separate shower and generous tankage!

The homeport presents something of a challenge as I am berthed in Phoenix.  Have been to the boat twice in four months with surveys, some repairs and a shakedown cruise accomplished.  The deck has some wet spots, but no soft spots, there are multiple leaks (duh), but the systems are in working condition (if you have a modest expectation of "systems."  My last "big boat" was an ODay 25 in Puget Sound, so pressure water and a water heater are upgrades for me!  I've painted the bottom, changed the stuffing gland (thanks, PeteW), new halyards, cleaned the bilges, learned a bit about V drives and how to change their oil, had fun with plumbing and pumps, and come to marvel at heat shrink connectors!  The critical pre-cruise task was to replace the V-berth 38 year old foam with a wonderful memory foam mattress cut to fit to cushion my sweetie (worked like a charm).  My electronics are limited to handheld VHFs, tablet implementation of nav software (amazing), a laptop with OpenCPN for back-up and a working old Radar.  The depth finder is a fishfinder.  I'm thrilled with the ketch rig, although I haven't rigged the mizzen staysail yet.

The shakedown cruise was 6 days on the FL west coast from Yankeetown to Tarpon Springs.  The critical lesson learned was the water's thin in the Gulf!  Ran aground several times, stuck twice, towed once.  I guess TowBoat US is another critical positive lesson.  She sailed wonderfully, engine ran reliably, an above-the-waterline through-hull (Starboard aft deck drain) broke to provide some excitement.  Tarpon Springs is a wonderful spot to spend a couple days for fun and boat parts and repairs.  Crystal River has degraded incredibly since I scuba'd there in the 70s, truly loved to near-death.  Still a nice anchorage that gave us the opportunity to test the hard dinghy and 4 hp motor (passed).  Met some very nice people- particularly grateful to Peke at Adriatic Lux Canvas- a fellow sailboater with sympathys for my beautiful dodger and bimini stitching.  Also very impressed with Sail Technologies in St. Pete who did some post-cruise repairs/fixes on my roller furling jib/genoa.  The end of the cruise entailed stripping windage and running double shorelines in preparation for hurricane season.  Have all the mildewables in climate controlled storage for the summer.  Plan to be back after hurricane season to continue the adventure!  If you are curious you can laugh and cry with me at my blog (aboyagirlandaboat.blogspot.com).

Projects to come include autopilot/windvane, deal with leaks/rebed deck hardware and commence to beauty treatments- deck paint, wet-sanding and more.  Mast-head needs some attention as my new Stayset-X all-rope main halyard is fraying on the old sheave (or something).  Also sketching a swim platform to ease dinghy ingress/egress issues for the Admiral.

My wonderful mate, Kathleen, handled the new adventure with aplomb to my great relief. 

Fair winds and following seas!

DreaminFred
SV Istana, Pearson 365
aboyagirlandaboat.blogspot.com